Michou

Daughter of composer and musician Narmine Ducap, Marie-Christiane Denise Ducap was born on August 9, 1960 in Saint-Denis on the island of La Réunion. Introduced and encouraged to music by her father, in 1968 he composed the first song sung by Michou (the pseudonym she chose for herself), recorded in 1971. The following year, at just twelve years of age, Michou scored her first hit with "Crazé Salle Verte". Predestined for music, hit songs soon followed, such as "Bouscule Pas", released in 1974. During the concerts she gave from the age of fifteen, she met the members of the Caméléon group, Alain Peters, Bernard Brancard, Hervé Imare, Joël Gonthier, Loy Ehrlich and René Lacaille. This meeting was decisive in her career, and led to the release of Tombé Levé, a debut album featuring contributions from the musicians, and including major maloya numbers such as "Maloya Ton Tisane". A commercial success, the album gave Michou the opportunity to perform and established him as one of the leading exponents of Reunionese maloya. After a slight break from songwriting in the 1980s, the following decade saw Michou release several albums, including Purgatoire Créole (1991), Fantaisie Créole (1999) and Mon Cœur, Mon Pays (1999). Recognized for her songs and having performed on prestigious stages (including the Olympia), the singer continued to promote Creole musical expression in the 2000s.

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