Yelle

French singer Yelle (née Julie Budet) is an electro-pop artist from France who first began performing in 2005. Her music gained international attention in 2006 after she posted her song Short D*** Cuizi onto her MySpace profile.

According to Yelle, she grew up with music in her life, with a father who was a famous musician. She says she joined several bands, but never made it past the rehearsals.

In 2005, Yelle met with producer GrandMarnier at a party. They began collaborating together on music. The song, "Short Dick Cuizi," was a diss song directed at a French rapper named Cuizinier, a member of the hip-hop group, TTC.

• 2007: Pop-Up

• 2006: Je veux te voir
• 2007: "Parle a ma main," A cause des garcons"
• 2008: "Ce Jeu," "Les Femmes"

• "French girls like men with humor." —Yelle, Uncensored Interview.com

• "So sad that she crashed everything like that." —Yelle, regarding Britney Spears

• "I sing in 80s French." —Yelle, Official website biogrpahy

1. Name is the feminized acronym for the phrase "You enjoy life"
2. "Short Dick Cuizi" was rewritten and released on her debut album as Je Veux Te Voir
3. Her song A Cause des Garcons] was featured in the EA Sports game Need For Speed and on and episode of MTV's The Hills
4. Her song Je Veux Te Voir was on an episode of HBO's Entourage