Valerie
Pop · AT · Active since 1978

Valerie

Sophisticated, multilingual pop that feels like a private cabaret performance at 3 AM. Elegant jazz-inflected chanson for quiet nights and deep reflection.

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Valérie Sajdik creates a sonic world that exists in the elegant space between a Parisian cafe and a midnight jazz club. Her music is defined by a soft, breathy vocal delivery that feels like a secret shared between friends. It is deeply rooted in the tradition of French chanson but polished with a modern pop sensibility that keeps it from feeling like a museum piece. The arrangements are often sparse and tasteful, allowing the natural timbre of her voice to take center stage.

What truly sets her apart is her effortless trilingualism, moving between French, German, and English within a single project or even a single song. This linguistic fluidity mirrors her own life between Austria and France, giving the music a cosmopolitan, well-traveled character. There is a recurring theme of 'white nights' or sleeplessness in her work, which manifests as a gentle, nocturnal energy that is neither too dark nor too bright.

For those new to her work, the album Les Nuits Blanches is the perfect entry point. It captures the essence of her jazz-pop fusion and showcases her ability to weave different languages into a cohesive, atmospheric narrative. It is music for the moments when the world slows down and you want something that feels both intellectually stimulating and emotionally comforting.

Valérie Sajdik is an Austrian pop singer, lyricist, host and actress. Valerie Sajdik achieved her first chart successes with the girl band C-bra and became famous through lead singing in her band Saint Privat, which was very successful in the mid-2000s. She has since released three solo albums and tours internationally. She splits her time between living in Austria and France, and is tri-lingual (French, German, English). February 2010, she was invited to perform at the Vancouver Cultural Olympiads (Francophone Side) and performed on CBC Radio-Canada. She performed "Noyé" written by Vox and also her original "Une fois à la vie", both from her 2010 album, Ich Bin Du Bist. Her third solo album Les Nuits Blanches is a soundtrack of her sleepless ‚White Nights‘ featuring jazz chansons in various languages – French, English, German and Russian.
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