Christine and the Queens: Bedtime Story on CBeebies

Maybe the Redcar album didn't trouble the list of bestselling albums in France in 2022, but there are other measures of success.

Who would have expected Chris to be reading a bedtime story on CBeebies - the BBC TV channel for young children? 

Chris does a great job entertaining the pre-school audience here, and while it might be a million miles from the kind of performance they'd normally be associated with, it's a significant one in that it shows an artist who some might view as edgy can be accepted into the mainstream without any issue. 

That she performs a lengthy spoken word piece in a second language is something that very few anglophone artists would be able to make a success,

Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue) was released in November 2022. Christine and the Queens have 2023 live dates ahead, with the artist curating this year's Meltdown festival at the South Bank in London in June. Details of who will be on the bill are expected this Spring.

Meanwhile, France 4 broadcasts a special programme dedicated to the Redcar experience this evening. Whatever is in store is likely to be a bit different from her CBeebies performance.

Christine and the Queens: La marcheuse

A new video by Christine and the Queens emerges just days ahead of the much anticipated new album.

It's interesting to see Heloïse Letissier portrayed as a bullfighter in the video, albeit one who makes friends with a bull. She's had a bit of a fight so far with critics of her new material and new image, but this track certainly shows more of the crisp electo-pop that made Chaleur Humaine so irresistable.

Like the bull in the video, she'll inevitably win them over.

An English language version of the song - entitled The Walker - will feature on the international version of the new album

Three clips have already come out ahead of the release of the new collection, due at the end of the week in two versions - a French version with 12 tracks and an international version, predominately in English, with 11 tracks.

Extensive tour dates are scheduled around Europe and North America from next month, with shows in the UKand Ireland in November before dates in Switzerland and France in December ending with two nights at the Accorhotels Arena in Paris on December 18 and 19.

Christine and the Queens: Special London Appearance

An announcement today that Christine and the Queens will be marking the release of the second album Chris with a special appearance in London.

The artist known to her family as Heloïse Letissier, and to followers of her latest incarnation as Chris, will be at the Curzon Cinema in Soho on September 16 in conversation with Miranda Sawyer, and answering questions from the audience.

The event is being presented in collaboration between Because Music UK and Rough Trade Records.

You can get tickets by pre-ordering the album from Rough Trade records. You'll also get a pre-signed 12x12 poster insert. All in all a pretty decent deal.

The album Chris is released on September 21, and she's got live dates across the UK in November.