Isabelle Boulay takes over Alain Bashung

Even after 30 years of career, there are projects that can make you dizzy. Isabelle Boulay takes over the classics of Alain Bashung. However, before starting, she hesitated for a long time. “It’s still a danger to cover Bashung’s songs. I knew that I was going to be eagerly awaited“, confides the singer. Especially since her musical universe seemed a priori quite far from the sophisticated rock of Alain Bashung.

Bashung “created beauty”

14 years after his death, Alain Bushung continues to be revered by his peers. “He is a very, very high-flying artist and an aesthete. He was someone who created beauty. It’s like he invented another language“, reveres Isabelle Boulay. Texts with singular poetry, sometimes even obscure that had to be tamed. For the Quebecer, “Bashung’s songs don’t always make sense. It’s a great feeling”. Without pretending to pierce the Bashung mystery, Isabelle Boulay knew how to soak it up to succeed in a difficult bet.