There’s a blaze of light in every word,” sings Leonard Cohen in Hallelujah.
Pauline Orta’s songs, whether in French or Italian, let through the light that separates words and symbols, text and translation, language and music.
Pauline Orta is French and discovered Italian at the age of twelve. It was there that a real love affair with the language began, alongside a love affair with songs: the French songs of Barbara, Jacques Brel and Léo Ferré; the Italian songs of Fabrizio de Andrè, Gino Paoli and Paolo Conte; and the strange, esoteric pop songs of Battiato, Bjork and Leonard Cohen.
Listening to Pauline is like listening to a tribute, discovering a filiation and encountering at the same time a unique voice and pop and synthetic tunes. A unique blend of genres. It’s also about grasping the link between symbols, notes and languages.