The voice as an instrument
Surrounded by an artistic environment from childhood, Marion Chrétien has made her voice a true instrument, from the municipal Big Band at 15 to the stages of Europe's finest festivals.
Training
Marion started with piano, but it was in her teens that she discovered her true means of expression: the voice. At 15, she joined the municipal Big Band of her village and soon found herself improvising on stage.
In 2002, she entered the Lyon Conservatoire where she deepened her knowledge of harmony, writing and arrangement. She graduated with a DEM Jazz and Contemporary Music with honours. By night, she frequented clubs and jam sessions, convinced that practice in real conditions is the best school.
Stage and projects
At 22, she was selected as Crest Jazz Vocal Laureate with her quartet Black Narcissus. She then created the band Laomé with Blaise Batisse (Gnawa Diffusion), with nu-soul and hip-hop influences, which released the EP « Take A Little Time » (2006) and the album « Les fards du jour » (2010).
In 2013, she left Lyon for Paris and joined Gospel pour 100 Voix, with whom she toured the Zéniths and Palais des Sports across Europe for two years.
The Glossy Sisters and collaborations
In 2014, she founded the female vocal trio The Glossy Sisters with Lisa Caldognetto and Claudine Pauly. The group enjoyed meteoric success: over 200 concerts, 3 albums, and a double award at Crest Jazz Vocal 2015 (unanimous Jury Prize and Audience Prize).
She also joined Shades, a vocal sextet revisiting Broadway classics, and in 2018 created her own Quartet with Daniel Gassin on piano, Rémi Bouyssière on double bass and Pierre-Alain Tocannier on drums.
Teaching commitment
Alongside her stage career, Marion gives masterclasses, singing lessons, and offers stage coaching. In 2019, she founded her own label Arum Music, of which she is artistic director.
Musical universe
Styles
Notable venues
As a child, Marion dreamed in front of Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Sarah Vaughan. It was in the vibration of the voice and the sensuality it conveys that she found herself. Later, she found in jazz the freedom and passion that spoke to her. Today, she passes on this passion through teaching and stage coaching.