Rolling Stone : See Christine and the Queens’ Electrifying Performance at Paris Paralympics’ Opening Ceremony (by Daniel Kreps) →

Christine and the Queens delivered an electrifying take on an Edith Piaf classic during the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris on Thursday. [...] As the sun set at the Place de la Concorde, Chris arrived in a red car (naturally) and walked the tops of pianos before launching into an updated-and-nearly-unrecognizable rendition of Édith Piaf’s “Non, je ne regrette rien”.

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Wecb : MGMT and Christine and the Queens collaborate on “Dancing in Babylon” →

MGMT has just presented a new song, “ Dancing in Babylon », a collaboration with Chris from Christine and the Queens. The new song, which should appear on Loss of Life, which will be released on February 23 via Mom + Pop, is, at its core, a tender piano ballad, but with the kind of strange undertones one would expect from MGMT. Andrew VanWyngarden and Chris team up beautifully on vocals, trading lines before reaching sublime harmonies at the end of the bridge. [...] Commenting on his collaboration with MGMT, Chris said: “ I’ve always loved MGMT’s multiverse, their freedom and talent, their crystal clear writing and crazy soundscapes. It’s royal, it’s a source of inspiration. When they contacted me for this power ballad, I was honored and excited to dive into their dream, as I have the same overall approach to my work. I also loved the story of the lyrics, and I worked my lower register here more than usual. I felt invited into their film, and I’m happy to be part of the galaxy. Let’s work towards more love in the galaxy of love. »

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DIY : CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS DROP JOYFUL COVER OF BEE GEES’ ‘STAYIN’ ALIVE’ (by Daisy Carter) →

In case you missed it… Christine and the Queens dropped a new song over the festive period - his cover of the certified disco classic, ‘Stayin’ Alive’. Having first performed ‘Stayin’ Alive ! Chris Version’ at the Cannes Film Festival last summer, Chris has now also shared a self-directed, costume-filled video - shot on location in Venice - to accompany his interpretation of the Bee Gees hit.

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Pitchfork : MGMT Announce New Album Loss of Life (by Matthew Ismael Ruiz) →

Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser co-produced Loss of Life with Patrick Wimberly, and Dave Fridmann—who has had a hand in all of the band’s studio LPs—mixed the new album. Loss of Life spans 10 tracks and includes a collaboration with Christine and the Queens, marking the band’s first official feature on an MGMT album.

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Rolling Stone : Christine and the Queens on Expanding His Voice and Making Art Accessible to Everyone (by Kory Grow) →

When Christine and the Queens, the progressive French pop artist who also goes by “Chris,” decided he wanted Madonna to voice the narrator on his ambitious, new three-act pop opera, Paranoïa, Angels, True Love, he had to think fast. Now with the magnum opus finally coming out — the end of his “quest” (a word he uses frequently) — Chris tells Rolling Stone he’s just now learning what Paranoïa, Angels, True Love means to him. He also explains how presenting a large-scale dramatic work has informed his vision of the future.

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Rolling Stone : Christine and the Queens Enlist Madonna, 070 Shake for New Album ‘Paranoïa, Angels, True Love’ (by Daniel Kreps) →

Christine and the Queens will follow up their 2022 pop opera Redcar les Adorables Étoile this June with Paranoïa, Angels, True Love, featuring guests like Mike Dean, 070 Shake and Madonna. “This new record is the second part of an operatic gesture that also encompassed 2022’s Redcar les adorables étoiles. Taking inspiration from the glorious dramaturgy of Tony Kushner’s iconic play, Angels in America, Redcar felt colorful and absurd like Prior sent to his insane dream-space,” Chris said in a statement.

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Secret London : Christine And The Queens To Curate Meltdown Festival 2023 (by Jack Saddler) →

Meltdown Festival is rushing back to the Southbank Centre this summer for 10 days of acts playing across multiple stages, and its grand curator has been announced: singer, songwriter and all-round superstar Christine And The Queens. The announcement makes the French phenomenon the youngest person to take on this role at Meltdown Festival, and he will follow in the footsteps of artists including Robert Smith, Grace Jones, Patti Smith, David Bowie and more.

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Far Out Magazine : Christine and The Queens names his dream collaborations (by Jordan Potter) →

After breaking through, Letissier’s second album, Chris, and its follow-up EP, La Vita Nouva, sustained commercial attention while garnering unprecedented acclaim from the critics. Most notably, Letissier was praised for 2020’s La Vita Nouva, a brazen artistic response to the tragic death of his mother. In 2022, Letissier began releasing singles under the new alias Redcar, culminating in his third solo album, Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue), released in November. 

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The Guardian : Christine and the Queens review – a glittering solo circus (by El Hunt) →

An ethereal voice booms from above, echoing down over Paris’s Cirque d’Hiver: “Redcar, come to me baby.” Stationed in the middle of a ring-shaped stage, Christine and the Queens – real name Héloïse Letissier – is performing in a 19th-century circus lined with gilded horses and plush velvet curtains, on a stage originally designed for acrobats and clowns.

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Rolling Stone : Christine and the Queens‘ New Pop Opera ‘Redcar’ Is the Beginning of Something Special (by Kory Grow) →

CHRISTINE AND THE Queens’ frontperson, Chris, has spent most of his life yearning for simplicity — to understand his own sexuality and gender but longing mostly for the simplest emotion: love. Unfortunately for Chris, yearning is what he does best. That anxious feeling is what makes his music so invigorating.

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