Héloïse Letissier, otherwise known as Christine and the Queens, is a bonafide star in France, her home turf. The electropop singer won Best Female Artist at this year’s Victoires de la Musique awards (aka the French Grammys) and has had two Top 5 hits in the French charts. Poised to take her French success to an international level, Letissier reworked tracks from her 2014 debut LP and recorded all the vocals in English. The resulting album, Christine and the Queens, is set for release Oct. 16.
“No Harm is Done,” the latest single from Christine’s forthcoming LP, is a glitchy, slow-burning ballad. Letissier spits lyrics about a relationship’s turning point over a beat that could’ve easily been on Beyoncé’s last record. Point being, Christine and the Queens could very well break through in the U.S. The track’s weakest point comes in a forced-sounding guest verse from American rapper Tunji Ige. Letissier’s album is slated to include a second guest appearance from Perfume Genius, so fingers crossed that one feels more natural.