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Jain – spellbinding world sounds from Paris.

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Jain in session tonight – recorded for Huw Stephens at BBC 6 Music on April l26, 2017.

Jeanne Louise Galice, better known by her stage name Jain was born on 7 February 1992, in Toulouse, France. Her mother is half French and half Malagasy. She has Malagasy origins by her grand-father.  Jain learned to play the guitar at the age of 16, and even though she is left-handed, she learned to play right-handed.

Her family moved around the world due to her father’s job with a French oil company.  She left France at the age of nine for Dubai, where her father worked;  then lived for four years in the Republic of Congo, which she credits for her taste for danceable melodies;  and then spent a year in Abu Dhabi,  before moving to Paris where she started a pre-art-school foundation course. These trips influenced her musical style. She also learned how to play drums in Pau, Arabic percussion in the Middle East, and musical programming in Congo.

Jain began composing demo tracks in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo. There she met Mr. Flash, who introduced her to musical programming. She then published her demo tracks on Myspace, where she was noticed by Dready, who became her manager. Yodelice also discovered these tracks and invited Jain to meet him in Paris. They began to work together, and Yodelice helped to launch her career. Her stagename comes from a saying from Jainist philosophy that she takes a liking to which is “Don’t be sorry if you lose and don’t be proud if you win”.

Jain was a supporting artist for Yodelice‘s tour. They appeared together on the television show Taratata in 2013 and performed a duet cover of “Redemption Song“.

In April 2019, Jain performed at Coachella.  On 19 April 2019, she released the single “Gloria”. The song personifies glory and describes it as something that tries to charm and divert attention from what is essential. Rolling Stone described it as “an upbeat dance track that describes the perils of fame and promotes being true to one’s own creativity”.  On 7 June 2019, Jain performed “Gloria” as well as “Makeba” and “Heads Up” at the opening ceremony of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Needless to say, a voice to checkout and an artist with a lot to say. Start here.

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