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* AgeOfTitles: ''L'Ère du Verseau'' ("The Age of Aquarius").
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* ExcitedShowTitle: "OMG!!!", with three exclamation marks.
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Not to be confused with fellow electronic music act Music/{{Yello}}.

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They first became prominent when their song "Short Dick Cuizi" (an early version of their debut single "Je veux te voir") was published on [=MySpace=]. Joined by producer and keyboardist DJ Tepr (Tanguy Destable), they released their debut album ''Pop Up'' in 2007, and they quickly made the waves in France and abroad, being named "Artist of the Week" by MTV in March 2008. In 2011, after the release of their second album ''Safari Disco Club'', they opened for Music/KatyPerry in the UK Dates of her California Dreams Tour. Tepr left the group before their third album was released, but he still collaborates from time to time with production and remixes.

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They first became prominent when their song "Short Dick Cuizi" (an early version of their debut single "Je veux te voir") was published on [=MySpace=]. Joined by producer and keyboardist DJ Tepr (Tanguy Destable), they released their debut album ''Pop Up'' in 2007, and they quickly made the waves in France and abroad, being named "Artist of the Week" by MTV in March 2008. In 2011, after the release of their second album ''Safari Disco Club'', they opened for Music/KatyPerry in the UK Dates of her California Dreams Tour. Tepr officially left the group before their third album was released, but he still collaborates from time to time with production and remixes.



* EitherOrTitle: "Ici et maintenant (Here & Now)".



* {{Homage}}: "Mon beau chagrin" is one to composer Tony Hymas' song "Pictures of Departure", sampling the original music and reinterpreting the themes of air travel in the spoken-word monologue.

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* {{Homage}}: "Mon beau chagrin" is one to composer Tony Hymas' song "Pictures of Departure", sampling the original music and reinterpreting the themes theme of air travel in the spoken-word monologue.

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* {{Homage}}: "Mon beau chagrin" is one to composer Tony Hymas' song "Pictures of Departure", sampling the original music and reinterpreting the themes of air travel in the spoken-word monologue.



* RockStarSong: "Mon beau chagrin" is about the exhaustion brought by constant touring, but also the joy received during concerts from the fans, the "beautiful grief" of the title.



* SpokenWordInMusic: "Mon beau chagrin".



* TitleOnlyChorus: "Karaté".

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* TitleOnlyChorus: "Karaté"."Karaté".
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In "Complètement fou" Julie is sitting astride, almost as if ''riding'', a giant corncob.
* ExcitedShowTitle: "OMG!!!", with three exclamation marks.



* InactionVideo: In "Ici et maintenant (Here and Now)" Julie goes on with her day, ignoring her partner frantically dancing and thrashing all the time. [[spoiler:At the end, they swap roles.]]



* MsFanservice: Julie has zero qualms about flaunting her curves in the videos. In "OMG!!!" she's seen nude from the waist up, covered only in glitter.

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* MsFanservice: Julie has zero qualms about flaunting her curves figure in the videos. In "OMG!!!" she's seen nude from the waist up, covered only in glitter.


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* ThePowerOfTheSun: "OMG!!!" is a mundane example, describing the sunlight suddenly appearing and snapping a guy out of his depression.
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* BigOMG: Appropriately, "OMG!!!".


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* CueTheSun: The hook of "OMG!!!":
--> The sun has appeared
-->The sun has appeared
-->The sun has appeared (Oh my God!)


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* MsFanservice: Julie has zero qualms about flaunting her curves in the videos. In "OMG!!!" she's seen nude from the waist up, covered only in glitter.

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* SceneryPorn: In the video for "Karaté", Julie stands on a rock in the middle of a gorgeous forest river.

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They first became prominent when their song "Short Dick Cuizi" (an early version of their debut single "Je veux te voir") was published on [=MySpace=]. Joined by producer and keyboardist Tepr (Tanguy Destable), they released their debut album ''Pop Up'' in 2007, and they quickly made the waves in France and abroad, being named "Artist of the Week" by MTV in March 2008. In 2011, after the release of their second album ''Safari Disco Club'', they opened for Music/KatyPerry in the UK Dates of her California Dreams Tour. Tepr left the group before their third album was released, but he still collaborates from time to time with remixes.

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They first became prominent when their song "Short Dick Cuizi" (an early version of their debut single "Je veux te voir") was published on [=MySpace=]. Joined by producer and keyboardist DJ Tepr (Tanguy Destable), they released their debut album ''Pop Up'' in 2007, and they quickly made the waves in France and abroad, being named "Artist of the Week" by MTV in March 2008. In 2011, after the release of their second album ''Safari Disco Club'', they opened for Music/KatyPerry in the UK Dates of her California Dreams Tour. Tepr left the group before their third album was released, but he still collaborates from time to time with production and remixes.


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* CreatorInJoke: The male model portraying the "dog" in "J'veux un chien" wears a tag with the name Otto. Julie and Jean-François have a real-life dog named Otto.


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* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: For an indie band they have had significant success abroad, yet not so much in their native France. "Je t'aime encore" was written about this.
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* AutoTune: Most notably in "Safari Disco Club".


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* MobileShrubbery: Julie attempts this (but fails) in the "Safari Disco Club" video to evade the hunters.


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* SurrealMusicVideo: In "Safari Disco Club", Julie (who apparently is some kind of animal) is chased through the streets by [=GrandMarnier=] and Tepr, who are dressed as hunters. Several people are seen planted head-first into the ground, unmoving. Julie jumps down a hole, ends on a dark soundstage, [[SummonBackupDancers summons backup dancers]] and the video concludes with a DancePartyEnding.


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* TextlessAlbumCover: ''Complètement fou'' and ''L'Ère du Verseau''.
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* CargoShip: The eponymous "best friend" of the song "Mon meilleur ami". [[spoiler:It's her vibrator.]]



* FaceOfTheBand: Julie Budet, to the point that she goes by the StageName of "Yelle" as well.
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* CargoShip: The eponymous "best friend" of the song "Mon meilleur ami". [[spoiler:It's her vibrator.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:She wants to see you.[[note]]Photo by [[https://www.behance.net/gallery/24473031/YELLE-XOXO-THE-MAG Alexandra Kingo]].[[/note]]]]

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Yelle are a French electropop band formed in 2005 from singer Julie Budet and producer [=GrandMarnier=] (Jean-François Perrier). They first became prominent when their song "Short Dick Cuizi" (an early version of their debut single "Je veux te voir") was published on [=MySpace=]. Joined by producer and keyboardist Tepr (Tanguy Destable), they released their debut album ''Pop Up'' in 2007. Their fun and electric sound quickly made the waves in France and abroad, being named "Artist of the Week" by MTV in March 2008. In 2011, after the release of their second album ''Safari Disco Club'', they opened for Music/KatyPerry in the UK Dates of her California Dreams Tour. Tepr left the group before their third album was released, but he still collaborates from time to time with remixes.

Yelle's sound draws inspiration from pretty much all late '80s - early '90s music genres and acts, spanning from Music/{{Prince}} to Music/RedHotChiliPeppers and Music/CyndiLauper. Despite their worldwide success, they have insisted in singing in French only, to be able to fully express themselves in a language they are familiar with.

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Yelle are a French electropop band formed in 2005 from singer Julie Budet and producer [=GrandMarnier=] (Jean-François Perrier). They are famous in their homeland and abroad for their energetic and {{Retraux}} sound, their fun and often ironic lyrics and their colourful stage performances.

They first became prominent when their song "Short Dick Cuizi" (an early version of their debut single "Je veux te voir") was published on [=MySpace=]. Joined by producer and keyboardist Tepr (Tanguy Destable), they released their debut album ''Pop Up'' in 2007. Their fun 2007, and electric sound they quickly made the waves in France and abroad, being named "Artist of the Week" by MTV in March 2008. In 2011, after the release of their second album ''Safari Disco Club'', they opened for Music/KatyPerry in the UK Dates of her California Dreams Tour. Tepr left the group before their third album was released, but he still collaborates from time to time with remixes.

Yelle's sound sound, while primarily being electro- and dance-pop, draws inspiration from pretty much all late '80s - early '90s music genres and acts, spanning from Music/{{Prince}} to Music/RedHotChiliPeppers and Music/CyndiLauper. Despite their worldwide success, they have insisted in singing in French only, to be able to fully express themselves in a language they are familiar with.


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* GenreThrowback: They take inspiration from '80s and '90s music, especially disco, hip-hop, funk and bubblegum pop.
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Yelle are a French electropop band formed in 2005 from singer Julie Budet and producer [=GrandMarnier=] (Jean-François Perrier). They first became prominent when their song "Short Dick Cuizi" (an early version of their debut single "Je veux te voir") was published on [=MySpace=]. Joined by producer and keyboardist Tepr (Tanguy Destable), they released their debut album ''Pop Up'' in 2007. Their fun and electric sound quickly made the waves in France and abroad, being named "Artist of the Week" by MTV in March 2008. In 2011, after the release of their second album ''Safari Disco Club'', they opened for Music/KatyPerry in the UK Dates of her California Dreams Tour. Tepr left the group before their third album was released, but he still collaborates from time to time with remixes.

Yelle's sound draws inspiration from pretty much all late '80s - early '90s music genres and acts, spanning from Music/{{Prince}} to Music/RedHotChiliPeppers and Music/CyndiLauper. Despite their worldwide success, they have insisted in singing in French only, to be able to fully express themselves in a language they are familiar with.

!!Discography:
* ''Pop Up'' (2007)
* ''Safari Disco Club'' (2011)
* ''Complètement fou''[[note]]''Completely crazy''[[/note]] (2014)
* ''L'Ère du Verseau''[[note]]''The Age of Aquarius''[[/note]] (2020)

!!Yelle provide examples of the following tropes:
* BreakupSong: {{Subverted}} with "Je t'aime encore". Julie is not singing to an ex partner, but to the French public who doesn't appreciate Yelle as much as international audiences do, yet she still loves them.
* CerebusSyndrome: ''L'Ère du Verseau'' is both DarkerAndEdgier and HotterAndSexier, and is considerably more serious in tone than their previous albums.
* TheDissTrack: "Je veux te voire" is intended as a mock diss track towards Cuizinier (the "Cuizi" of the original song title) of French hip-hop group TTC.
* FaceOfTheBand: Julie Budet, to the point that she goes by the StageName of "Yelle" as well.
* FaceOnTheCover: Julie's, on ''Complètement fou'' and ''L'Ère du Verseau''.
* {{Fanservice}}: The video for "J'veux un chien" has Julie in a skintight mesh outfit writhing on a boat, and giant muscular male bodies emerging from the sea.
* IAmTheNoun: In "Je t'aime encore":
--> I know I'm not the most beautiful, but I am sincerity.
* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: "Short Dick Cuizi", which was thankfully changed for the proper song release.
* LimitedLyricsSong: "Karaté" has a single repeated verse of just four lines, plus the TitleOnlyChorus.
* LuckyCharmsTitle: "Ba$$in".
* ObligatoryBondageSong: "J'veux un chien".
* OneSteveLimit: Their original name was YEL (short for "You Enjoy Life"), but they added the -le part when they discovered a Belgian band with the same name, other than to make it more feminine.
* StylisticSuck: The video for "Ba$$in" has shoddy chroma key and cheesy CGI animations.
* TeenyWeenie: The subject of "Je veux te voire". The original title was even "Short Dick Cuizi".
* TitleOnlyChorus: "Karaté".

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