Emmy d'Arc

This concert is part of the Baloise on Stage series, through which insurance company Baloise supports homegrown talent. As part of this, Emmy D'Arc will be collaborating with her support act. More information to follow!

Raw songs

Forget the polished pop girls. Emmy d’Arc is in a league of her own. Whilst her peers were still playing with dolls, Emmy was belting out songs on the PlayStation game SingStar and claiming her first guitar. Her mission was clear even then: to take to the stage. Not to please, but to conquer.

What followed was a fifteen-year crusade across more than 450 stages. From sweaty concert venues to the hallowed grounds of Pukkelpop, Gent Jazz and Rock Werchter. She won over audiences as the support act for greats such as Sting, John Cale and Amy MacDonald.

With her debut album Braving Fears under her belt, Emmy d’Arc is ready to make her mark on the international scene. Her sound? A hybrid of intimate singer-songwriter pop and fiery power rock that cries out for an arena.

For fans of PJ Harvey, London Grammar, Wolf Alice, Anna Calvi

Credits
Emmy d’Arc (vocals, guitar, piano, loop station)

Support: Bernard

Bernard was born with the perfect songwriter’s DNA. The young singer and multi-instrumentalist has been playing the violin since he was three and soon learnt to play the piano and guitar as well. He studied at the Pop & Jazz Studio in Antwerp, but it soon became clear that he was an artist who couldn’t be pigeonholed into a standard formula. His inner compass knows exactly where he’s heading: music, on his own terms — no compromises, no shortcuts.

Bernard is a ‘no-nonsense sort’ who embraces the simplicity of music. As an intuitive performer, he dares to leave silences and delivers his lyrics with one guiding principle: ‘less is more’.

Organised by Democrazy and Ha Concerts
photo © David Hamal