P.R2B

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P.R2B
P.R2B in concert at La Cigale in March 2022.
P.R2B in concert at La Cigale in March 2022.
Background information
Birth namePauline Rambeau de Baralon
Also known asP.R2B
Born (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 34)
Saint-Doulchard
OriginFrench
Occupationsinger-songwriter film producer
Instrument(s)piano, clarinet, guitar
LabelsNaïve Records
Websitewww.naiverecords.com/pr2b

P.R2B, born Pauline Rambeau de Baralon on November 26, 1990 in Saint-Doulchard, Cher, is a French singer-songwriter and director.

Biography

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From the Bourges area, daughter of a professional guitarist[1] and a mother working in a production workshop in Centre-Val de Loire,[2][3] P.R2B began her instrumental practice with the clarinet at the municipal music school. In high school, she started playing guitar and writing.[4]

She took the cinema option at the high school in Nevers and continued her studies at La Fémis, the National School of Visual Arts and Sound Techniques in Paris,[5] where she earned a degree as a director in 2016.[2] Her graduation short film, directed under the guidance of Laetitia Masson, is titled Bird’s Lament, inspired by a composition by Moondog. In the film, a young woman studying clarinet discovers this American composer's music in a record store and develops a deep passion for it. During the same period, she also took courses at Cours Florent.[4][5]

On September 11, 2020, her first EP titled Des rêves was released.[6] It is described as "blending hip-hop and French chanson with 80s influences ('Le film à l'envers')" by Benoit Gaboriaud.[7] The EP received positive reviews, notably from Laura Marie of Les Inrockuptibles,[8] as well as other critics.[9]

On June 16, 2021, P.R2B released the track Mélancolie from her first album Rayons Gamma, which was released on October 22, 2021.[10]

The album received a very warm critical reception upon its release: "A powerful debut album for the revelation P.R2B"[11] notes Le Parisien, "At 30 years old, P.R2B shakes up the music world"[12] according to Télérama, and Libération describes it as "a successful album that goes straight to the heart."[13]

She simultaneously announced a tour across France, including a date at La Cigale on March 23, 2022.[14]

She composed the music for Kamal Lazraq's film Les Meutes, released in 2023.[15][16]

In 2025, she composed the original score for Amélie Bonnin's film Partir un jour (set to release in 2025).][17]

Discography

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2020: Des rêves (EP) (Naïve)
  1. Des rêves
  2. Dolce vita
  3. Le Film à l'envers
  4. La Chanson du bal
  5. Océan forever
  6. Le Beau mois d'août
2021: Rayons Gamma, par P.R2B (Naïve)
  1. La chanson du bal
  2. Mélancolie
  3. Rayons Gamma
  4. Ma meilleure vie
  5. Lettre à P.
  6. Mama
  7. Qui sont les coupables
  8. Punta cana
  9. La piscine
  10. Plus rien de bien
  11. Mon frère
  12. Vie de chienne
2022: Metaverse (single) (Naïve)
  1. Metaverse

References

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  1. ^ Marion Guilbaud (29 June 2020). "La voix de P.R2B". France Inter (in French).
  2. ^ a b "L'artiste berrichonne P.R2B : "Mes textes ont une langue très cinématographique"". La Nouvelle République (in French). 26 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ^ Franck Vergeade (14 February 2019). "Groupe à suivre - Intense et difficile à cataloguer, P.r2b va réveiller la chanson française". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b Cécile Mette (24 September 2020). "Bourges : P.R2B, la chanteuse nous parle de son amour pour sa ville". France 3 Centre (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b Aude Lavigne (12 February 2018). "P.r2B une musicienne 2.018, sans espoir mais pas sans esprit". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ Franck Vergeade (1 September 2020). "Enfin un premier ep pour P.R2B !". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ Benoit Gaboriaud (24 September 2020). "Fils Cara, P.R2B, Lombre et Noé Preszow, les incontournables de cette rentrée musicale". Men's UP (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ Laura Marie (30 September 2020). "P.R2B en direct de "La Chambre Noire" sur Radio Nova". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. ^ Yohann Perez (11 September 2020). ""Des rêves" : l'EP inclassable et réussi de P.R2B". Beware Magazine (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. ^ Aficia (16 June 2021). "P.R2B dévoile le clip de "Mélancolie"". Aficia.info (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. ^ Eric Bureau (13 November 2021). "«Rayons Gamma», un premier album puissant pour la révélation P.R2B". Le Parisien (in French).
  12. ^ Odile de Plas (20 October 2021). "Rayons Gamma P.R2B". Télérama (in French).
  13. ^ Patrice Bardot (7 November 2021). "P.R2B, emportée par la fougue". Libération (in French).
  14. ^ "P.R2B à La Cigale". lacigale.fr (in French). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Cannes. La chanteuse P2RB compose pour le cinéma" [Cannes: Singer P2RB composes for cinema] (in French). 2023-05-25.
  16. ^ "Critique : Les Meutes". Cineuropa - le meilleur du cinéma…. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  17. ^ "PR2B et Amélie Bonnin, deux Berrichonnes à l'honneur pour l'ouverture du Festival de Cannes 2025" (in French).
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