Once Upon A Hit | Irène Drésel – “Chambre 2”

Once Upon a Hit: A Serie Taking You to the Heart of French Electronic Music’s Greatest Hits

The French Touch celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and French electronic music continues to captivate audiences and ignite dancefloors worldwide. Following a year marked by the success of the Olympic ceremonies, which showcased renowned French electronic artists, the awards won by the documentary dedicated to producer DJ Mehdi, and the rise of a new generation of talents (Irène Drésel, Rone, Kompromat), What the France—the music recommendation platform from the Centre National de la Musique—teams up with Clubbing TV, the leading HDTV channel for electronic music, to present Once Upon a Hit. This six-episode serie delves into the creative secrets behind some of the most iconic tracks of the French Touch movement.

Episode 6 : Irène Drésel – « Chambre 2 »

Originally from Paris, Irène Drésel studied at the Conservatoire, the Beaux-Arts de Paris, and the Gobelins School. But what truly captured her interest was electronic music. After a conversation with a friend at a party in the fall of 2013, she enrolled in a short music production course, during which her teacher told her that her projects were both original and unique.

Following this, Irène made a major lifestyle change. She left Paris, the city of her youth, and moved to the countryside, where she began composing. Flowers became her signature. In 2016, for her first concert, she decided to collaborate with a floral stylist to make her performances as visually captivating as they are sonically rich.

“Chambre 2” appears on her debut album Hyper Cristal, released in 2019. The title is a nod to a night spent between two festivals in a room that resembled a small castle. Irène dedicated the track to that room and shot the official music video there using simple iPhone footage.