Yoa

Yoa
Yoa at the Papillons de Nuit Festival 2025.
Background information
Born
Yoanna Bolzli

(1998-12-24) December 24, 1998
Paris, France
Genres
Occupations
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2020–present
LabelPanenka Music
Websitewww.yoa.store

Yoanna Bolzli (born December 24, 1998), professionally known as Yoa, is a French-Swiss singer-songwriter and actress.

After starting her career in theater, she ventured into music and released her first EP Attentes on October 22, 2021. She released her second EP Chansons tristes on November 25, 2022, followed by a reissue on July 15, 2023, featuring three new tracks. Her latest EP Nulle was released on June 14, 2024.

Yoa released her first studio album La Favorite on January 31, 2025.[1] At the 40th Victoires de la Musique ceremony in 2025, she won the Breakthrough Live Performance award.[2]

Biography

Yoa was born as Yoanna Bolzli[3] on December 24, 1998, in Paris to a Swiss Jurassian father and a Cameroonian mother.[4][5]

She began playing piano at age 7.[6] After studying English, arts, and literature, she started her artistic career in theater. She co-wrote and produced a play titled "Régime soupe aux choux: mode d'emploi" with Léa Goldstein, which they performed from March 2020 to August 2022.[7]

She signed with Panenka Music label and released her second EP Chansons tristes in late 2022. In 2022, she was selected for Les Inouïs du Printemps de Bourges and Le Chantier des Francofolies.[8][9] She appeared on Georgio's album Années sauvages, released under the same label.[10] After releasing a new single Matcha Queen in early 2024,[11] she released her new EP "Nulle" on June 14, 2024.[12] Her first album La Favorite, containing 15 tracks, was released on January 31, 2025. That same year, she won the Breakthrough Live Performance award at the Victoires de la Musique and was nominated in the Female Breakthrough category.[13][14] Following a French tour and a performance at the Olympia on April 15, 2025, Yoa is scheduled to perform at Salle Pleyel in Paris on January 29 and 30, 2026.[15][16]

Theater

  • 2020-2022: "Régime soupe aux choux: mode d'emploi" at Les Déchargeurs theater, directed by Léa Goldstein and Yoa

Activism

On July 15, 2025, the artist canceled her performance at the Francofolies de Spa festival due to singer Amir's presence on the lineup. She explained her decision by stating that her social, political, and humanist convictions prevented her from sharing a stage with an artist who does not acknowledge the ongoing situation in Palestine and who has participated in events supporting the Israeli military. She thanked those who informed her about the situation. In response, Amir's record label Parlophone (Warner) issued a statement condemning what they described as antisemitic hate speech.[17]

Discography

Studio albums

  • La Favorite (2025)

References

  1. ^ ""La Favorite" de Yoa : un premier album à la pop (hyper) chavirante | Les Inrocks". https://www.lesinrocks.com/ (in French). 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-01-31. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. ^ Mang, Lolita (2025-02-03). "Qui est Yoa, révélation scène des Victoires de la Musique 2025 ?". Vogue France (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  3. ^ Cinquini, Lucie (2023-03-22). "YOANNA BOLZLI". Les Déchargeurs (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  4. ^ Philippe Chassepot (14 March 2023). "Yoa, génération réenchantée". Le Temps. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Yoa, un avenir prometteur". France Inter (in French). 4 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  6. ^ Astérios. "Yoa". asterios.fr. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  7. ^ Jauffret, Emmanuelle (2023-03-20). "À propos de RÉGIME SOUPE AUX CHOUX : MODE D'EMPLOI". Les Déchargeurs (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  8. ^ "Sélection 2022". Réseau Printemps (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  9. ^ "Découvrez notre sélection 2022 du Chantier des Francofolies". francofolies.fr. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  10. ^ "Georgio : découvrez le tracklisting de "Années sauvages"". Generations (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ^ "La chanteuse Yoa nous fait danser en buvant du Matcha". France Inter. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Yoa sort Nulle, un EP tout à l'opposé de son titre". France Inter (in French). 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  13. ^ "Et la Victoire de la Révélation scène revient à Yoa ! - Extrait vidéo Les Victoires de la Musique". www.france.tv (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  14. ^ Éric Bureau (12 February 2025). "Victoires de la musique 2025 : qui est Yoa, la sensation nommée deux fois cette année ?". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Yoa | Concert Pop à L'Olympia, Paris | Billets & places". https://www.olympiahall.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  16. ^ "YOA en concert à Paris". Salle Pleyel. 2026-01-29. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  17. ^ "Francofolies de Spa : le concert du chanteur franco-israélien Amir dénoncé par plusieurs artistes". France Info (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-17.
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