Born in the quaint French town of Montpellier in 1978, to a pianist mother and sound engineer father, cutting-edge artist Émilie Simon naturally started her music studies at a very young age, favouring a more theoretical approach at Paris' Sorbonne, and later electronic composition at Centre Pompidou. Her conservatory background, mixed with her artsy pop, electro acoustic sensibilities and breathtaking voice - sometimes reminiscent of Kate Bush - made her one the most popular artists in electronic music today. Her original score for the award-winning 2005 doc March of the Penguins earned her a French Victoire and in 2009, she moved to NYC, where she immersed herself in the city's inspiring soundscapes, and released The Big Machine, her English-language and American debut.