Karin

Imagine walking down the street in New York, and a girl looking like the blonde pictured on the left tries to kiss and embrace you. Would you push her away? If you are from the Big Apple, some fellow Nuyoricans did just that, as the video to the new Karin Clercq-single La Sincère proves. (Click to see). La Sincère is from the new album by the Brussels-born Clercq, who debuted in 2002 with Femme X. She's an theatre actor, but also appeared in a short film in which she was to sing. That kickstarted a new succesful career.
She's said to be influenced by Portishead, Nick Cave, Velvet Underground and Fernando Pessoa - big names, who she doesn't quite live up to on FemmeX. I haven't heard the new album Après L'Amour, though. I hope it's less guitars, more voice. Because a girl who sounds (and looks) like Karin (for example on the title track of her first album), I certainly would nót push her away.

Hear hear.