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One thing that is easy to discover about Julie Budet is she enjoys life, if only because that is exactly the acronym she chose for her stage name.

Better known as Yelle (You enjoy life), the 25-year-old French-born artist found her place in the sun after posting a tune critical of a hip-hop artist from TTC on MySpace.

The single “Je Veux Te Voir” reveals a tension between Yelle and the artist Cuizinier that is rather serious. From being a better rapper to the references of compensation, Yelle makes her opinions clear.

“It’s not a diss track but a funny track with lots of references,” Yelle said in an interview with Aural States. “It’s just an answer for the girls to him, and for all guys, with humor.”

Moving forward, Yelle has already been featured on BBC Three series “Lily Allen and Friends,” MTV series “The Hills,” and EA Sports game, “Need for Speed: Pro Street.” And her albums have taken the electronic music world at a rapid speed.

Her friend and producer GrandMarnier brought the well-known single bashing Cuizi to its highly heard status.

Riot also had a hand in the remixing of her song, “A Cause des Gar�ons” and it was used as for the Moschino Spring/Summer 2008 runway show.

It seems everyone is taking notice. The final episode of series four, Yelle’s single was featured on Entourage. Then, Gap and H&M picked up her song, “Ce jeu” for their store soundtracks.

“This remix is actually not a remix but a real new song,” Yelle said of her single “Ce jeu.”

“The author ’835′ changed the lyrics, inverted words, changed the instrumentation.”

Her image alone inspired a line of Freestyle Reebok shoes. And her style is intense.

Black and white stripes, silver tight spandex and an oversized smiley face necklace are just a few of her essentials.

Interestingly, Yelle said in an interview with Laptop Rockers that she came from a small coastal town called Saint-Brieuc, Bretagne which will always influence her music.

Although lyrically not an influence, she said her friends and family are big priorities.

She said in the Aural States interview that her dad was a musician and she grew up listening to all of the greats – Pink Floyd, Madonna, The Beatles, etc.

“I come from a generation who want to talk about everything without taboo and I just try to find good words to explain my feelings,” she said.

No albums have been released in the States yet. Traditional instruments don’t make an appearance as the music is definitely electropop.

Yelle doesn’t think her fame is all due to the music as she said in the interview.

“Music from France is just popular around the world right now – maybe it’s the sound,” she said. “I think French bands try to do something different. And it’s exotic for people to hear music in the French language with French lyrics.”

Traveling, continuing with her music and experimenting with sounds are all goals Yelle has for her future.