Dijon. Pilote, an album and the desire to go further

October 21st, the release date of his first solo album, is undoubtedly a moment that will stick in his mind. “There was both relief, excitement and a desire to share it on stage as much as possible,” Pilote slips, of his chosen stage name. Christelle Armenio, in her life, confides that the choice of this name is anything but casual. You refer to your passion for aviation. She says, “When I was younger, I wanted to be an airline pilot and I was just a passenger airline pilot. I had done sup mathematics and spé mathematics but when I took the tests to undertake this course a health problem prevented me from going any further. So I immersed myself in music. It’s fate.”

An album on his own label

A total change of course because as she still says: “if I had…