By Simona Mihalca 
Lucie Sue is a French songwriter, musician and vocalist par extraordinaire. A magnetic live performer already being embraced in her native France, with her unique musical universe and boundless energy, Lucie Sue is on her way to becoming one of the leading figures in French rock and metal. Alongside band members Mitch, Laura and Enzo, Lucie Sue has released her debut album on August 29th 2025. We had the pleasure of talking to her about it.
How are you feeling right now?
Now that the album is released, I feel at peace, because I know I did everything I had to do. I gave it my all. I did my best and won’t have any regrets if it doesn’t work. But it seems to work quite well : We’re getting great feedback from international media, and it really makes me happy to know that professionals are « validating » this album.”
After a decade away from music, what was the turning point when you knew you had to come back?
I was in a frozen food store, doing the grocery shopping for my family, just living my ordinary life. And I kept hearing these terrible pop songs playing on the radio. I felt jealous. I couldn’t understand why their songs were on the radio when they were so bad, while I was there doing my shopping, feeling completely out of place. Then I thought: maybe their music is bad, but at least they did something. Whereas me, I hadn’t done anything. That very evening, I picked up my guitar and started again to play.
The album blends grunge, hard rock, metal, and even classical touches. How did you manage to fuse those influences without losing coherence?
I didn’t intentionally manage anything. It all just happened on its own. I’ve listened to so many different kinds of music over the years that my brain just absorbed them, and they fused together inside me. Naturally.
You’ve described each track as a “bomb.” Which one hit you the hardest while writing?
They all hit me for their own signification & stories. During the writing process I knew that attached would be the « straight in your face » song, but I felt the same with Famous last words, Knud, and many others. I was so excited to send them to the band and share my joy with them. I just couldn’t wait to play them live and to record them because I wanted to hear them for real.
Do you have a specific lyric that you feel proudest of?
It’s very funny because I never thought I was able to write lyrics. Even more relevant lyrics. I thought that I had to ask someone to do it for me. And one day, I tried, and it went very easy ! And even better, I released that I loved to write lyrics ! Maybe my favorite lyrics would be Burn your candles, because it makes me laugh. And counter clockwise because it’s more like a poem.
You recorded the album in your living room. What were the biggest challenges and unexpected advantages of such a DIY setup?
I wrote the album & recorded the demo in my living room. But the final version was recorded in Paris, in my brother’s small studio. And it was very interesting, and cool to work with him, because he knows me, he knows what I want, and he is a super talented musician as well. So he did amazing arrangement proposals.
You grew up with classical music, playing cello, learning the theory, the whole discipline. How did that shape the way you approach grunge and metal now?
It definitely helped me a lot to learn all this. And it helped me to unleash my brain as well. Because classical music is very conservative, strict. So when I stopped, I knew I wanted to do the opposite. No more competition, no more authority, no more discipline. Just enjoy music as an art, a feeling, a pleasure !
When did you first realize you wanted to be a rock star, not just a musician?
I always knew I was special, different, but not in the good way. I always felt appart form my school mates. I always thought it was bad to different, and that I should be like the mass. And then, at high school, I realized that being different was a force. I realized that I had a kind of aura, that people were looking at me with the will to be like me, to be my friend. And yeah, i think it was during my high school years, when I started my first band « lychee’s flight » that I knew I wanted to do this all my life. Owning who I was and conquer the world ! Haha !
What went through your mind when you got the confirmation you’d be playing Hellfest Mainstage 1?
First I was like « Ho ! Cool. » And then, I realized…. And suddently, I was so scared man ! my hands were shaking for 4 days, my guitarist was crying, my drummer almost fainted, and my bassist couldn’t believe it.
What’s the most chaotic thing that’s happened to you on stage so far?
I used to play on stage with Steel Panther 3 years ago. It wasn’t planned, it was pure madness. I just grabbed the bass and started playing with them 17 girls in the row, surrounded by half-naked girls. I said some crazy stuff and made 60,000 people laugh super hard. It was INSANE.
What’s your dream stage setup if the budget was unlimited?
Im really thinking about it, and I don’t know yet. Something between Iron Maiden, Nirvana and NIN styles ! Hahaha ! That’s vast. But maybe it can work !
What’s the best advice a fellow musician has ever given you?
Always believe in you, never give up, work super hard and don’t stop believing !