Marion Chrétien: New Voice Professor at IMEP Paris

Singer, composer, and educator Marion Chrétien is joining the IMEP team to share her passion for the voice, jazz, and contemporary music with the school’s vocal students.

Having grown up in an artistic environment, she discovered music at a very young age before making her voice her primary means of expression. It was during her teenage years that she developed a passion for jazz, particularly through improvisation, which she began exploring at age 15 as a member of a big band.

She continued her studies at the Lyon Conservatory, where she earned a DEM in Jazz and Contemporary Music with honors. Her career then took her to numerous stages and into a variety of musical genres: jazz, soul, hip-hop, gospel, and pop.

Among her notable projects, she founded the group Laomé with pianist and arranger Blaise Batisse, followed by the all-female vocal trio The Glossy Sisters, which won two awards at the Crest Jazz Vocal competition in 2015 (the Jury Prize and the Audience Choice Award). She has also participated in several tours, notably with Gospel pour 100 Voix, and has developed various artistic projects, including her jazz quartet and the sextet Shades.

In 2019, she founded her own label, Arum Music, and continued her work as a composer and artistic director.

In addition to her career as a singer, Marion shares her experience through singing lessons, masterclasses, and stage coaching.
At IMEP, she will draw on her stage experience and knowledge of a wide range of musical genres to guide students, with a particular focus on personal expression, improvisation, and exploring the full range of the voice’s possibilities.