Julie Budet (born 17 January, 1983 in Saint-Brieuc, Bretagne, France), best known as Yelle (a feminised version of the acronym YEL, "You enjoy life"[3]) is a French electro/electropop singer.
Yelle rose to fame on MySpace when she posted a song titled "Short Dick Cuizi", mocking Cuizinier, a member of the Parisian hip-hop group TTC[4]. With producer and close friend GrandMarnier, Yelle has recorded a debut album Pop-Up, after her hit single "Je Veux Te Voir" (a finalised version of "Short Dick Cuizi"). The song, which samples the bassline from 20 Fingers' 1994 club hit Short Dick Man, received heavy airplay on MTV. She was also featured on Fatal Bazooka's song "Parle à ma main" in 2007. In February 2008 she performed the track "A cause des Garçons" on the BBC Three series "Lily Allen and Friends".[5]She was MTV's 'Artist of the Week' for the week of 24 - 30 March 2008, appearing during adverts.[6] Yelle has also appeared on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, performing "A cause des Garçons" on November 12, 2008 and "Ce Jeu" on February 4, 2009.
