Music

12 Oct 2020

Who is Erykah Badu, the queen of nu-soul?

Less known in France than in the United States, Erykah Badu is the untouchable queen of nu-soul, a genre that drives purists wild. But in its early days, nu-soul was the object of many debates. Portrait of an unconventional artist.

  • By Alexis Thibault.

    • Published on 12 October 2020. Updated on 4 December 2025.

    Photo: Tony Krash, Ma’at grill by Erykah Badu x Lillian Shalom. Courtesy of Erykah Badu.
    Photo : Tony Krash, Ma’at grill by Erykah Badu x Lillian Shalom. Courtesy of Erykah Badu.
    Photo : Tony Krash, Ma’at grill by Erykah Badu x Lillian Shalom. Courtesy of Erykah Badu.
    https://youtu.be/jc1SwBHj-jk
    https://youtu.be/jc1SwBHj-jk
    Erykah Badu par Marc Baptiste/Contour RA/via Getty Images.
    Erykah Badu par Marc Baptiste/Contour RA/via Getty Images.
    Erykah Badu par Marc Baptiste/Contour RA/via Getty Images.
    Erykah Badu par Marc Baptiste/Contour RA/via Getty Images.
    Erykah Badu par Horst Diekgerdes/Trunk Archive/PhotoSenso.
    Erykah Badu par Horst Diekgerdes/Trunk Archive/PhotoSenso.
    Erykah Badu par Horst Diekgerdes/Trunk Archive/PhotoSenso.
    Erykah Badu par Horst Diekgerdes/Trunk Archive/PhotoSenso.
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