INNOCNT: A heartbreak set to music

In this edition of arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Franco-Belgian singer-songwriter Antoine Innocent, aka INNOCNT. The rising star is a true cultural and musical melting pot. Born in Paris to a Franco-Romanian mother and a Haitian father, he spent time in North America before settling in Brussels. He got his musical start by following his father on tour and his first time on stage was at just three years old. INNOCNT’s sound is a blend of R’n’B, pop and rock and he names Lenny Kravitz, The Weeknd and Amy Winehouse as some of his influences. He’s just dropped his debut EP “Six”, the number six representing six songs on the record, six years of the relationship he was in that inspired the EP and six ways he tried to get his ex to stay. The deeply personal record is a mix of haunting ballads and fierce up-tempo tracks.