Missill | |
Birth Name: | Émilie Talieu |
Birth Date: | 1980 |
Death Date: | 14 June 2022 (aged 42) |
Nationality: | French |
Occupation: | Disc jockey Music producer |
Émilie Talieu (1980 – 14 June 2022), known professionally as Missill or DJ Missill, was a French disc jockey, music producer, graffiti artist, and videographer.
Born in 1980, Talieu began her artistic career with graffiti in the 1990s.[1] Her DJing career began in the 2000s, when she collaborated with multiple artists, including Horace Andy, Vitalic, and Alain Bashung.[2] Her style consisted of various genres, such as hip hop, dancehall, and rock.[3] Inspired by Japanese culture, she identified her music with the expression "electro world".[2]
Talieu also participated in the women's collective "O'Sisters", which aimed to create "positive messages of emancipation, unity and solidarity to women around the world".[1] Her ecological activism was portrayed in the titles Climate Change and 432 MHz.[3]
Missill died from cancer in June 2022 at the age of 42.[1]