Michelle’s seventh bedroom album, It Was the Moment, will not disappoint those waiting for a new soundtrack to their darkness and saudade. It may be her most vulnerable and expressive work to date – not surprising, given that it was written during a period of mourning and mental instability. These songs reveal a new level of emotional openness that confirms her place in the tradition of dramatic chansonnieres. Themes include fatal surrender to passion, the fleeting nature of encounters, the loss of mother and home, the end of the world and the loss of mind in both the best and worst senses. Here, Michelle presents her full sonic palette – from dark, Lynchian realism to elegant humor and epic melodramatic queenly role.

Playing to packed houses in cities like Istanbul, Berlin, Warsaw and Athens, Michelle has carved out a niche for herself that includes Eastern European expats, Berlin's queer scene and those who are drawn to the melodramatic ballads of Charles Aznavour, Zeki Müren and Nikolay Slichenko. While her concerts have become more live and involve a band, she continues to produce and release her own albums, maintaining an intimate and unified expression - from her bedroom to yours. It's a genre that is based not only on elements of melody and style, but even more so on a unique, fatalistic approach to songwriting.