Léa Castel is a French R&B singer whose solo album debut, Pressée de Vivre (2008), was a Top Five hit on the French charts. Born Léa Folli on December 1, 1988, in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, she made her recording debut in 2006 on the various-artists rap compilation Block Life, Vol. 4 with the song "Dernière Chance," a collaboration with Soprano of the rap group Psy 4 de la Rime. In 2007 she was featured on several additional rap albums, including Soprano's Puisqu'il Faut Vivre ("La Famille"), Black Marché's Black Marché ("Amour Impossible"), L'Algérino's Me...