Michtos is French street slang for people who stick around only for someone’s money—think “gold diggers.”
It pops up in the line "Avec des michtos sans sentiments" to criticize shallow relationships driven by cash, echoing the song’s theme about chasing money and fame. Because it’s colorful, uncommon, and packed with cultural nuance, learning michtos instantly makes your French sound more authentic.
La Thune (slang for “the money”) is Angèle’s cheeky pop anthem about our modern-day obsession with cash, clout and clicks. Over a bouncy beat she paints a neon picture of people who only perk up for “la thune” and “la fame,” hustling for Instagram likes, designer drinks and one more photo that proves they exist. Yet behind the glossy feed sits a lonely user staring at a screen, forever wondering what others think and never truly moving anyone.
The Belgian singer is not just pointing fingers — she admits she is tempted by the same game. This self-awareness turns the track into both a satire and a confession, asking À quoi bon? (“What’s the point?”). Under the playful melody lies a serious message: money and fame can feel thrilling in the moment, but they rarely fill the silence when the phone is off and the followers are gone. Angèle invites us to dance, laugh at ourselves, and maybe log out for a while before the chase for validation swallows us whole.
Angèle is a Belgian singer, songwriter, and pianist, born Angèle Van Laeken in Brussels in 1995. She comes from a musical family: her father is the singer Marka and her brother is the rapper Roméo Elvis. Encouraged to play piano from an early age, she first won attention with her covers and playful videos on Instagram before releasing her debut single in 2017.
Her first album, Brol (2018), was a huge success across the French-speaking world and turned her into one of Europe's biggest pop stars, and she later topped the charts with Fever, a duet with Dua Lipa. Libre comes from her second album, Nonante-Cinq (2021), and captures her recurring themes of freedom, independence, and shrugging off other people's expectations.