Ange Madame

Career Angel was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. She studied fine arts at the University of Cape Town.

In 2015 she started releasing music on a joint SoundCloud account with fellow musicians Chino Amobi and Nkisi, both of which she met online. That account turned into their own independent record label, NON Records (also known as NON Worldwide). In an interview with Amobi it has been described as "a worldwide resistance movement."

Angel put out her debut EP Ascension later that same year. It released via Rabit's Halcyon Veil label and was mastered by Arca. In 2016 she also joined the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival lineup.

After catching the attention of M.I.A. and opening for her in South Africa, The album deals with Angel's transition, especially on songs such as Like a Girl.

In late 2019, Angel-Ho's song Chaos was featured on Adult Swim's HyperSwim compilation alongside contributions from Burial, Orion Sun, Laurel Halo, Dean Blunt and many more. By 2019 NON Records became defunct.

Angel's EP Alla Prima released in September 2020 and was described by her as "Hip Hop Haute Couture".

The short documentary Angel-Ho: The Documentary was directed by South African filmmaker Allison Swank and released at the end of September 2021. It roughly follows the Dancing On Air music video shoot and deals with Angel's schizophrenia and how it impacted her art and identity. It is entirely narrated by the artist alongside brief interview portions with her mother.

In 2023 Angel won the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Performance Art at the National Arts Festival.

As of June 2024, accompanied by the release of her new album, Birth Becomes Her, Angel changed her alias from Angel-Ho to Ange Madame. Later that same year she released her second self-titled album, Ange Madame, alongside a mixtape of club tracks created for live performances.

Personal life In 2015 Angel was a part of the Rhodes Must Fall movement.

Discography

Studio albums 2019 – Death Becomes Her 2020 – Woman Call 2021 – A Time to Die 2023 – Angel-Ho 2024 – STAIN 2024 – Birth Becomes Her 2024 – Ange Madame

EPs 2015 – ASCENSION 2020 – Alla Prima 2024 – Moonlight 2024 – MUSICAL PROSTITUTE 2024 – Big Bang

Mixtapes 2024 – Atonal Rebel Blues Mixtape

Live Albums 2023 – Angel-Ho (The LIVE Album)

Singles 2018 – "Doll" 2018 – "Like A Girl" (featuring K Rizz) 2020 – "Juice" 2020 – "Diva" 2022 – "GLOW" 2023 – "Starlight" 2023 – "Got2Move" 2024 – "Rain" 2024 – "The Give" 2024 – "Dreckitude" 2024 – "Aint Shit 2 Me" 2024 – "Psycho Disco" 2024 – "Drunk On Your Love" 2024 – "Ms. A" 2024 – "Freedom"