Eloi Youssef

Photo by Jessie Kamp

Stop me if you heard this one before: a group of four friends form a band, create music that initially people don’t understand but ultimately they win the hearts of a nation, inadvertently becoming THE biggest band of their country. And then suddenly the beloved lead singer decides to quit and start life anew. Ok, you’re right, I also haven’t heard of such a story, but that’s the unique story of Dutch musician Eloi Youssef, ex-frontman of the rock band Kensington (or at least the story so far).

It’s mentioned within this episode, but this one came about from a beautiful place of serendipity: me wanting to talk to Eloi about his post-Kensington life and Eloi arriving at a place where he wanted to talk about it. Along with discussing how his life has changed, we also talk in-depth about the tour he embarked on with the orchestral group Kamerata Zuid, a very first for Eloi. If this is your first time listening to the podcast, I’m happy to say that this is a perfect place to start and welcome.

Eloi doesn’t have any music out yet but be sure to follow him on Instagram for updates on tour dates and updates on new music. In the meantime, check out the song that got me into Kensington, Rivals, now on the official New Exchange playlist.