A short, blunt syllable with a pithy effect. A strong, sharp adjective, heavy with meaning. 'Proud' in Danish. A fierce Viking sound, affirming better than French, STOLT’s mother tongue, the very essence of too modest a soul. A powerful name, in keeping with the voice of the person who bears it, to whom it gives the shelter of a bronze shield. A geode-like name, whose rugged, organic envelope conceals the refinement of a hidden treasure. A unique voice. THE voice. An oxymoron-voice of rough velvet and flayed silk. Bitter and soft. Deep like tightrope walking, as it soars high and wide with disconcerting ease. Behind this cracked bronze tone hides Marc Bayard, a 26-year-old singer from Ecquevilly, France. Like his homonym Knight Bayard, a Renaissance Frenchman, Marc thought for a long time that he was 'fearless and blameless', convincing himself that he was omniscient, even immortal, and boldly multiplying hazardous if not perilous experiences. But this period of soul-searching is over. Marc, who was looking for himself, has found his voice, his way. He is no longer arrogant. He is proud. STOLT. After lending his voice on July 13th to Joe Lewandowski's garage house track Egotrippin' on Compilation Trax "French House 2020", releasing a first pop-soul single Wild on July 24th, STOLT will unveil his first EP on 2021.