Beauty, Class, Simplicity, Femininity, Determination.
Serene, generous and profound, strong personality, Woman of many challenges, she inspires Love and Respect…
In those few words, this describes the qualities of this great Lady admired by all who has crafted a place of choice in Haiti’s heart.
Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on April 5th, upon the sign of Fire, she started singing with the choir of her church, an obligation for every member of a religious family. She mastered the technical bases which would help her through her artistic life.
Very much attracted by everything related to “Art”, in spite of her paternal restrictions, she was looking everywhere and touching everything… Theater, modeling, pottery, design and above all, dance: the love of her youth. Aware of the beauty of her voice, she was not really connected due to the lack of opening in the artistic world. She was a rebel and a determined teenager with a head full of dreams and great projects, so she decided to fight to obtain results.
Her career took a big turn after her meeting with a great figure of Haitian Song, Ansy Dérose, at the international festival “La Super Franco fête” in Canada, who had listened to her singing with her friends, just for fun, at the lobby of Laval University in Quebec. She thought that he was teasing her, with all his compliments. Ansy Dérose, one generation older than hers! All the conditions were reunited… Shortly after this encounter, her very active youth full of turmoil ended by a wedding. She was barely 20 years old. Yole Ledan became the spouse of the most popular singer of his time, and the most prolific Artist ever found in Haiti.
Her very first big appearance in public was at the Fifth International Festival of Song and Voice in Puerto Rico (October 1979) with the song “Thank you” (Merci), which amazed the Latin-American assistance. This song consecrated the Duet and conferred to Ansy the title of Best Haitian Author-composer and interpreter.
This is how Yole made her debut as a singer. When the couple returned to Haiti, a show was presented at the Rex Theatre to introduce this new voice to the local public. She was acclaimed by a standing ovation and from now on, her presence next to Ansy was demanded on stages by her numerous fans.
