Virginie Teychené was born in France. At 20, while studying law and literature, she started singing professionaly. Fond of Jazz music and a interested in singers, she listened to everything she could find within reach: female voices (Maria Callas, Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, etc.), but also male singers (Chet Baker, Joao Gilberto, Eddie Jefferson), enabled her to acquire a self-taught yet sound vocal technique and a large and deep knowledge of African American vocal art.