Miel de Botton

Miel de Botton is a Swiss singer-songwriter,[1] contemporary art collector [2] clinical psychologist, and philanthropist who lives in London. De Botton is the daughter of the pioneer of open architecture asset management, Gilbert de Botton, who died in 2000, and his first wife, Jacqueline Burgauer.[3] She is the sister of Alain de Botton.  De Botton is a member of the International Council of the Tate Gallery [4] and a patron of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Wallace Collection, The Southbank Centre and the South London Art Gallery. She is also a benefactor of the Weizmann Institute of Science, The Jerusalem Foundation and The YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus. She supports a number of environmental charities including WWF, The Woodland Trust, Fauna & Flora and Synchronicity Earth.

After studying in Switzerland and England, Miel moved to Paris where she felt strangely at home. After qualifying as a clinical psychologist and family therapist, Miel practiced in therapy centres in and around Paris. This career would, perhaps surprisingly, come to influence her relationship with music. In the year 2000, Miel relocated to London. Here her passion for singing was at last given an outlet.

In 2014 Miel de Botton launched a music career[5] with her debut single, ‘Bad Men’.  She sings in both French and English and her album ‘Magnetic’ was released in March 2015. The album was produced by Andy Wright who worked with and produced albums for Simply Red, Simple Minds and Natalie Imbruglia. [6] Miel has since toured with John Barrowman,[7] Rhydian Roberts.[8] and Wet Wet Wet.

In 2018 Miel released a new EP.[9] The song ‘I Was Given Nature’, featured on this new release, was selected to be part of the WWF's #connect2Earth campaign. The youth action campaign features Miel's song, as it illustrates how precious nature is. Miel has supported the WWF for years, understanding the importance of protecting the planet for future generations.

Miel's latest album ‘Surrender to the Feeling’, featuring the single tracks ‘Take Me Away’ and ‘Yes!’, was released on 5 April 2019.  Miel de Botton – Surrender to the Feeling[10] For the new album's 12 new songs Miel collaborated with producers Marc Jackson Burrows, James Sanger, Morten Schjolin, Sam Swallow and Andy Wright. The album was exec-produced by Andy Wright. To showcase the latest music Miel joined Wet Wet Wet on their 2019 UK Tour, performing at a selection of dates across the country as a special guest.