The Soap Girls are a UK-based punk band consisting of French-born, South African-raised sisters Noemie Debray (guitar, vocals) and Camille Debray (guitar, vocals). and formerly featuring drummer Arya Goggin.
The Debrays began their music career as child street performers in South Africa, singing while selling soap,… Read moreShow less
The Soap Girls are a UK-based punk band consisting of French-born, South African-raised sisters Noemie Debray (guitar, vocals) and Camille Debray (guitar, vocals). and formerly featuring drummer Arya Goggin.
The Debrays began their music career as child street performers in South Africa, singing while selling soap, from where they acquired their band name. Signed to Universal Records, they scored a South African number one hit album Xperience and four South African Top 5 singles before relocating to the UK in 2015 and reconstituting themselves as a punk band, adding drummer Goggin. That year, they released 'Calls To Rebellion', their debut album as a punk band.
The band received attention after an incident at a 2016 gig in Hastings in which venue staff attacked the band with a bucketful of stage blood. Noting their reputation, Camille observed in 2019 "As women we are labelled and if we don't fit the stereotypical role, we are seen as beeches (sic) who need to be tamed."
While the world stands still, the fearless French-born sisters Millie and Mie have persevered at the polar opposite, embracing 2020 and news of cancelled tours to deliver over 100 live-steamed shows and counting, taking fans on a raucous virtual worldwide tour, from country to country, theme to theme, and with not one set, costume or theme the same [view on YouTube]. Now in 2021 and with their virtual tour still in full-swing, The SoapGirls took to the idyllic beaches of Cape Town and a once-thriving beach-side entertainment venue to film ‘Heart In Bloom’, blending encapsulating choreography and cinematic visuals, to accompany hook-filled melodies, over driving musicianship. The start of what’s to come as the debut track from their long-awaited fourth album.
Armed with unforgettable melodies and catchy choruses, The SoapGirls energy, rawness and authenticity has earned them a formidable reputation. From starting out as street performers selling soap at the ages of 8 and 9, The SoapGirls have gone on to deliver scintillating performances internationally at the likes of Rebellion / Camden Rocks Festival, landing features in the likes of Classic Rock Magazine / The Mirror / Vive Le Rock, slaying critics, breaking off major label deals, and continue without compromise amassing a global group of dedicated followers, provoking enviers and haters on their way.
Cinematic, audacious and straight from the heart; watch / stream The SoapGirls new anthem ‘Heart In Bloom’ via all outlets
