Sylvie Pulles

Sylvie Pullès, who was born on June 8, 1972, in Aurillac, France, is a French accordionist. She began her musical training under her father, René Pullès, performing with his orchestra from age twelve before establishing her own ensemble at age sixteen. After studying musicology in Toulouse, she debuted as a composer at the SACEM in 1992 and released her first cassette, L'Aubrac au Pont de Gournier, in 1993. This release includes her best-known composition, the song “La bourrée de Pierrefort” (1992). Her other albums include Moi, je chante l'Auvergne (2000) and Nòstra lenga (2021). She performed at Parisian venues such as the Casino de Paris, the Olympia, and the Alhambra. In 2020, she was appointed Chevalière of the Order of Arts and Letters.