If you only know Ruiz as a runner-up on the 2001 edition of France's TV talent show Star Academy, this mix may surprise you. A daring artist with a penchant for multi-layered instrumentation and surprisingly discordant arrangements, Ruiz crafts utterly compelling and infectious songs. As classical, folk and nouvelle chanson conventions melt into a unique cacophony, her alluring voice soars above it all—and it's spectacular.