Carla Bruni has always had a certain poetry. A definite je ne sai quoi. The grace, style and beauty of this Italian-born, France-raised thirty-something is legendary; her intellect and vitality striking, even formidable. Many - including the international fashion world and famous names not relevant here – have made her their muse. But Bruni, the daughter of a composer and a pianist, had inspiration of her own. Few were surprised when she turned her back on her modeling career and her elegant hand to her first love: music. Fewer still when her debut album, 'Quelqu'un m'a dit (Someone Told Me)', turned out to be a thing of understated loveliness. Her second album 'No Promises' was massive all over Europe.

Now as the first lady of France Carla Bruni is one of the most photographed women of the world but she doesn't want this to affect people's perception of her or her music. She wants the music to speak for itself and here it does.