How else to describe this tumble of colours and curls, of moods and manners, of styles and eras? This singer and musician from a small town in France has, with his producer and multi-instrumentalist collaborator Feed, created an album, Paint Your Face, that zips and darts between mournful ballads and exuberant pop-funk, played with the sort of high energy and childlike glee that suggests a kindergarten Prince with ADD or Marc Bolan let loose in a toy instrument shop of the future.

No wonder Sliimy was invited to support Britney Spears and Katy Perry on tour in Europe. No wonder, too, that he’s becoming a name to drop among celebrities, who know a new sensation when they see one sashay across their cyber field of vision.