Step into medieval Paris, where a single gypsy dancer sets three very different men on fire. In this modern remake of the classic Notre-Dame de Paris hit, GIMS teams up with Dadju and Slimane to confess their obsession with Esmeralda. Each verse drips with poetic admiration: her rainbow skirt whirls like wings, her dark eyes cast spells, and every sway tempts them to trade their faith for forbidden passion. The trio’s voices become a tug-of-war between sacred duty and raw desire, asking whether wanting her makes them sinners or simply human.
“Belle” is a dramatic clash of love, lust, and spirituality. The singers plead with Notre-Dame for mercy, curse Lucifer for planting temptation, and even dare the world to throw the “first stone” if it can resist Esmeralda’s allure. Behind the fiery language lies a universal message: beauty can shake the strongest convictions, forcing us to confront our own limits and hypocrisies. As the song’s soaring melodies echo through cathedral walls, listeners are left wondering which is stronger—divine devotion or the magnetic pull of earthly love.
GIMS, born Gandhi Djuna in 1986 in Kinshasa, is one of the biggest stars in French music. His family left the Democratic Republic of the Congo for Paris when he was just two years old, and he grew up in the French capital.
He first made his name as the masked frontman of the rap collective Sexion d'Assaut, one of the groups behind France's rap revival around 2010. Since going solo in 2013 he has become a chart-topping, stadium-filling artist who blends rap, pop and R&B, and he has worked with international names like Sia, Sting, Maluma and Pitbull.