Miss Monique releases long-awaited track with Robbie Williams
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Miss Monique and Robbie Williams (Photo: Anton Corbijn)
Ukrainian DJ and producer Miss Monique has released a new collaboration with British pop star Robbie Williams.
The single, Beauty In Us, arrived on Sept. 18 via Cr2 Records, combining Williams’ distinctive vocals with Miss Monique’s melodic progressive-house production.
Built around an uplifting vocal hook and expansive electronic drop, the track is designed to work both on festival stages and beyond the club circuit.
NV looks at five facts about the collaboration between the Ukrainian electronic music star and one of Britain’s best-known singers.
Beauty In Us premiered at Tomorrowland
Miss Monique debuted Beauty In Us during her Mainstage set at Tomorrowland in Belgium on July 24, playing the unreleased track to a crowd of tens of thousands.
Williams did not perform with her at Tomorrowland — his vocals were heard on the track itself. Their first live performance together came several weeks later in Ibiza.
Anton Corbijn photographed Miss Monique and Robbie Williams
Renowned Dutch photographer and director Anton Corbijn shot the image used to promote the collaboration.
Corbijn is particularly known for his decades-long work with Depeche Mode and U2 and has also photographed artists including Nick Cave. His extensive music-video career includes work with bands such as Nirvana, Coldplay, Metallica and The Killers.
Robbie Williams joined Miss Monique on stage in Ibiza
Williams made a surprise appearance during Miss Monique’s set at [UNVRS] in Ibiza on Aug. 16 as part of Carl Cox’s residency at the club.
He performed his Beauty In Us vocals live, marking the first time the pair had performed the song together in person.
Williams had teased the appearance earlier that day before joining Miss Monique toward the end of her set.
The song connects two different club cultures
Miss Monique and Williams have described Beauty In Us as a collaboration inspired by their different but formative experiences with electronic music and club culture.
For Williams, that history goes back to Stoke-on-Trent and the British club scene of the 1990s. Miss Monique’s path emerged from Kyiv’s electronic scene in the 2010s.
The track therefore brings together two cities, generations and musical backgrounds in a single progressive-house release.
Robbie Williams has worked in electronic music before
Beauty In Us is not Williams’ first venture into electronic music.
He has previously collaborated with Dutch DJ and producer Don Diablo and released electronic material as part of the Lufthaus project, including an album on Armada Music.
For Miss Monique, the Williams collaboration continues a growing list of high-profile projects.
She previously worked with Moby on Feeling So Real 2024 and has remixed tracks involving Madonna, David Guetta, Sia and OneRepublic. Her official catalog includes remixes of BLOND and Madonna’s Sorry, David Guetta and OneRepublic’s I Don’t Wanna Wait, and David Guetta and Sia’s Beautiful People.
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