Camille is a French singer, and she's unlike anyone you've ever heard. Almost every sound on her records comes from the human body. That includes clicks and slaps and, by the way, an extraordinary voice. Camille performed a recent show in Barcelona, Spain. That gave The World's Gerry Hadden the chance to talk with her and to produce today's Global Hit.

Body percussion... or 'body percs' as Camille says...is just a fancy way of saying hitting yourself...with rhythm.

This is Canards Sauvages, or Wild Ducks, off Camille's latest album, Music Hole. On it, Camille is backed up by seven percussionists and singers. They're stomping, snapping, dropping base and drums with their voices...even splashing water. The only traditional instrument is a piano.

Using the human body as instrument isn't new, of course. Think Bobby McFerr i n or the Cuban music group, Vocal Sampling. It's Camille's creativity and dead pan humor that make her stand out from other 'human beat boxers.'

Camille: “Hello my name is Camille. I am a French female singer. What is a singer? It is someone who gets sings in the shower every morning like everyone...But, then you go to a recording studio and record the same song you made up in the shower. Except. You've found crazy enough people to invest on the shower so the shower becomes a hit. What is a female?”

This is from a sort of 'mockumentary' of Camillie on her own. She comes across as a flighty French Bjork. Her irreverence is front and center in her music.

Camille is already big in Europe. Her last CD, Le Fil, has sold a half million copies. Music Hole is a departure from Camille's earlier, more traditional work. Besides abandoning traditional instruments, she sings in English. But what's most new?

Camille: “Myself, because I've changed so much. Followed by insane duck noises.

In concert Camille is a veritable one-woman fireworks show, spinning and dancing.... During this song, Cats and Dogs, she has the audience sing the chorus. Meow Meow, Woof Woof Woof. When the song ends the crowd is so worked up people begin to spontaneously howl...

And when the show ends, Camille and crew take the party outside. They parade around Barcelona's Old City, gathering followers as they go.

Camille make s fun of American pop music on her latest CD . She sends up American pop divas...and their quest for the highest note...and gospel and soul singers who constantly thank God for their pipes.

Gospel with No Lord is the first single off Camille's album. She won't have a chance to gauge U.S. reaction to it too soon ...at least not in person. She's touring in Europe until Christmas.

For The World I'm Gerry Hadden in Barcelona.