 At the age of six, Ayọ played the violin for a short time, then turned to the piano and later taught herself to play the guitar.While she was member of the band "La Taste" during her stay at the children's home in Waldniel she and eighteen other young band members recorded during summer 1992 the CD "Kido Musik" at the recording studio "Man Made Noise".During that time she also appeared for the first time in May 1993 in a music video, "La Maladie d`Amour", and performed at a public concert.