Julien_Doré

Julien Doré

Julien Doré

French singer-songwriter and actor


Julien Doré (French pronunciation: [ʒyljɛ̃ dɔʁe]; born 7 July 1982) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor.

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He is the winner of the fifth season of the television show Nouvelle Star, aired on the French Television M6 channel. He is also the great-great-grandson of Gustave Doré, a well-known illustrator of the 19th century.

Life

Doré was born in Alès (Gard, Occitanie), and grew up in Lunel. After taking his baccalauréat littéraire at the college Louis Feuillade, he attended the École des Beaux-Arts of Nîmes for five years. He is the founder of the band Dig up Elvis. In 2006, he created with Guillaume de Molina the project "The Jean d'Ormesson disco suicide", "protean group" which covered pop and disco hits. In June 2007, Doré was voted number one in French Elle Magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll. He dated Louise Bourgoin, but the two separated in March 2009.

Nouvelle Star

In 2007, Doré was selected at the casting session in Marseille for the fifth season of the music competition Nouvelle Star, where he presented himself with a ukulele. At the beginning, he only participated in the casting to get free publicity for his band. He convinced the jury when he sang "A la faveur de l'automne" (originally by Tété). His most memorable performances and revelations were while singing "Moi... Lolita" (Alizée) and "...Baby One More Time" (Britney Spears), dance music songs, in acoustics. He won the finale against Tigane.

Week Song Choice Original Artist Result
Open Audition "A la faveur de l'automne" Tété -
Open Audition – 2nd song "Funny Fishy Pussy" The Jean d'Ormesson Disco Suicide 3 vote "Yes" out of 4
Theatre auditions – day 1 "Creep" Radiohead Safe
Theatre auditions – day 2 (trio) "Du côté de chez Swann" Dave Safe
Theatre auditions – day 3 "A la faveur de l'automne" Tété Safe
Top 15 "Like a Virgin" Madonna Safe
Top 13 "Les Mots bleus" Christophe Safe
Top 10 "Heartbreak Hotel" Elvis Presley Safe
Top 9 "Comme d'habitude" ("My Way") Claude François Safe
Top 8 "Light my Fire" The Doors Safe
Top 7 "Moi... Lolita" Alizée Safe
Top 6 – 1st song "Strangers in the Night" Frank Sinatra -
Top 6 – 2nd song "Mourir sur scène" Dalida Safe
Top 5 – 1st song "I Put a Spell on You" Screamin' Jay Hawkins -
Top 5 – 2nd song "Le Coup de soleil" Richard Cocciante Safe
Top 4 – 1st song "...Baby One More Time" Britney Spears -
Top 4 – 2nd song "Les Bêtises" Sabine Paturel Safe
Top 3 – 1st song "Tainted Love" Gloria Jones -
Top 3 – 2nd song "Vanina" Dave Safe
Top 2 – 1st song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana -
Top 2 – 2nd song "You Really Got Me" The Kinks -
Top 2 – 3rd song "Le Mal Aimé" Claude François Winner

Career

Doré has had a successful musical career after winning Nouvelle Star with three studio albums, Ersatz (2008), Bichon (2011) and Løve (2013), all reaching top four on the official French Albums Chart. He has also gained chart success in Belgium and Switzerland. In 2009, he recorded a duet with Cœur de Pirate of her song, "Pour un infidèle." A video was released to promote the song, showing the two as a 1960s-era celebrity couple.[1] Also in 2009, Doré recorded the song "Helsinki" with French singer Mélanie Pain. Doré also collaborated with French chanteuse Sylvie Vartan on her 2010 album release, Soleil bleu.[2]

He was a guest coach for candidates Quentin Bruno and Law on Season 4 of The Voice: la plus belle voix the French version of the reality television singing competition The Voice.[3]

Discography

Doré in 2008

Albums

Studio

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Live albums

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Others

  • 2014: Piano Sølo (limited edition, FR (SNEP): Peak #110)

EPs

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Soundtracks

  • 2010: Holiday

DVDs

Singles

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*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other songs

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Filmography

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References

  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Coeur de Pirate & Julien Doré - Pour un infidèle (clip officiel)". YouTube.
  2. Lemancel, Anne-Laure. "Sylvie Vartan, toujours le même âge." RFI Musique, 3 December 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  3. Verdrel, Jean-Marc (28 February 2015). "The Voice : la Battle Law' / Quentin Bruno sur « Chou Wasabi de Julien Doré" (in French). Coulisses de la TV.
  4. "Top Albums (Week 37, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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