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Soan

b. 1981

French singer-songwriter

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Born 1981. Soan is a French singer and singer-songwriter.

Julien Decroix, better known as Soan, (born on 4 May 1981) is a French singer-songwriter who won in 2009 the seventh season of the French music competition Nouvelle Star.

Beginnings Soan left home at 17 over family discords and traveled a lot as a singer to earn his living but without notable success. He also sang at Paris Metro underground train stations.

Nouvelle Star At 27, he took part in the Paris auditions of Nouvelle Star (French version of Idol) and was accepted to qualification rounds, without his audition being shown on the program. His rendition in the second round was also not shown. His first showing on the broadcast series was while doing a trio interpretation of BB Brunes's Dis-moi with two other candidates after which went to the lives rounds. On the show of 31 March 2009 on M6, judge Philippe Manœuvre announced his selection for the prime shows with 15 finalists left.

On 9 June 2009, he was declared the winner against tough competition from finalist and eventual runner-up Leïla Aissaoui as well as from third Camélia Jordana. He proved to be a phenomenon with his piercings and tattoos, pretty face, smoky eye makeup (l'oeil de biche), deep baritone voice and unique sense of fashion. Jean Paul Gaultier designed several of Soan's costumes and outfits.

Appearances during Nouvelle Star Solo

In duos / trios

In groups Group interpretations including Soan at the beginning of program

After Nouvelle Star On 22 June 2009, he was featured as supporting act before a Jean Corti concert at Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, in Paris, and between June and October 2009 took part in the Nouvelle Star 2009 Tour with 4 other finalists.

His debut album, Tant pis was released on 27 November 2009 on Jive Records. On 9 June 2010, he was invited to interpret one of his songs, "Séquelles", during the Nouvelle Star 2010 semi-finals. He also appeared at Laurent Ruquier's program On n'est pas couché.

Discography Albums YearTitlePeak positionsNotesFRFR DownloadBEL(Wa) 2009...tant pis 52 27 79Track list: Next Time (2:55) Sequelles (3:37) En chemin (3:10) The Storm (3:28) Putain de ballerine (3:06) Pas pour lui (5:04) Puisque rien (3:35) Emily (2:52) Parisiennes (3:03) Ethylotent (3:20) Monster (3:36) "S'il y a du monde" (feat. Christian Olivier) (3:48) "Pas peur du ciel" (3:49) "À tire-d'aile" (feat. Melissmel) (2:54) "Paris" (3:28) "Drosophyle" (3:46) "Les z'anges" (3:09) "1 heure de plus" (2:58) "Pour de bon" (2:27) "De mémoire d'enfant" (2:56) "C'est pour ça" (2:55) "Inch alleluia" (2:51) "Make Me Sober" (3:34) "Dam Didam" (2:42) "No pasa nada" (Intro) (0:38) "No pasa nada" (3:08) "Rêver d'en haut" (3:24) "Me laisse pas seul" (with la Demoiselle Inconnue) (3:42) "Regarde-moi" (3:07) "J'ai deux amours" (0:08) "Il ne se passe rien" (2:48) "Psycho Cinderella" (2:35) "Sens interdits" (with Rachid Taha) (3:35) "Bobo" (2:25) "Elsa" (3:21)

"Quand je serai" (3:09) "Coco" (with Djazia Satour) (4:08) "Pustule" (2:48) "Anaïs" (3:48) "La chute" (3:09) "Fakir" (3:05) "Un verre sur deux" (2:43) "À la fin" (2:44) "Adonaïe" (4:33) "Petit cadeau" (with Djazia Satour) (3:19) "Colocation" (2:32) "À côté" (3:06) "Bouche bée" (3:26) "Eyahé" (4:08)

"Ces lumières" "Celui qui aboie" "Vingt cinq printemps" "Agata" "La liberté" "Même loin" "L'inattendue" "Chapeau de paille" "The hurricane" "Wendy" "Cinq heures" "Le chat" "Les malentendus" 201910 ans de cavale: Best Of 69 — —Track list:

"Mort à ce monde" "Jupiter" "À tire d'ailes" "Séquelles" "De mémoire d'enfant" "Dam didam" "Il ne se passe rien" "Bo Poncho" "Parisiennes" "Pacifier" (with Baptiste Ventadour) "La belle de Cadix" (part 1) "Drosophile" "Erratum" "La belle de Cadix" (part 2) "À la fin" "Emily" "Les malentendus" "First chicken" "À l'ancienne" (with Tryo) "Fée Clochette" "Paris" "Putain de ballerine" "Petit cadeau"

Singles 2009: "Next time" 2010: "Emily" 2010: "Séquelles"

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Julien Decroix

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Soan?

French singer-songwriter

When was Soan born?

Soan was born on 4 May 1981 in Annemasse.

What is Soan's occupation?

Soan is a singer and singer-songwriter.

What nationality is Soan?

Soan is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Soan

· Wikidata: Q3487289

· DBpedia: Soan (singer)

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