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Soan
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Birth name
| Julien Decroix
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Born
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1981-05-04
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4 May 1981
(age 43)
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Origin
| France
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Genres
| Pop
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Occupation(s)
| Singer, songwriter, Record Producer, musician
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Instrument(s)
| Vocals, Guitar
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Years active
| 1998 – present
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Musical artist
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
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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
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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 Leila Aissaoui
[1]
as well as from third
Camelia 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.
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Appearances during
Nouvelle Star
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- Solo
- In duos / trios
- In groups
Group interpretations including Soan at the beginning of program
After
Nouvelle Star
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On 22 June 2009, he was featured as supporting act before a
Jean Corti
concert at Theatre 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, "Sequelles", during the
Nouvelle Star 2010
semi-finals. He also appeared at
Laurent Ruquier
's program
On n'est pas couche
.
Discography
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Albums
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Year
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Title
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Peak positions
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Notes
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FR
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FR
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BEL
(Wa)
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2009
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...tant pis
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52
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27
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79
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Track 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)
- Belleville (3:58)
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2012
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Sous les yeux de Sophie
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22
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23
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91
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Track list:
- "S'il y a du monde"
(feat.
Christian Olivier
)
(3:48)
- "Pas peur du ciel" (3:49)
- "A 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 memoire d'enfant" (2:56)
- "C'est pour ca" (2:55)
- "Inch alleluia" (2:51)
- "Make Me Sober" (3:34)
- "Dam Didam" (2:42)
- "Je reste" (3:53)
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2013
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Sens interdits
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35
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?
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80
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Track list:
- "No pasa nada" (Intro) (0:38)
- "No pasa nada" (3:08)
- "Rever 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)
- "Conquistador" (3:40)
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2016
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Retourne vivre
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39
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104
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Track list:
- "Quand je serai" (3:09)
- "Coco"
(with
Djazia Satour
)
(4:08)
- "Pustule" (2:48)
- "Anais" (3:48)
- "La chute" (3:09)
- "Fakir" (3:05)
- "Un verre sur deux" (2:43)
- "A la fin" (2:44)
- "Adonaie" (4:33)
- "Petit cadeau"
(with
Djazia Satour
)
(3:19)
- "Colocation" (2:32)
- "A cote" (3:06)
- "Bouche bee" (3:26)
- "Eyahe" (4:08)
- "Seven Glories"
(with
Djazia Satour
)
(3:11)
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2017
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Celui qui aboie
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103
[3]
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?
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149
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Track list:
- "Ces lumieres"
- "Celui qui aboie"
- "Vingt cinq printemps"
- "Agata"
- "La liberte"
- "Meme loin"
- "L'inattendue"
- "Chapeau de paille"
- "The hurricane"
- "Wendy"
- "Cinq heures"
- "Le chat"
- "Les malentendus"
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2019
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10 ans de cavale: Best Of
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69
[4]
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Track list:
- "Mort a ce monde"
- "Jupiter"
- "A tire d'ailes"
- "Sequelles"
- "De memoire 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)
- "A la fin"
- "Emily"
- "Les malentendus"
- "First chicken"
- "A l'ancienne" (with
Tryo
)
- "Fee Clochette"
- "Paris"
- "Putain de ballerine"
- "Petit cadeau"
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Singles
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- 2009: "Next time"
- 2010: "Emily"
- 2010: "Sequelles"
References
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