Jonatan Cerrada
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| Jonatan Cerrada | |
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 Jonatan in 2004. |
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| Country | France |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Genres | Pop |
| Labels | BMG (2003-2004) Sony BMG (2004-) |
Jonatan Cerrada (b. September 12, 1985 in Liège, Belgium as Jonatan Cerrada Moreno) is a Belgian born singer who has had 5 hit singles across France, Belgium, Spain and West Europe
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[edit] Personal life
Jonatan was born in Liège, Belgium. Jonatan grew up in the city of Ans with his four siblings (Julien, Rafaël, Audrey and Rachel) and his Spanish parents María Victoria Moreno and Valentín Cerrada. He was eight-years-old when he entered the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Liège) where he stayed until he was fourteen. Jonatan speaks fluent French and Spanish.
[edit] Professional career
Jonatan sung against thousands of hopefuls in the first edition of the French 'Pop Idol'; A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star. On the final night he won over Thierry Amiel to become the first 'French Idol'.
Soon after winning the competition he released his debut single "Je Voulais Te Dire Que Je T'attends" and then his second single "Rien Ne Me Changera". "Siempre 23" his debut album was released after that and was successful across France and Belgium. Months later he represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 singing "A Chaque Pas" and came 15th out of 24 finalist countries.
Jonatan was invited to star as a guest role in the Spanish comedy/drama Un, Dos, Tres which was aired in Spain and in France with French dubbing (Jonatan, speaking fluent French dubbed his own vocals!). Jonatan sang the soundtrack for the French edition of the film 'Robots' - "Mon Paradis". Soon after that he released his 2nd Album "La Preuve Du Contraire". In September 2005 he released "Libre Comme L'air" his 4th Single to date. In March 2006 it was confirmed his next single was to be "Ne M'en Veux Pas" which appeared on "La Preuve Du Contraire" as a duet with Ophélie Cassy however the single has been re-mixed as a solo.
[edit] Albums
- Siempre 23, released on the 15th September 2003
- La Preuve Du Contraire, released on the 13th June 2005
[edit] Singles
- Je Voulais Te Dire Que Je T'Attends, released in July 2003.
- Rien Ne Me Changera, released in October 2003.
- A Chaque Pas, released in March 2004.
- Mon Paradis, never released as an individual single.
- Libre Comme L'Air, released in September 2005.
- Ne m'en veux pas
[edit] External links
- Jonatan Cerrada Official Site
- Jonatan Cerrada Official Fan Club
- Largest Jonatan Cerrada Fan Site (French)
| Preceded by: Louisa Baileche |
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 |
Succeeded by: Ortal |
