Christophe Willem
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Christophe Willem, born on August 3, 1983 in Enghien-les-Bains, France, is a French singer and the winner of the fourth edition of Nouvelle Star.
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[edit] Early life
Christophe's parents live in Deuil-la-Barre (Val-d'Oise), where they run a driving school. As a child, he learned figure skating and to play the piano. Later he learned to sing as part of a gospel choir "Young Voices". He also was composing songs at the age of fourteen.
In 2004 he appeared in a Richard Anconina film, Alive, where he played the role of Henri, a young man with a golden voice who is, nevertheless, not considered suitable for the lead role in a musical. Since his film career did not continue after this, he returned to university, where he studied communication while working a number of part-time jobs, such as babysitting and helping in a theater.
[edit] Nouvelle Star
Pushed by his family and friends, he decided to try out for the 2006 edition of Nouvelle Star. With an initial audition performance of Strong Enough by Des'ree, he surprised the judges, who did not expect such a quality voice from an admittedly ungainly-looking man. Nicknamed "La Tortue" (The Turtle) by Nouvelle Star judge Marianne James, he proved to be a popular contestant, and on June 8th, was crowned the fourth Nouvelle Star.
He has stated that he would like to record a duet on his debut album with second-place finalist Dominique Michalon.[citation needed]
He joined artists such as Tears for Fears, Laura Fabian, and Murray Head on the Night of the Proms tour 2007.
His debut album "Inventaire" will be released April 16th, 2007, while the first single, "Elu Produit De L'annee" premiered in March.
[edit] Performances
- Initial audition : Strong enough (Des'ree)
- Further audition : Etre à la hauteur
- Top 14 : Sunny (Boney M.)
- Top 14 redux : Où sont les femmes (Patrick Juvet)
- Top 10 : True Colors (Cyndi Lauper)
- Top 9 : Ca plane pour moi (Plastic Bertrand)
- Top 8 : I Am What I Am (Gloria Gaynor)
- Top 7 : New York, New York (Frank Sinatra)
- Top 6 : Goodbye Marilou (Michel Polnareff), I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton)
- Top 5 : My Heart Will Go On (Céline Dion), Stayin' Alive (Bee Gees)
- Top 4 : Memory - (Barbra Streisand), I Want You Back (The Jackson Five)
- Top 3 : I'm Still Standing (Elton John), Pour ne pas vivre seul (Dalida)
- Top 2 : Born To Be Alive (Patrick Hernandez), La chanson des vieux amants (Jacques Brel), Last Dance (Donna Summer)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles charting on radio
[edit] External links
- Christophe Willem at the Internet Movie Database
- Christophe Willem fansite, in French. (Warning -- several advertising pop-ups.)
- Christophe Willem official blog
