Jann Halexander
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Jann Halexander(b.1982) is a French singer, born in Libreville (Gabon). His mixed-race origin is credited as being the inspiration behind much of his music.
[edit] Overview
On September 16, 2004, Halexander released an album entitled L'Ombre Mauve. This CD was made up of three creations with only piano and voice, whose style varies between the blues and the Nouvelle Chanson Française. Halexander's lyrics on this album deal greatly with pain, death and racism. Although only a small print run with no paid promotions, L'Ombre Mauve sold out through direct sale over the internet.
On November 3, 2004; he released a four song demo album called Brasillach 1945, with a print run of only eight copies. Once again, no promotion, and once again, all the CDs were sold (the last one was bought through an auction-website in February 2005). In this CD, the singer explores deeper into the themes from his previous album. One song notes Robert Brasillach, a French writer and nazi collaborator killed at the end of World War II, and describes his trip to the underworld.
On April 6, 2005; the singer's first full length album, "Halexander Songs", was published independently. Jann Halexander deals with the same themes as his previous works, explored in ten songs (with mainly piano and voice). At first he was pessimistic toward the outlook of his new album, but after receiving positive reviews in Ouest France and other newspapers and French or Belgian websites, "Halexander Songs" sold well.
In 2006, Halexander appeared in the French film Statross Le Magnifique by Rémi Lange.
[edit] Discography
- L'ombre Mauve - 16 September 2004
- Brasillach 1945 - 3 November 2004
- Halexander Songs - 6 April 2005
- L'amant De Maman - 26 January 2006
