Julien Doré

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Julien Doré
Birth name Julien Doré
Born July 7, 1982 (1982-07-07) (age 25)
Alès (Gard), France
Genre(s) Alternative
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2007-present
Label(s) Sony BMG

Julien Doré, born July 7, 1982, in Alès (Gard), is a French singer, winner of the 5th season of the television show Nouvelle Star, aired on the French Television M6 channel.

He is also the great-great-great-nephew of Gustave Doré, Illustrator of the 19th century.

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[edit] Early life

Julien grew up in Lunel. After having had its "literary VAT" in the college Louis Feuillade, he attended the École des Beaux-Arts of Nîmes for five years.

He is the founder of the group "Dig up Elvis", with which he played in the bars of Nîmes. At that time, he was paid in Beers. In 2006, he created with Guillaume de Molina the project "The Jean d'Ormesson disco suicide", "protean group" which covered pop and disco hits.

[edit] Career

In June 2007, was voted #1 in French Elle Magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll.

Prior to winning Nouvelle Star, he founded 2 rock bands: "Dig Up Elvis" and "Jean D'Ormesson Disco Suicide".

[edit] Nouvelle Star

Julien was selected at the time of the casting in Marseille, where he presented himself with a ukulélé. At the beginning, he only participated in the casting to get free publicity for his band. He convinced the jury when he sang "A la faveur de l'automne" of "Tété".

His most memorable performances and revelations were while singing "Moi... Lolita" from "Alizée" and "...Baby One More Time" from "Britney Spears", Dance music songs, in acoustics.

He won the finale against Tigane.

He's curently dating Louise Bourgoin (TV presenter on Canal+ channel)

Week Song Choice Original Artist Result
Open Audition "A la faveur de l'automne" Tété -
Open Audition -2nd song "Funny Fishy Pussy" The Jean d'Ormesson Disco Suicide 3 vote "Yes" out of 4
Theatre auditions - day 1 "Creep" Radiohead Safe
Theatre auditions

- day 2 (trio)

"Du côté de chez Swann" Dave Safe
Theatre auditions - day 3 "A la faveur de l'automne" Tété Safe
Top 15 "Like a Virgin" Madonna Safe
Top 13 "Les Mots bleus" Christophe Safe
Top 10 "Heartbreak Hotel" Elvis Presley Safe
Top 9 "Comme d'habitude" ("My Way") Claude François Safe
Top 8 "Light my Fire" The Doors Safe
Top 7 "Moi... Lolita" Alizée Safe
Top 6 - 1st song "Strangers in the Night" Frank Sinatra -
Top 6 - 2nd song "Mourir sur scène" Dalida Safe
Top 5 - 1st song "I Put a Spell on You" Screamin' Jay Hawkins -
Top 5 - 2nd song "Le Coup de soleil" Richard Cocciante Safe
Top 4 - 1st song "...Baby One More Time" Britney Spears -
Top 4 - 2nd song "Les Bêtises" Sabine Paturel Safe
Top 3 - 1st song "Tainted Love" Soft Cell -
Top 3 - 2nd song "Vanina" Dave Safe
Top 2 - 1st song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana -
Top 2 - 2nd song "You Really Got Me" The Kinks -
Top 2 - 3rd song "Le Mal Aimé" Claude François Winner


[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart peak positions Album
U.S. UK AUS CAN AUT GER SWI FR
2008 "Les Limites" 3 Ersatz

Les Limites is to be released June 16, 2008 worldwide. It was released March 31, 2008 in France. On Perez Hilton's celebrity gossip blog, the music video made its world premiere.

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