Adan Jodorowsky

Adan Jodorowsky

Adan Jodorowsky performing at Let's Festival, 2011.
Background information
Also known as Adanowsky
Origin France, Mexico and Chile
Genres Alternative, Indie rock,
Art rock
Years active 2006–present
Website adanowsky.free.fr
Members
Adan Jodorowsky (vocals, piano, bass, guitar), Yarol (guitar, bass, Mandolin) Giovanni Mirabassi (Piano, keyboards) Franck Vaillant (Drums) John Handelsman (Clarinette, sax) Jerôme Goldet (bass)

Adan Jodorowsky or Adanowsky (born October 1979 in France) is an actor and musician.

Jodorowsky is the son of Chilean Alejandro Jodorowsky and Mexican Valerie Jodorowsky, and is the brother to Brontis Jodorowsky. He has appeared in five films to this day. As an actor, he won the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in 1989 for his role as the Young Fenix in Santa Sangre, one of his father's movies.

Jodorowsky started playing piano at the age of six. At the age of seven, he met James Brown (he was friend of his brother) at the backstage of a concert. Brown taught Adan how to dance like him. Jodorowsky's first guitar lessons were given by The Beatles guitarist George Harrison who was a friend of his parents. In this occasion Harrison told him that "he was far", Adan did not know if "he was far" in an enlightened way or "far" from being a good guitarist. When he was sixteen he joined the punk band The Hellboys, then he wanted to try another music genre and meet Yarol Poupad and Adrienne Pauly, Following these encounters he started playing bass.

On October 30, 2006, he released his first solo album, Étoile Éternelle as "Adanowsky", and his first single, "L'idole" (meaning "the idol") which was also released in Spanish as "El Idolo". This song is about a waiter who wants all the attention and dreams of becoming famous, an idol.

According to Adanowsky's My Space, his influences include Elvis Presley, The Temptations, AC/DC, Frank Sinatra, The Strokes and many more. His various influences led him to an eclectic and surrealist sound with lots of jazz and a rock-like sound.

In 2010 he helped on Alizée's new album, writing a song for her called "La Candida." He has also composed works such as Teou (2001) and Echek (2000), as well as directing Echek.

Contents

Filmography

Film Year Character
2 Days in Paris 2007 Mathieu
Grandes écoles 2004 L'étudiant start-up
Rien, voilà l'ordre 2003 Le présentateur télé
Les Héros sont debout 1997 Le voleur du vidéo-club
Santa Sangre 1989 Young Fenix
As director Year
Echek 2000
El Idolo 2006
Don't try to fool me 2009
Un sol con Corazón 2010

Discography

The Hellboys Year
Everything You Learned 1998
Mutant Love EP 2005
Mutant Love 2006
As collaborator Year
Adrienne Pauly 2006
Solo Year
Étoile Éternelle 2006
El ídolo 2008
Amador 2010
As composer Year
Echek 2000
Teou 2001
2 Days in Paris 2007

Singles

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