Quentin Mosimann

Quentin Mosimann
Background information
Born February 14, 1988 (1988-02-14) (age 24)
Origin Switzerland
Genres Pop music
Occupations Singer
Years active 2007–present
Labels Universal Music
Associated acts Star Academy 7
Website Officiel site

Quentin Mosimann (born on February 14, 1988, in Geneva) is a Swiss singer, winner of the seventh season of the TV reality show Star Academy France. His first solo album, Duel, is composed of cover versions of 1980s hits. His second album, Exhibition is due for release in May 2010.

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Biography

Quentin Mosimann was born in Geneva on February 14, 1988,[1] of a Swiss father (a native of Berne in German-speaking Switzerland) and a French mother.[2] However, he only had that Swiss nationality.

He lived for three years in Geneva,[3] then, following the separation of his parents, moved to Bogève, Haute-Savoie, with his mother.[1]

He currently lives in Hyères, Var (since 2005)[3] where he performs, under the pseudonym John Louly, as a DJ, at the NJoy, with John Revox and Christian Sims.

Quentin Mosimann was selected for the Star Academy 7. Throughout the weeks, the young man sang in a jazzy and electro musical universe. With a sole pre-nomination and a victory in the semi-final against Claire-Marie, he won the final on February 15, 2008, with 52.6% of votes, and 47.4% for Mathieu. He won 1,000,000 euros, 200,000 of them immediately available.

On August 18, 2008, he released his debut album, Duel, a double album, which was #2 in France and #1 in Belgium (Wallonia). It contains many cover versions of 1980s hits, such as "C'est l'amour", by Léopold Nord & Vous, "Mise au point" by Jakie Quartz and "Étienne" by Guesch Patti. On February 15, 2010, he released his second album "Exhibition", a pop-electro album which was #7 in France, #5 in Belgium (Wallonia) and #36 in Switzerland.

Discography

With Star Academy 7

As John Louly

Released under Diamond Recordz label
Unreleased

Solo discography

Albums

Year Title Chart Certification / Sales
(France)
FR FR (DD) BEL (WA) SWI
2008 Duel 2 2 1 15 100,000
2010 Exhibition 7 4 5 36 -

Singles

Year Single Chart Album
FR FR (DD) BEL (WA) SWI
2008 "Cherchez le garçon" 4 1 4 78 Duel
"Il y a je t'aime et je t'aime" 2 33

References

  1. ^ a b Pascal Pellegrino, "Quentin, le Suisse de la «Star Ac’»", 20 minutes, October 30, 2007 20min.ch (Retrieved February 16, 2008)
  2. ^ Agence télégraphique suisse, "Un Franco-Suisse remporte la Star Academy de TF1", swissinfo.org, February 16, 2008 Swissinfo.org (Retrieved February 16, 2008)
  3. ^ a b Didier Dana, "Quentin Mosimann a eu une enfance difficile", Le Matin, November 2, 2007 Lematin.ch (Retrieved February 16, 2008)
This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2008-09-06 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.

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Preceded by
Cyril Cinélu		 Winner of
Star Academy France
2008		 Succeeded by
Mickels Réa
Star Academy France
Host
Winners
Jenifer Bartoli (2001) · Nolwenn Leroy (2002) · Élodie Frégé (2003) · Grégory Lemarchal (2004) · Magalie Vaé (2005) · Cyril Cinélu (2006) · Quentin Mosimann (2007) · Mickels Réa (2008)
Other notable contestants
Mario Barravecchia (2001) · Jean-Pascal Lacoste (2001) · Olivia Ruiz (2001) · Houcine (2002) · Georges-Alain Jones (2002) · Jérémy Chatelain (2002) · Emma Daumas (2002) · Morganne Matis (2003) · Michal Kwiatkowski (2003) · Sofia Essaïdi (2003)
Singles
"La Musique (Angelica)" (2001) · "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (2002) · "Paris Latino" (2002) · "La Bamba" (2003) · "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (2003) · "L'Orange" (2003) · "Laissez-moi danser" (2004) · "Adieu monsieur le professeur" (2004) · "Santiano" (2005) ·