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Quentin Mosimann

 
Artist: Quentin Mosimann
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Bertrand, Jeremy Amelin, Mathieu, Cyril Cinelu

Influenced By:

Taxi Girl, Jamie Cullum, Jamiroquai, Michael Bublé
  • Born: February 14, 1988, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Electronica
  • Instrument: Engineer, Piano

Biography

Quentin Mosimann was the winner of the seventh edition of French American Idol-like TV show Star Academy. There he performed with elaborate showmanship and developed his blend of jazz and electronica , performing Taxi Girl's hit "Cherchez le Garçon" in two separate versions, a jazzy one and an electronic one, on his first EP outing in early summer of 2008. He went on with that two-sided singer concept on his first LP, Duel, released in August 2008 by cutting the records in two distinct halves. Duel was rewarded by a gold record by the end that same year. ~ Olivier Duboc, All Music Guide
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Quentin Mosimann

Background information
Born February 14, 1988 (1988-02-14) (age 21)
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.

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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.

Discography

With Star Academy 7

  • 2007 : Peace & Love 70 (single : "Bangladesh")

As John Louly

Released under Diamond Recordz label
  • "Hot Vocation" (John Revox & Christian Sims feat. John Louly)
  • "Tears" (John Revox feat. John Louly, ORPHAZ)
  • "Holiday" (Christian Sims & John Revox feat. John Louly)
Unreleased
  • "My Answer" (John Revox feat. John Louly)
  • "Stop in my Mind" (John Revox et Christian Sims feat. John Louly)

Solo discography

Albums

Year Title Chart Certification / Sales
(France)
FR FR (DD) BEL (WA) SWI
2008 Duel 2 2 1 15 100,000

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
v • d • e
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)
Other notable contestants
Mario Barravecchia (2001) · Jean-Pascal Lacoste (2001) · Olivia Ruiz (2001) · Houcine (2002) · Georges-Alain Jones (2002) · Jérémy Chatelain (2003) · Emma Daumas (2003) · Morganne Matis (2003) · Michal Kwiatkowski (2004) · Sofia Essaïdi (2004)
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) ·

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