Blaster is the debut studio album

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 of French

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 electropop recording artist and entertainer Jérémy Amelin

Jérémy Amelin

Jérémy Amelin is a French electro recording artist and entertainer. Born in Montargis, France and raised in Montcresson, France...

, finalist of French music TV show "Star Academy 5" - French version of American Idol

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 broadcast on French TV channel TF1

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. The album is scheduled to be released by X-Cite Records in early 2012.

Development and background

In late 2009, X-Cite Records announced that Amelin was back in the studio to start recording his debut album "Blaster" and confirmed that the album will feature an electropop song about Britney Spears

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, titled "Spears Me". Amelin revealed the storyline of the song, stating :

"This track is super hot and made of sexy whispered vocals. Basically, “Spears Me” is about her giving me her infamous sexy moves while both making love on stage, just like a one-night stand but that would be a one-night stage (laughs) [...] She's the sexiest woman alive, so I just wanted to express how men feel about her. She’s a worldwide fantasy you know”.

A 30-second snippet of his single "Oh, Oh !

Oh, Oh !

"Oh, Oh !" is a song by French recording artist Jérémy Amelin. It was released on January 25, 2010 as the lead single from his debut studio album, "Blaster". A 30-second snippet of the song premiered online on December 7, 2009. The song is an uptempo dance song following in the footsteps of his...

" premiered on December 7, 2009. The single was released worldwide on January 25, 2010.

In August 2010, Amelin revealed that he recorded three potential singles for a 2011-release : "Imma Bitch

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"Imma Bitch" is a song by French recording artist Jérémy Amelin. It was released on December 20, 2010 as a promotional single from his debut studio album, "Blaster". The song premiered online on December 17, 2010. The song is an uptempo dance song following in the footsteps of his previous single...

", "Undone" and "Work It". He later confirmed "Imma Bitch" as a promotional single, which premiered during a live concert in Manama

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, Bahrain

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 on November 17, 2010. The single premiered online on December 17, 2010.

His record label announced on April 20, 2011 that Amelin teamed up with 90210

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 TV star Jessica Lowndes

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to release a featuring version of his single "Undone", which premiered online on April 29, 2011 and was released worldwide on May 23, 2011.

Amelin confirmed the upcoming release of his debut album "Blaster" during a video interview given to Public Magazine on May 13, 2011.

On August 6, 2011, Amelin announced that five tracks are confirmed to be featured on "Blaster" : "When The Guns Come Out", "Cry 4 U (Hell No)", "Spears Me", "Undone" and "Werk It".

X-Cite Records confirmed that Amelin's debut studio album "Blaster" is scheduled to hit stores in early 2012.