Elodie Frégé
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Elodie Frégé is a French singer. She was the winner of the third season of Star Academy France
. She released her self-titled debut album after winning the show.
, France. She comes from a family with a musical background; her grandfather (who is of Italian origin) was a professional accordionist. She started her musical interest at the age of 6. She started learning guitar when she was a child and took classes for 8 years. She also trained ballet
for 12 years, so that gave her good basic dancing skills which have helped her later in her music career. Her brother and sister showed musical interest; they also sing and perform.
She auditioned for Star Academy Season 3 and won the title in 2004. Many people, including the professors and critics, felt Sofia Essaïdi
should have been the winner. However, the French public chose Elodie, the emotional singer against the vocal performer Sofia.
Later in 2004 she released her debut self-titled album, Élodie Frégé. Her hit singles were "De L'eau" and "Viens jusqu'à moi". In 2006, she released her second album, Le Jeu des 7 Erreurs, written and composed with a French artist Benjamin Biolay
. The first single is "La ceinture".
She made her first solo concerts in Paris on December 2006 at Café de la Danse, and on January 2007 at La Cigale
, beginning her first tour through France and Belgium.
Star Academy France
Star Academy was a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol, based on the Spanish format called Operación Triunfo. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It was broadcast on TF1...
. She released her self-titled debut album after winning the show.
Biography
Élodie was born in NièvreNièvre
Nièvre is a department in the centre of France named after the Nièvre River.-History:Nièvre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, France. She comes from a family with a musical background; her grandfather (who is of Italian origin) was a professional accordionist. She started her musical interest at the age of 6. She started learning guitar when she was a child and took classes for 8 years. She also trained ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
for 12 years, so that gave her good basic dancing skills which have helped her later in her music career. Her brother and sister showed musical interest; they also sing and perform.
She auditioned for Star Academy Season 3 and won the title in 2004. Many people, including the professors and critics, felt Sofia Essaïdi
Sofia Essaïdi
Sofia Essaïdi is a Moroccan singer. She was born in Casablanca, Morocco. She has a Moroccan father and a French mother.-Career:...
should have been the winner. However, the French public chose Elodie, the emotional singer against the vocal performer Sofia.
Later in 2004 she released her debut self-titled album, Élodie Frégé. Her hit singles were "De L'eau" and "Viens jusqu'à moi". In 2006, she released her second album, Le Jeu des 7 Erreurs, written and composed with a French artist Benjamin Biolay
Benjamin Biolay
Benjamin Biolay is a French singer, songwriter, musician, actor and record producer. He is the brother of singer Coralie Clément, whose two albums he wrote and produced, and the ex-husband of Chiara Mastroianni, the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni.His low-key vocal style is...
. The first single is "La ceinture".
She made her first solo concerts in Paris on December 2006 at Café de la Danse, and on January 2007 at La Cigale
La Cigale
La Cigale is a theater at 120, boulevard de Rochechouart near Place Pigalle, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. The theatre is part of a complex that is connected to Le Trabendo and the Boule Noire. The hall can accommodate 1389 people or 954 people...
, beginning her first tour through France and Belgium.
Albums
- Elodie Frégé - 2004 (#4 FR)
- Le jeu des 7 erreurs - 2006 (#12 FR)
- La Fille De L'Après Midi - October 4, 2010
Singles
- "De l'eau" - 2004 (#16 FR)
- "Viens jusqu'à moi" (duet with Michal)- 2004 (#8 FR)
- "Je te dis non" - 2004 (#38 FR)
- "La ceinture" - 2006
- "Si je reste (un peu)" - 2007
- "La fidélité" - 2007