Roman Madrolle
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Roman Madrolle was born in France on 16 April 1980. He released his debut album in 2009. Any Place But Home mirrors Roman’s life experiences: his family and early age expatriation are strong influences in his work.

Career

In 2005, he joined the One Voice project, a charity compilation album for the reconstruction of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...

-devastated schools. His song, The Pain Within her Heart obtained critical acclaim. The song will later be reused on his debut album.

The production of Any Place but Home and the music video for The House of the Rising Sun
The House of the Rising Sun
"The House of the Rising Sun" is a folk song from the United States. Also called "House of the Rising Sun" or occasionally "Rising Sun Blues", it tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans...

is completed before the turn of 2007.

The album release was supported by live shows in several landmark venues in Brussels: Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
The Paleis voor Schone Kunsten or Palais des Beaux-Arts is cultural venue in Brussels, Belgium. Often referred to as "Bozar" or "PSK", construction was completed in 1928 and includes exhibition and conference rooms, movie theater and concert hall which serves as home to the National Orchestra of...

 (BOZAR), Orangerie of the Botanique
Le Botanique
Le Botanique or Kruidtuin is a cultural complex in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode near Brussels opened in 1984 on the site of the Botanical Garden.-External links:*...

, Ancienne Belgique
Ancienne Belgique
The Ancienne Belgique is a concert hall for contemporary music in Brussels, Belgium. Located in the historic heart of Brussels, it is one the leading concert venues in Belgium, hosting a wide variety of international and local acts.-The venue:...

 alongside notable shows in support of Arno Hintjens
Arno Hintjens
Arno Hintjens , usually referred to as Arno, is a Belgian artist born in Ostend. He was the frontman of the group TC Matic. After the band split in 1986 he went solo....

, Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter
John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III is an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. Best known for his late 1960s and 1970s high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances, Winter also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues legend Muddy Waters...

, Jacques Stotzem
Jacques Stotzem
Jacques Stotzem is an acoustic fingerstyle guitar player. He has recorded 3 vinyl albums and 11 CDs, and collaborated with numerous musical projects and other artists....

 and Bjorn Berge.

2009 marked Roman’s entry on the Belgian media scene. Several radio stations began giving frequent airplay to singles RIDER and GOOD MUSIC. A number of media features will follow in France and Belgium.
  • RTBF
    RTBF
    Radio Télévision Belge Francophone is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium...

     invites him to guest on several shows (Classic 21
    Classic 21
    Classic 21 is a Belgian radio station based in Mons and it broadcasts across Wallonia and Brussels on the FM band....

    , La Première
    La Première
    La Première is a national French-language radio channel produced by the Belgian public broadcasting organization Radio télévision belge de la communauté française ....

    , La Deux
    La Deux
    La Deux is a Belgian national television channel, owned and operated by RTBF.-The RTbis era:On 23 September 1976, RTbis went on air until 1979.In 1977, RTB had become RTBF but RTbis still on air for 2 years.-The Télé 21 era:...

    , VivaCite
    VivaCité
    VivaCité is a Belgian public service radio station operated by RTBF.be. The station launched on 29 February 2004 from the merger of regional network Fréquence Wallonie and Brussels station Bruxelles Capitale.-Overview:...

    , Arte
    Arte
    Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts...

    )
  • RTL
    RTL Television
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     (France and Belgium) invites him to the Nocturnes hosted by Georges Lang (RTL
    RTL Television
    Rtl.de' redirects here. For other uses, see RTL.RTL Television , or simply RTL, is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T , in larger population centres...

    ), All Access (Bel RTL), Demandez le Programme (Bel RTL), Sampler (PlugTV)…
  • In France, his live television debut at Nagui
    Nagui
    Nagui Fam is an Egyptian-born French TV and radio personality of Egyptian and Italian descent. In his professional life, he goes by his first name Nagui.- Biography :...

    ’s landmark music show, Taratata
    Taratata
    Taratata is a French TV show showcasing live and pre-recorded footage of current rock acts. Presented by Nagui since its début in 1993, the show was initially shown on France 2. This show often involves surprise and unlikely duets, as well as brief interviews with the artists...

     in May 2009 will be a frank success
  • Followed by Classic 21
    Classic 21
    Classic 21 is a Belgian radio station based in Mons and it broadcasts across Wallonia and Brussels on the FM band....

    ’s 5th birthday at the Halles de Schaarbeek
  • Bel RTL's "Rallye Télévie"
  • The Octaves de la Musique (Francophone-Belgian equivalent of the Grammy awards)


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