Thierry Amiel is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille

Marseille

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, France

France

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. He rose to fame after coming in second place to Jonatan Cerrada

Jonatan Cerrada

Jonatan Cerrada is a Belgian-born singer who became the first French Pop Idol. He has had hit singles across Western Europe especially in France, Belgium, and Spain.-Personal life:...

 on the first edition of the French 'Pop Idol', À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star

A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star

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Biography

Thierry grew up in Auriol

Auriol

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, a town in Bouches-du-Rhône

Bouches-du-Rhône

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. Keen on music from a young age, in 2001 he quit his studies in Psychology

Psychology

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 and tried unsuccessfully for both Rêve d'un soir and Popstars 2. His break came in 2003 when he competed in A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star, losing narrowly in the final round. Shortly afterwards, his first album Paradoxes, along with his first single, Les Mots Bleus, were released, Paradoxes coming 3rd in the top 50 albums of its opening week. After three years, Thierry released his second album on the 20 November 2006, titled eponymously Thierry Amiel. The album gained 16th place in the top selling albums of France, with the single Cœur Sacré peaking at 6th place in top singles.

On 1 September 2007, Thierry competed in the Sopot Festival

Sopot International Song Festival

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 2007 in Poland, representing France

France

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; his rivals were other music stars like: Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...

, September, The Cloud Room

The Cloud Room

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 and Monrose

Monrose

Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...

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Recently, Thierry was chosen to play the lead role of Adam, in the musical comedy, Adam and Eve, the Second Chance, by Pascal Obispo. The comedy is scheduled for performances beginning January 31, 2012, at the Palais des Sports in Paris.

Albums

13 October 2003: Paradoxes (#3 FR)

20 November 2006: Thierry Amiel (#16 FR)

24 May 2010: Où vont les histoires?

Singles

20 August 2003 : Les mots bleus (#5 FR)

25 November 2003 : Je regarde là-haut (#47 FR)

18 May 2004 : Un jour arrive

18 September 2006: Cœur Sacré (#6 FR)

17 June 2007: De là haut

5 November 2007: L'amour en face

23 November 2009: Où vont les histoires ?

Music Videos

Les mots blues

Je regarde là-haut

Un jour arrive

Cœur Sacré

De là haut (Version Alternative)

Où vont les histoires? (TV Version)

Où vont les histoires?

External links

• Official Site, in French