Alain Cordier (; born 25 November 1979 in

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, France), better known by his stage name Corson, is a French singer-songwriter. He is a versatile singer with a characteristic tenor lyrical voice and classical singing techniques but equally efficient as a pop rock performer. Corson is also the name of his musical pop rock group. His debut 11-track album ''The Rainbow'' was released on

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in January 2015.

Biography

Corson with encouragement of his mother studied piano at age 8. At 17 years, he took classical singing classes at the Thionville music conservatory also becoming the vocalist for the band Samsara, a funk group he formed with his high school friend. He also entered Thionville Conservatory and later Asnières Conservatory specializing in lyrical singing. He took part in a number of musical comedies touring various French venues. Cordier also graduated with a diploma in International Commerce and worked for a time in a Luxembourg bank before quitting to concentrate all his time to music. At 21, he decided to move to Paris and to attempt a musical career. In 2003, he played in ''

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'' (a musical based on

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and in 2009 his meeting with producer Selim Mouhoubi and his Selisam Productions company was very critical in developing his career. Alain Cordier decided to change his artistic name to Corson in memory of his mother being the first syllables of his mother's given name and surname. In 2011, an EP titled ''Corson'' released with 5 tracks on label

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. The singles ''The Rainbow'', ''We'll Come Again'', ''Raise Me Up'' were broadcast on French radios

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, RTL,

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. In 2014,

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invited Corson on her album. He also opened concerts by

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. Corson also performed in solo concerts at

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and Café de la Danse. A new single ''Loud'' released in July 2014. His song ''We'll Come Again'' can be heard in

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Style

Corson discovered U2 as an adolescent and tried to sing like

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and

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on the duet ''

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'' who inspired him the single ''We'll come again''. He has an operatic voice who serves melancholic lyrics and melodies. He illustrates his songs by artistic video clips. Corson reminds

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's ''

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'' for ''We'll come again''.

Charity involvement

He supports the association ''Rafael Lorraine'', a charity created for helping sick children.

Discography

Albums

EPs

* 2011 : ''Corson'', EP * 2014 : ''Loud'', EP

Singles

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Collaborations

* 2006 : ''Nos Instants de liberté'' by Liza Pastor and

* 2007 : ''L'Hôpital'', tv series * 2014 : ''Éphémère'' by Louis Delort and The Sheperds * 2015 : ''We are sailors'' by Mathieu, finalist of the

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* 2015 : ''Edge of the world'', ''Reaching Up'', ''Its over'' on the album ''Mission Control Alive'' by Mission Control and

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Participations

* 2014 : ''Le Chemin de Pierre'' for the

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's Foundation, clip * 2014 : ''

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'' for the

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idolesmag.com, 1 September 2014

Musicals

* 2003–2004 : ''

'', dir by Redha –

, tour * 2003 : ''War'' by Christophe Borie, Stéphane Metro and Franck Varnava – Festival des Musicals de Paris * 2009 : '' Roméo et Juliette, de la haine à l'amour'' by

, dir Redha –

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: understudy of Prince, Frère Laurent and Lord Capulet

References

External links

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