Emmanuel da Silva, better known as Da Silva (born in
Nevers on 15 April 1976), is a French singer-songwriter of
Portuguese descent. A ''
Le Monde'' critic called him a musical chameleon passing from punk and industrial to electro, garage, and rock.
In his adolescence, he was part of the punk group Mad Coakroches and later formed his own band Punishment Park. At 21, he moved to more acoustic sounds with the group.
He resided for about two years in
Dinan in
Côtes-d'Armor, an area that has been a source of inspiration for Da Silva. He recorded his first two self-financed albums in the local ''Théâtre des Jacobins''. After Dinan, Da Silva moved to
Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...
, where he created his own home studio.
With help from Cali, who invited him to open up for some of his concerts, he released the album ''Décembre en été'' in 2005 that sold 110,000 copies and included the folk style single "L'Indécision". What followed was a more melancholic pessimistic album in 2007 titled ''De beaux jours à venir'' on his take on life in general.
''La Tendresse des fous'' in 2009 became his most successful commercial album that reached the French Top 20, followed by ''La distance'' in 2012 and ''Villa Rosa'' in 2013.
MetroNews.fr: Da Silva ("Villa Rosa"), l'énergie de l'espoir
Discography
Albums
Singles
*2005: ""L'Indécision
References
External links
Official websiteFacebook
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1976 births
Living people
People from Nevers
French people of Portuguese descent
21st-century French singers
21st-century French male singers