Houcine Camara or just Houcine (born 19 August 1980 in Nancy), is a French singer.

Biography

He was born in a musical family. His family was Muslim . His father was a singer, who for 10 years had also directed "Le palais des danses africaines de Nancy". His mother was an artist designer of oriental fashion. At 6, he studied at the Nancy Conservatory where he learned to play the piano and violin. He also practiced sports, notably soccer. At 15, he composed music on the piano and at 16 formed a groove band with his brother and performed at various public occasions. Houcine auditioned for second edition of French TV reality show '' Star Academy'' where he was a finalist. His first single, "Être un homme comme vous" was used on the soundtrack of the movie '' The Jungle Book 2'', and became a successful record in France, Belgium- Wallonia, and

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(Retrieved 6 April 2009) Houcine has two sons, Lenny and Noah.

Discography

Singles

* 2003 : "Être un homme comme vous" – #3 in Belgium, #6 in France, #9 in Switzerland * 2003 : "Ce que tu veux de moi" – #72 in France * 2004 : "Donne-moi du temps" – #64 in France

References

1980 births French pop singers Living people Musicians from Nancy, France Star Academy (France) participants 21st-century French singers 21st-century French male singers {{France-singer-stub