Leslie Bourgouin, better known by her mononym Leslie, is a French pop-R&B singer born on 4 February 1985 in
Le Mans, France
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le ...
. Her father is
Vietnamese
Vietnamese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia
** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam.
* Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam
** Overse ...
and
Polynesian while her mother is
French. She is married to French music producer
Djamel Ferazi known as
Kore
Kore may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Kore (comics), a comic-book series by Josh Blaylock and Tim Seeley
*Kore (producer), French-Algerian music producer, also part of duo Kore & Skalp
*Kore (sculpture), a type of ancient Greek sculpture dep ...
, with whom she has a son.
In 2007, she recorded a duet single with the R&B singer
Bobby V
Bobby Marcel Wilson (born February 27, 1980), better known by his stage name Bobby V (also known as Bobby Valentino), is an American R&B singer. He was first a member of the R&B group Mista in 1994, before signing to rapper Ludacris through h ...
alentino, "Accorde-moi".
The same year, she covered several 1980s songs on her album ''Futur 80'', including "
Boule de flipper
"Boule de flipper" is a song by French model, actress and singer Corynne Charby. It was initially released in 1986 as a single and later appeared on her album '' Toi'' issued in 1987.
The song debuted at number 39 in France during the week of 2 ...
" originally sung by
Corynne Charby
Corynne Charby (born 12 July 1960) is a French actress, pop singer and model.
Career
Modeling
Born Corinne Charbit in Paris, Charby grew up in France, and left school after the troisième (form 3). In the late 1970s, she began a successful c ...
, "Mise au point" by
Jakie Quartz
Jakie Quartz (born Jacqueline Cuchet, 31 July 1955) is a French singer. Her biggest hit singles in France were "Mise au point" (1983, covered by Leslie in 2007 and Quentin Mosimann in 2008), "Vivre ailleurs" (1986, #11 in France,Jakie Quartz di ...
and "
Les Bêtises
"Les Bêtises" (French translation for "Stupid Things") is a 1985 song recorded by French artist Sabine Paturel. Released in March 1986 as her debut single from her album ''Cœur Bébé'', released two years later, on which it is the sixth trac ...
" by
Sabine Paturel
Sabine Paturel (born 19 September 1965) is a French singer and actress.
Biography
Paturel was born in Toulon, and has three sisters.
In 1986, her first single "Les Bêtises" (French, "stupid things") stayed for 30 weeks in the French singles c ...
.
Discography
Albums
Album appearances
* 2004: Raï'n'B Fever
* 2006: Raï'n'B Fever 2
* 2008: Raï'n'B Fever 3
Singles
Featured singles
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Notes and references
External links
Official MySpace
21st-century French singers
1985 births
Living people
French people of Vietnamese descent
21st-century French women singers
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