Pauline Vasseur (born 5 January 1988), who performs under the

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Pauline, is a French composer, songwriter and singer.

Biography

Pauline Vasseur was born 5 January 1988 in

Lens, Pas-de-Calais Lens (; pcd, Linse) is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of the main towns of Hauts-de-France along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras and Douai. The inhabitants are called ''Lensois'' ...

. She began to play the piano at five. When she was 12 years old, she joined the Conservatory of

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

, where the passion of her piano teacher, David Masson, seemed to rub off on her. She then prepared to pass the Diplôme d'études musicales that she obtained at 15. She worked and wrote some texts with Martin Rappeneau, Lena Ka, Jean-Luc Léonardon and François Welgryn. ''Allô le monde'', her first album, was released on 1 October 2007. During the concert on the

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on 14 July Pauline, then 19 years, sang her hit "Allô le monde" in front of more than 500,000 people.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pauline 1988 births Living people French singer-songwriters People from Lens, Pas-de-Calais Pauline