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Sébastien Agius or just Sébastien or Seva (born 2 March 1983, in
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, France) is a French singer and songwriter, and winner of the inaugural season of the French ''
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'' series in 2009.


Career

In 2003, he tried unsuccessfully for the first-ever series of the French singing competition ''
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''. He was touring many years in ''Gospel pour 100 voix''. Since then, he has had many concerts and taken part in musicals. In 2007, he created the musical ''Hé l'artiste!'' with participation of 25 artists. Sébastien Agius wrote the lyrics and the music and designed the choreography. He also played a role in: *''La Petite Fille aux Allumettes'' (of Christian Schittenhelm) in the role of Prince *''Le petit chose'' (of Christian Schittenhelm)theatreonline.com
/ref> *''Piaf, je t'aime'' in the role of Petit Louis (small Louis). *''La Petite Sirène'' (of Christian Schittenhelm) in the role of Prince
/ref> *''Fashion'' or ''L'Enfer d'Eurydice'' in the role of Orphée *''Petits Secrets Entre Voisins'', 2014, episode "Une mère absente", playing Marco, the guitar player brother * ''
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'', 2016 (season 13)


X Factor

Sébastien Agius tried for the new series ''X Factor'' in
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and was one of the finalists chosen. On 28 December 2009, he won the first ever French edition of ''
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'' broadcast on W9 Network in France beating the 17-year-old Marie in the finals. Songs performed in competition
During the series, he interpreted the following songs: *"L'envie d'aimer" – Les Dix Commandements – 11 November 2009 *"L'assasymphonie" – Mozart, l'opéra rock – 18 November 2009 *"
Somewhere Only We Know "Somewhere Only We Know" is a song composed and performed by English alternative rock band Keane, officially released as the first single from their debut album, ''Hopes and Fears'' (2004). The single peaked at number three on the UK Singles C ...
" – Keane – 25 November 2009 *"Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" –
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– 30 November 2009 *"
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" –
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– 30 November 2009 *"Lettre à France" –
Michel Polnareff Michel Polnareff (born 3 July 1944, Nérac, Lot-et-Garonne, France) is a French singer-songwriter, who was popular in France from the mid-1960s until the early 1990s with his penultimate original album, ''Kāma-Sūtra''. He is still criticall ...
– 7 December 2009 *"
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– 7 December 2009 *"Requiem pour un fou" –
Johnny Hallyday Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited for having brought rock and roll to France. During a career spanning 57 ...
– 14 December 2009 *"
Long Train Runnin' "Long Train Runnin" (or "Long Train Running") is a song recorded by the Doobie Brothers and written by band member Tom Johnston. It was included on the band's 1973 album '' The Captain and Me'' and was released as a single, becoming a hit and pe ...
" –
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– 14 December 2009 *"Vivre ou survivre" –
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– 21 December 2009 *"
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" – James Brown – 21 December 2009 *"
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin. It was recorded by Elton John and released in 1976, both as a single and as part of the '' Blue Moves'' album. It was John's sec ...
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– 21 December 2009 *"
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– 28 December 2009 *"Je te promets" –
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– 28 December 2009 *" Unchain My Heart" – Joe Cocker – 28 December 2009


Post-X Factor

After winning, Sébastien Agius signed a record deal with Jive Epic/Sony. In April 2010, Agius also engaged in a tour of French and Belgian venues alongside Season 1 finalists Cyrielle, Gauthier Dymon and Guillaume. His first official single release is "Ma Chance". released in March 2010. It is a jazzy tune greatly influenced by the
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single "
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". His first album also entitled ''Ma chance'' was released in August 2010. "Ma Chance" did not meet the success the X factor winner hoped for, and the album sales were disappointing. He is the composer of "Page Blanche, Page Grise, Page Bleue". Agius shifted gear and started appearing in musical comedies including the 2011 production ''Dracula, l'amour plus fort que la mort'' ( Globe de Cristal Award 2012) by
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where Agius played the double roles of the sorcerer and the angel. In 2012, Sébastien Agius became the newest cast member of '' 1789: Les Amants de la Bastille'' ( Globe de Cristal Award 2013) where he plays the role of
Maximilien de Robespierre Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (; 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and statesman who became one of the best-known, influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution. As a member of the Esta ...
.''Premiere'': Sébastien Agius (X Factor 2009) - après avoir été doublure, il obtient un rôle dans une comédie musicale!
The show opened on 10 October 2012. In 2016, Sébastien took part to the 5th season of The Voice : France with Roxane Le Texier under the name of Louyena. They sang Waiting for Love by
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and joined Garou's team. They were defeated at the battles by Lola Baï on Encore et encore by
Francis Cabrel Francis Christian Cabrel (; born 23 November 1953) is a French singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist. Considered one of the most influential French musical artists of all time, he has released a number of albums falling mostly within the real ...
. They still sing together.


Discography


Albums

*2010: ''Ma chance'' **Track list: **#"Ma chance" **#"Si tu veux de moi" **#"Grande dame" **#"You live in my heart" **#"Faut que je m'en aille" **#"Jolie Julie" **#"Les blessures qui ne se voient pas" **#"La folie des grandeurs" **#"Je marche en moi" **#"I don't want her" **#"L'ange passe" **#"Danse encore" featuring
Amy Keys Amy Keys (born September 15, 1967) is an American singer and vocal artist. She was signed to the Epic Records label and a solo album and several singles were released in 1989. She worked on Walt Disney movie soundtracks and as backing vocalist on ...


Singles

*2010: "Ma chance" *2010: "Je marche en moi" *2011: "Si tu veux de moi" *2014: "Ce qui nous tient" *2014: "From China with love" Featured


References


External links


MySpace websiteYouTube ChannelOfficial MySpace page for ''Hé l'artiste!'' a show created by Sébastien Agius
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