Tancrède is a contemporary French singer born in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
.
Biography
Attracted early to music, Tancrède wrote his first song when he was nine. He never stopped writing thereafter, and sang on the classical airs he learned at the
Music school
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in Paris. He graduated with piano as a major.
In parallel, he studied Law and
graduated from the Law School in Paris.
On the very evening of his oath-taking as a
lawyer, he performed on the Sentier des Halles in Paris. For two years he led this double life, and as the number of concerts were increasing, he decided to leave his
court dress
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and move on with music.
1st Album
Tancrède's first album (Tancrède) was released in September 2005 by ULM-Universal, a
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...
label.
Directed by
Roland Romanelli
Roland Romanelli (born 21 May 1946 in Algiers) is a French accordionist, synthesist and composer, mainly known as arranger. During his career, he worked with Barbara, Rusty Egan, and other notable figures in popular music. He was an early ado ...
, a member of the band ''
Space
Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually cons ...
'', and the arranger and musician of
Barbara.
On its release, the album was greeted by critics with enthusiasm. Many concerts followed in 2006 and 2007 in theaters such as
La Cigale
La Cigale (; English: ''The Cicada'') is a theatre located at 120, boulevard de Rochechouart near Place Pigalle, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. The theatre is part of a complex connected to the Le Trabendo concert venue and the Boule No ...
and
le Trianon
Le Trianon is a theatre and concert hall in Paris. It is located at 80, boulevard de Rochechouart, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, at the foot of the hill of Montmartre.
Café concert (1894–1900)
The ''Trianon-Concert'' was built as a '' ...
.
Audimat!
In 2008, Tancrède wrote his first musical, Audimat! which received good critics
for the challenge of a Broadway-style musical written entirely in French.
Performances were held at
la Cigale
La Cigale (; English: ''The Cicada'') is a theatre located at 120, boulevard de Rochechouart near Place Pigalle, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. The theatre is part of a complex connected to the Le Trabendo concert venue and the Boule No ...
, with Stéphan Druet as stage director.
Ambianced in the ruthless world of television, Audimat depicts two competing channels struggling to win the attention of the stay-at-home moms.
Endorphine
At the end of 2012, Tancrède will release his new album called ''Endorphine''.
Discography
* Tancrède, 2005 (Ulm - Universal Music)
* Audimat!, 2008 (Universal Classic)
* Endorphine, late 2012
References
External links
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French male singers
Singers from Paris
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
French male singer-songwriters
French singer-songwriters