Amaury Vassili Chotard (born 8 June 1989) is a French opera singer and professional tenor.[1] His debut album, Vincerò (2009), went double platinum in France, and he has had international success with releases in Canada, South Africa, and South Korea.[2]
Amaury Vassili | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 8 June 1989 Rouen, France |
| Genres | Opera, operatic pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Warner Music France |
| Website | amauryvassili |
Biography
editAmaury Vassili Chotard was born in Rouen, Upper Normandy, and began singing around the age of 9 years, enrolled by his mother at a musical school in Rouen, created by Albert and Elizabeth Amsallem. At 14, Vassili competed in his first singing contest, where he won in singing "Amsterdam" by Jacques Brel (an idol of Vassili).[3] In Vassili's second contest, in front of a full house, he sang "Les Lacs du Connemara" by Michel Sardou; however he did not qualify for the final, despite receiving a standing ovation from the crowd. During the contest, his mother realised how much he enjoyed being on the stage and especially the impact he had on the public, saying "C'est son truc !" ("it's his thing!"). In 2004, Vassili took first place in the Coupe de France de la chanson française.[3]
He became famous with his debut album, Vincerò (2009), which went double platinum (over 250,000 copies) after a worldwide release.[4] His second album, Canterò, was released in November 2010. Vassili describes his music style as "lyrical pop".[4]
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
editOn 27 January 2011, it was announced by the French broadcaster France Télévisions that Vassili would be the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany.[5] The song was revealed as "Sognu",[6] and was performed in Corsican. It marks the second French Eurovision entry to be performed in the language after Patrick Fiori received fourth place with "Mama Corsica" in 1993.[7]
Vassili eventually placed 15th with 82 points.
Post-Eurovision to present
editVassili was the spokesperson for France during the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and presented the country's voting results.[8] He participated on the French version of the Masked Singer as Turtle and became the first male contestant to win the show.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [9] |
BEL (WA) [10] |
SWI [11] | ||
| 2009 | Vincerò
|
9 | 31 | - |
| 2010 | Canterò
|
8 | 18 | 76 |
| 2012 | Una parte di me
|
15 | 23 | - |
| 2014 | Amaury Vassili chante Mike Brant
|
7 | 10 | - |
| 2015 | Chansons populaires
|
18 | 27 | 88 |
| 2018 | Amaury
|
82 | 83 | - |
| 2021 | Crescendo
|
121 | 152 | - |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [12] |
BEL (WAL) [10] | |||
| 2009 | "Lucente Stella" | — | 73 | Vincerò |
| "Mi Fa Morire Cantando" | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Endless Love" (duet with Katherine Jenkins) | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Sognu" | 33 | 25 | Canterò (Nouvelle édition) |
| 2012 | "Una parte di me" | — | — | Una parte di me |
Other songs
edit| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Nos Instants de Liberté" | Non-Album single |
| 2008 | "Parla più piano" | Vincerò |
| "Io Ti Amerò" | ||
| 2010 | "Hallelujah" | |
| "Maria" | Canterò |
References
edit- ^ "World's youngest tenor sings on France 24". France24.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Amaury Vassili : "Biography"". Amauryvassili.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Biography of Amaury Vassili" (in French). Nrj.fr. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Amaury Vassili : "J'aimerais réaliser ce que Mireille Mathieu a réussi"" (in French). Ozap.com. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "France: Amaury Vassili to the Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ Schacht, Andreas. "It's official: Amaury Vassili to represent France!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Eurovision : Amaury Vassili chantera pour la France". Le Parisien (in French). France. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Running order for the voting tonight". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 May 2012. Due to an unknown reason as yet, Georgia did not reveal their votes, leaving only 41 countries voting in total.
- ^ "French Charts > Amaury Vassili". lescharts.com/.
- ^ a b "Belgium (Wallonia) Charts > Amaury Vassili". ultratop.be/fr/.
- ^ "Swiss Charts > Amaury Vassili". hitparade.ch.
- ^ Chartsinfrance Amaury Vassili, "Sognu"
External links
edit
- Official website (in French)