Essaï Altounian
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Essaï Altounian
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Essaï |
| Born |
5 November 1980 Paris, France |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, keyboardist, music producer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboard |
| Labels | Sony France, Mercury Universal |
| Associated acts | Genealogy |
| Website | http://www.essai-online.com/ |
Essaï Altounian (Armenian: Եսայի Ալթունյան, in Western Armenian Եսայի Ալթունեան) born on 5 November 1980), sometimes credited as simply Essaï, is a French-Armenian singer, songwriter, keyboardist, music producer and an actor.
Essaï Altounian is a French-Armenian singer, songwriter, keyboardist, music producer and an actor. Being of Armenian origin Essai lived and debuted in France. His grandparents escaped from Kharpet during the Armenian Genocide. At the age of 5 his grandfather Nechane escaped from Der zor desert after his mother and sisters were killed in front of him. He walked alone in the desert when some Bedouins found him crying and decided to keep him. At the age of 18 he met a cousin in a market by chance and moved to France to live with his other cousins that survived. In France he met Essai’s grandmother, learned French and worked hard for his family. Essaï grew up listening to the stories about the Armenian Genocide and his grandfather even wrote a book to never forget what happened to him and to the Armenian people in 1915. The book is called “The Child of the Desert”.
At the age of 12 Essaï composed his first song, and at the age of 19 signed a contract with Sony France as lead singer of the urban and pop idol group “Ideal-3”. The pop/urban inspired top ten hit “Pardonne-moi” and was played on all major French radio stations, including NRJ and Fun Radio. The band toured all of the major venues and arenas of the time. They also appeared on numerous television shows including Jacques Martin. Essaï left his law studies at the Jean Monnet University Paris, to pursue his passion for music.
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