Sinclair (singer)
| Sinclair | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mathieu Blanc-Francard |
| Born |
July 19, 1970 Tours, France |
| Genres | funk |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Labels | EMI, Warner |
Mathieu Blanc-Francard, stage name Sinclair (born 19 July 1970), is a French singer-songwriter and musician.
Mathieu Blanc-Francard grew up in Paris and went to school at the lycée Janson-de-Sailly. He became interested in music as a teenager and missed his baccalauréat. He briefly worked in a recording studio as an assistant sound engineer and learned the guitar. At this time he formed his first band and chose his stage name.
Sinclair's first album, Que justice soit faite ("Let justice be done"), was released in 1993. In the recording he played all the instruments except the drums. The album sold 100,000 copies and was certified as a "golden disc". Sinclair gave a hundred concerts to publicise this album, including a performance at the New Morning nightclub in May 1993. For his second album, Au mépris du danger ("In defiance of danger"), musicians including Matthieu Chedid and Fixi of the group Java formed his group "Système Sinclair". His third album, La Bonne attitude ("The Good attitude"), on which he invited Manu Katché, sold 200,000 copies. Sinclair composed, arranged and produced his fourth album, Supernova Superstar, which came out in 2001.
In 2002, Sinclair composed the soundtrack for the film Mon Idole, directed by Guillaume Canet. In 2004 he released a new album Comme je suis 1992-2004 with title song Comme je suis ("As I am") and a compilation of his most successful songs. His sixth studio album, Morphologique ("Morphology"), was published in October 2006 by his own label, Mini Strong. In 2008 he directed (together with David Dahan) the music for a television series, Duval et Moretti. In early 2011, Sinclair signed a contract with Warner Music Group which released an eponymous album in May of that year. A single, Ça tourne dans ma tête ("It runs in my head"), preceded the release of the album.
Sinclair was on the jury for seasons 6 and 7 of the TV series Nouvelle Star (broadcast by M6) alongside the composer, arranger and pianist André Manoukian, the journalist Philippe Manœuvre and the singer Lio. In autumn 2009 he announced his intention to withdraw, being dissatisfied with the musical standard of the 2008–09 season. However, in season 9 of Nouvelle Star, starting in December 2012, he returned to the jury with Manoukian, Maurane and Olivier Bas. In 2013 he produced an album Premières rencontres ("First meeting") for the singer Sophie-Tith Charvet, winner of season 9.
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