Sofiane (singer)
| Sofiane | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sofiane Tadjine-Lambert |
| Born |
November 18, 1980 France |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Labels | EMI |
Sofiane Tadjine-Lambert or just Sofiane Tadjine, better known by his mononym Sofiane (born 18 November 1980) is a French singer and songwriter and a contestant in season 4 of French reality television music competition Star Academy in 2004 and in 2nd season of Les Anges de la télé-réalité in 2012.
He started singing and writing at an early age. In 2004, at 22 years old, he applied to the reality television show Star Academy in its fourth season reaching the Final 5 stage and eliminated after week 10 of a 12-week competition. The season was won by Grégory Lemarchal. Sofiane interpretations appeared in various season 4 album releases including "Je vais t'aimer" in duo with Francesca in Star Academy 4 chante Michel Sardou, "Mrs Robinson" in duo with winner Grégory in Star Academy 4 fait son cinéma and "Comme à l'ancienne" as a solo single in album Star Academy 4 : Les singles. "Comme à l'ancienne" became his debut single in 2004. He also took part in the Star Academy Tour with other finalist.
After Star Academy, Sofiane began preparing songs for releasing an eventual album. He was encouraged by the success of his biggest hit in France "Briser mes chaînes". It was a song from the French adaptation of High School Musical in a French-language rendition of a song, composed by Jamie Houston. The French version with lyrics by Georges Costa, produced by Allias LJ and Xavier Pech and sung by Sofiane reached #10 on SNEP, the official French Singles Chart 2006, and stayed for 29 weeks in the French charts. It was also a hit in Belgium making it to #21 on Belgian Ultratop 50 francophone charts.
In 2007, he released his limited release album Comme je suis in collaboration with Alias LJ and Xavier Plèche with contributions by a wide prospect of artists like Bambi Cruz in "L'envie d'y croire" with hip hop influences, with Ygal Amar on the track "Elle" and N'Zongo Soul featuring in a fusion African music style. In the very personal album, Sofiane talks about his absent-father, talking about his Algerian origins, his mother to whom he was greatly attached, and about love such as on tracks. with funky-jazz style "Pour que tu reviennes", the dance tune "Danse pour moi". He also tackled racism and intolerance in "Je vous dis", indifference as in "L'envie d'y croire" and abandonment as in "Donne-moi".
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