Thomas Fersen

Thomas Fersen ( born January 4, 1963 in Paris ) is a French singer. Although his music career began in the late 1980s, he is associated with the Nouvelle Scène Française Nouvelle Chanson or the.

Biography

Thomas Fersen was born the son of a nurse and a bank employee in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. He is the youngest of three children. His two sisters are two and four years older.

Heels grew up in the Paris suburb, in the department of Val -de- Marne. His love for music, he discovered along with his grandfather, who, alongside his work as a banker and musician.

1969 moved heels with his family in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, where he attended the elementary school. During this time he began to increasingly intense interest in music and often spent a long time dreaming before the shop windows of various music stores. Although his mother could not imagine that it could have a meaning, they gave him his first guitar. At the time, then also emerged already his first songs.

In 1978, Fersen's family moved once more to, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. Two years later he completed his school career with the Baccalauréat, the French High School, and founded a music group called " UU ".

In the years 1984 and 1985 heels completed his military service.

1988 was finally published his first single "Sound héros Jane ", but was not very successful. 1990 his daughter Juliette was born, and it appeared his second single " Le Peuple de la nuit". 1993 followed Fersens first album entitled " Le bal des oiseaux ", which literally overnight made ​​him famous and his 1994 entitled " Révélation masculine " earned ( male newcomer of the year ) in France. Since then, he brings every two years a new album on the market and is very successful in France.

Typical of Thomas heels are his very poetic lyrics. He knows very well with puns deal and plays in particular very happy with images from the plant and animal world. The subjects of his lyrics are very broad, ranging from everyday situations on the description of dreams to entirely fanciful events. Particularly noteworthy is his deep and husky voice and the fact that the type of music ( rock, jazz, blues etc. ) changes from album to album again and again.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

  • 2001 - Triplex (3 CDs)
  • 2004 - La cigale des grands jours (DVD / CD)
  • 2006 - Bonne fête Hyacinthe (DVD)

Compilations

  • 2007 - Gratte -moi la puce - Best of de poche (only new )
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