Julien Doré has come a long way since his participation in The New Star in 2007. Now aged 42, he has become a essential figure of French songestablishing itself as one of the most popular artists of his generation.
Its success is based in particular on flagship titles such as Sublime & Silence, Coco Cuddle et Limitswhich were able to reach a wide audience.
Thanks to his unique voice and his distinctive musical universe, he has evolved over the years and consolidated his place in the French musical landscape.
Julien Doré back with a new album
On November 8, he returned to the forefront with a brand new project called Impostor, an album in which he covers classics from L5, Mylène Farmer, Axelle Red, Dalida or Kendji Girac.
“Becoming a dad and losing my mother and my grandmother was a moment where I said to myself: 'Okay, you're going to stop for two seconds as a man, not as an artist, and you're just going to look at all that a little bit. Where does it come from, where does it come from? What has happened in the last 17 years? And if there's anywhere I can reconnect with the life force through making music, that's actually the place to go.' This is where the idea for the cover album came from.. A record that I could have recorded after leaving Nouvelle Star. It's a solar project, it's cool, joyful, simple. I didn't put any pressure on myself.“, he recently confided about his record in the columns of Number.
Philippe Risoli reluctant to share his hit
For this ambitious project, Julien Doré therefore decided to draw inspiration from several artists. In addition to pieces like Femme Like U, Mama's eyes et The Midnight Demonshe also dreamed of resuming Banana care by Philippe Risoli.
If the host finally accepted his counterpart's offer, he seems to have been particularly reluctant to give up his hit, as shown in a hilarious video shared on the singer's Instagram account.
In this scene, Internet users discover the underside of their laborious collaboration. “Hello Philippe? Hello, it’s Julien. It was just to ask you something. Would you be ok if I covered Cuitas les Bananas in my covers album?“, we can hear Julien Doré say on the phone.
A question to which the person concerned responds brutally on the other end of the phone: “Wait two seconds, I'm thinking. Well, I thought about it… No!”
Luckily, Philippe Risoli changed his mind, to the delight of music lovers!
