French singer/songwriter Julien Doré's fame grew after winning television talent competition Nouvelle Star, going from being associated mainly with the show to becoming a pop star in his own right. His stylistically varied 2008 debut Ersatz was one of the best-selling French albums of that year, but he truly found his voice on 2016's &, a slick collection of smooth pop with electronic undercurrents.
Born July 7, 1982, in Alès, Gard, France, Doré studied at the college of Louis Feuillade as well as the École des Beaux-Arts of Nîmes, where he performed with the band Dig Up Elvi...