- Mickels Réa
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Mickels Réa Born 28 June 1983 Origin France Occupations Singer and songwriter Instruments Guitar, piano, bass and drums Years active 2004–present Labels Universal Music Associated acts Star Academy 8 Website Official Myspace Mickels Rea, born 28 June 1983 in Charleville-Mezieres, is a French singer-songwriter, best known as the winner of France's Star Academy 8.
Biography
Mickels studied music at the École Nationale de Musique et de Danse de Charleville-Mézières and for 9 years, he learnt music theory, harmony, guitar and vocals.
In 1999, aged 16, he won the contest Chantons sur la foire in Charleville-Mézières, which allowed him to record his first single and to represent France at the International Festival of Mangalia, Romania.
He later spent three years studying at the vocal school of Alice Dona in Paris.
In 2004, he was part of the cast of the musical Les Enfants du Soleil created by Alexandre Arcady and Didier Barbelivien, where he played the role of Farid, the son of Harki.[1]
In 2008, Mickels was the victor of the eighth season of Star Academy France, a popular television reality-show and musical competition. During the show, he sang with Lenny Kravitz, Johnny Hallyday, Seal, Keane, Laura Pausini, Jason Mraz, Christophe Maé and Rihanna. On 19 December 2008 he was announced the series winner with 52.2% of the votes. The prize was an advance of 500,000 euros and a contract with record label Universal Music to record an album. Recorded with his band Rive Despleen, that album is due for release in Spring 2010.[2]
References
- ^ "Mickels Rea, lauréat de la 8e édition de la Star Ac". Le Monde. France. http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2008/12/20/mickels-rea-laureat-de-la-8e-edition-de-la-star-ac_1133407_3224.html. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Mickels Réa (Star Ac 8) : " J’ai écrit et composé la plupart des morceaux" – Public, album, TF1" (in (French)). Tele.premiere.fr. 15 January 2010. http://tele.premiere.fr/News-Tele/Mickels-Rea-Star-Ac-8-J-ai-ecrit-et-compose-la-plupart-des-morceaux/(gid)/2186618. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2010-03-25 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
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Preceded by
Quentin MosimannWinner of
Star Academy France
2008Succeeded by
IncumbentStar Academy France Host Winners Jenifer Bartoli (2001) · Nolwenn Leroy (2002) · Élodie Frégé (2003) · Grégory Lemarchal (2004) · Magalie Vaé (2005) · Cyril Cinélu (2006) · Quentin Mosimann (2007) · Mickels Réa (2008)Other notable contestants Mario Barravecchia (2001) · Jean-Pascal Lacoste (2001) · Olivia Ruiz (2001) · Houcine (2002) · Georges-Alain Jones (2002) · Jérémy Chatelain (2002) · Emma Daumas (2002) · Morganne Matis (2003) · Michal Kwiatkowski (2003) · Sofia Essaïdi (2003)Singles "La Musique (Angelica)" (2001) · "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (2002) · "Paris Latino" (2002) · "La Bamba" (2003) · "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (2003) · "L'Orange" (2003) · "Laissez-moi danser" (2004) · "Adieu monsieur le professeur" (2004) · "Santiano" (2005) ·Categories:- 1983 births
- French-language singers
- French male singers
- Living people
- Star Academy winners
- Star Academy (France) participants
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