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1 Biography  





2 Eurovision Song Contest 2011  





3 Post-Eurovision to present  





4 Discography  



4.1  Albums  





4.2  Singles  





4.3  Other songs  







5 References  





6 External links  














Amaury Vassili






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Amaury Vassili
Background information
Born (1989-06-08) 8 June 1989 (age 35)
Rouen, France
GenresOpera, operatic pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2009 (2009)–present
LabelsWarner Music France
Websiteamauryvassili.com

Amaury Vassili Chotard (born 8 June 1989) is a French opera singer and professional tenor.[1] His debut album, Vincerò (2009), went double platinum in France, and he has had international success with releases in Canada, South Africa, and South Korea.[2]

Biography

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Amaury Vassili Chotard was born in Rouen, Upper Normandy, and began singing around the age of 9 years, enrolled by his mother at a musical school in Rouen, created by Albert and Elizabeth Amsallem. At 14, Vassili competed in his first singing contest, where he won in singing "Amsterdam" by Jacques Brel (an idol of Vassili).[3] In Vassili's second contest, in front of a full house, he sang "Les Lacs du Connemara" by Michel Sardou; however he did not qualify for the final, despite receiving a standing ovation from the crowd. During the contest, his mother realised how much he enjoyed being on the stage and especially the impact he had on the public, saying "C'est son truc !" ("it's his thing!"). In 2004, Vassili took first place in the Coupe de France de la chanson française.[3]

He became famous with his debut album, Vincerò (2009), which went double platinum (over 250,000 copies) after a worldwide release.[4] His second album, Canterò, was released in November 2010. Vassili describes his music style as "lyrical pop".[4]

Vassili performing at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

Eurovision Song Contest 2011

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On 27 January 2011, it was announced by the French broadcaster France Télévisions that Vassili would be the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany.[5] The song was revealed as "Sognu",[6] and was performed in Corsican. It marks the second French Eurovision entry to be performed in the language after Patrick Fiori received fourth place with "Mama Corsica" in 1993.[7]

Vassili eventually placed 15th with 82 points.

Post-Eurovision to present

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Vassili was the spokesperson for France during the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and presented the country's voting results.[8] He participated on the French version of the Masked Singer as Turtle and became the first male contestant to win the show.

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]
Year Album Peak chart positions
FRA
[9]
BEL (WA)
[10]
SWI
[11]
2009 Vincerò 9 31 -
2010 Canterò 8 18 76
2012 Una parte di me 15 23 -
2014 Amaury Vassili chante Mike Brant 7 10 -
2015 Chansons populaires
  • Released: 16 October 2015
  • Label: Warner Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
18 27 88
2018 Amaury
  • Released: 18 May 2018
  • Label: Warner Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
82 83 -
2021 Crescendo
  • Released: 21 May 2021
  • Label: MCA / East 47th Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
121 152 -

Singles

[edit]
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
FRA
[12]
BEL
(WAL)

[10]
2009 "Lucente Stella" 73 Vincerò
"Mi Fa Morire Cantando"
2010 "Endless Love" (duet with Katherine Jenkins)
2011 "Sognu" 33 25 Canterò (Nouvelle édition)
2012 "Una parte di me" Una parte di me

Other songs

[edit]
Year Single Album
2006 "Nos Instants de Liberté" Non-Album single
2008 "Parla più piano" Vincerò
"Io Ti Amerò"
2010 "Hallelujah"
"Maria" Canterò

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "World's youngest tenor sings on France 24". France24.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  • ^ "Amaury Vassili : "Biography"". Amauryvassili.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  • ^ a b "Biography of Amaury Vassili" (in French). Nrj.fr. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  • ^ a b "Amaury Vassili : "J'aimerais réaliser ce que Mireille Mathieu a réussi"" (in French). Ozap.com. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  • ^ "France: Amaury Vassili to the Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  • ^ Schacht, Andreas. "It's official: Amaury Vassili to represent France!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  • ^ "Eurovision : Amaury Vassili chantera pour la France". Le Parisien (in French). France. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  • ^ "Running order for the voting tonight". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 May 2012. Due to an unknown reason as yet, Georgia did not reveal their votes, leaving only 41 countries voting in total.
  • ^ "French Charts > Amaury Vassili". lescharts.com/.
  • ^ a b "Belgium (Wallonia) Charts > Amaury Vassili". ultratop.be/fr/.
  • ^ "Swiss Charts > Amaury Vassili". hitparade.ch.
  • ^ Chartsinfrance Amaury Vassili, "Sognu"
  • [edit]
    Preceded by

    Jessy Matador
    with "Allez Ola Olé"

    France in the Eurovision Song Contest
    2011
    Succeeded by

    Anggun
    with "Echo (You and I)"


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amaury_Vassili&oldid=1236017125"

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