French opera singer

Musical artist

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

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Eurovision Song Contest 2011
• 3 After Eurovision-present
• 4 Discography
  • 4.1 Albums
  • 4.2 Singles
  • 4.3 Other songs
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Biography

Amaury V*ili 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, V*ili competed in his first singing contest, where he won in singing "Amsterdam" by Jacques Brel (an idol of V*ili). In V*ili'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, V*ili took first place in the Coupe de France de la chanson française.

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

V*ili performing at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

Eurovision Song Contest 2011

On 27 January 2011, it was announced by the French broadcaster France Télévisions, that V*ili would be the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The song was revealed as "Sognu", 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.

V*ili eventually placed 15th with 82 points.

After Eurovision-present

V*ili was the spokesperson for France during the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and presented the country's voting results.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other songs

References

External links

• Official website (in French)

Note: Entries scored out are when France did not competeWithdrawn

• "I Am Belarusian"

(Note:: "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)