Julien Doré (born July 7, 1982) is a French singer, winner of the fifth season of the television show Nouvelle Star, aired on the French Television M6 channel.
He is also the great-great-great-nephew of Gustave Doré, a well-known illustrator of the 19th century.
Doré was born in Alès (Gard, and grew up in Lunel. After taking his baccalauréat littéraire at the college Louis Feuillade, he attended the École des Beaux-Arts of Nîmes for five years. He is the founder of the group Dig up Elvis, with which he played in the bars of Nîmes. At that time, beer was the currency in which he was paid. In 2006, he created with Guillaume de Molina the project "The Jean d'Ormesson disco suicide", "protean group" which covered pop and disco hits. In June 2007, Doré was voted #1 in French Elle Magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll. He used to date Louise Bourgoin (ex-TV presenter on Canal+ channel) but they have been separated since March 2009.
Doré was selected at the time of the casting in Marseille, where he presented himself with a ukulele. At the beginning, he only participated in the casting to get free publicity for his band. He convinced the jury when he sang "A la faveur de l'automne" (originally by Tété). His most memorable performances and revelations were while singing "Moi... Lolita" (Alizée) and "...Baby One More Time" (Britney Spears), dance music songs, in acoustics. He won the finale against Tigane.Week Song Choice Original Artist Result Open Audition "A la faveur de l'automne" Tété - Open Audition -2nd song "Funny Fishy Pussy" The Jean d'Ormesson Disco Suicide 3 vote "Yes" out of 4 Theatre auditions - day 1 "Creep" Radiohead Safe Theatre auditions
- day 2 (trio) "Du côté de chez Swann" Dave Safe Theatre auditions - day 3 "A la faveur de l'automne" Tété Safe Top 15 "Like a Virgin" Madonna Safe Top 13 "Les Mots bleus" Christophe Safe Top 10 "Heartbreak Hotel" Elvis Presley Safe Top 9 "Comme d'habitude" ("My Way") Claude François Safe Top 8 "Light my Fire" The Doors Safe Top 7 "Moi... Lolita" Alizée Safe Top 6 - 1st song "Strangers in the Night" Frank Sinatra - Top 6 - 2nd song "Mourir sur scène" Dalida Safe Top 5 - 1st song "I Put a Spell on You" Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Top 5 - 2nd song "Le Coup de soleil" Richard Cocciante Safe Top 4 - 1st song "...Baby One More Time" Britney Spears - Top 4 - 2nd song "Les Bêtises" Sabine Paturel Safe Top 3 - 1st song "Tainted Love" Soft Cell - Top 3 - 2nd song "Vanina" Dave Safe Top 2 - 1st song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana - Top 2 - 2nd song "You Really Got Me" The Kinks - Top 2 - 3rd song "Le Mal Aimé" Claude François Winner
SinglesYear Single Album Chart peak positions U.S. UK AUS CAN AUT GER SWI FRA 2008 "Les Limites" Ersatz — — — — — — 14 1 2008 "Figures Imposées" — — — — — — 34 11 2009 "First Lady" — — — — — — — 15 2009 "Les Bords de Mer" — — — — — — — —
AlbumsYear Album Chart Positions RIAA Certification U.S. CAN UK AUS NZ GER BE FRA 2008 Ersatz First studio album Released: June 16, 2008 Sony BMG - - - - - - 8 2 -
