Raphaël Haroche
Raphaël Haroche (born 7 November 1975 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French singer who performs under the name Raphael.
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[edit] Biography
His father is Russian and his mother is from Argentina.[1] During his childhood and his adolescence, his idoles were David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Téléphone, and Barbara. He played piano and guitar and did not love school[2][3]
In 2000, Raphaël released his first album Hôtel de l'univers (the title is a tribute to Arthur Rimbaud)), but it was not until three years later that he enjoyed his first mainstream success with the song Sur la Route, a duo with famous French singer Jean-Louis Aubert, included in his second album La Réalité. With this album, he chose folk music.
In 2005, Raphaël released his third album, Caravane, to huge critical acclaim and commercial success. He received three Music's Victories in 2006.
In September 2006, Raphaël released the double live album Résistance à la nuit featuring songs from his first three albums as well as a nod to Íngrid Betancourt in the form of the songs La petite chanson and Ceci n'est pas un adieu.
At the beginning of 2007, Raphaël became a member of the supergroup Les Aventuriers d'un autre Monde with Jean-Louis Aubert, Alain Bashung, Cali (singer), Daniel Darc, and Richard Kolinka.
In February 2007, Raphaël released his live acoustic album Une nuit au Châtelet which is partly a tribute to French singers such as Bernard Lavilliers, Gérard Manset, and Serge Gainsbourg. Amongst the many musicians working on this project was ex-David Bowie pianist Mike Garson.
Raphaël's fourth studio album, Je sais que la terre est plate was released on the 17 March 2008. This album featured the song Haïti, a collaboration with the Jamaican group Toots & the Maytals.
On 27 September 2010, Raphaël released his fifth studio album, Pacific 231.
In 2010, he played a role in the movie Ces amours-là directed by Claude Lelouch and released on 15 September 2010.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Hôtel De l'univers (Hotel of the Universe) (2000)
- Cela nous aurait suffi
- Qu'on est bien dans ce monde
- Laisse Faire
- Hôtel de l'univers
- La meute
- Ici tout va bien
- On craindra plus les balles
- Choisis ton camp
- Petite annonce
- T'apporter mon amour
- Libre service
Sales
| Chart | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| France SNEB | Non | - |
[edit] La réalité (The Reality) (2003)
- Comme un homme à la mer
- O Compagnons
- Il ira loin
- La mémoire des jours
- Il y a toujours
- Au temps des colonies
- Être Rimbaud
- 1900
- Sur la route
- La réalité
- Des mots
- Suivez la musique
Sales
| Chart | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| France SNEB | Platinum | 307,000+ |
In the end of 2003 the album La réalité was re-released with two new songs, a radio version of O Compagnons and a video clip.
[edit] Caravane (Caravan) (2005)
- Caravane
- Ne partons pas fâchés
- C'est bon aujourd'hui
- Chanson pour Patrick Dewaere
- Et dans 150 ans
- Les petits bateaux
- La route de nuit
- Schengen
- Peut-être a-t-il rêvé ?
- La ballade du pauvre
- Funambule
Sales
| Chart | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| France SNEB | Diamond | 1,127,000+[4] |
A limited edition which has a bonus DVD came out the same day.
[edit] Une nuit au Châtelet (2007)
- Happe (de Alain Bashung)
- J'l'ai pas touchée (Christophe)
- C'est bon aujourd'hui
- 1900
- Élégie funèbre (Gérard Manset)
- Ceci n'est pas un adieu
- Élisa (Serge Gainsbourg)
- Caravane
- Sur mon cou (Jean Genet)
- Les petits bateaux
- Saint-Étienne (Bernard Lavilliers
- Des mots
- Sur la route
- Poste restante
- Ne partons pas fâchés
- Une petite cantate (Barbara)
- Et dans 150 ans
[edit] Je sais que la terre est plate (I know the earth is flat) (2008)
- Le vent de l'hiver
- Je sais que la terre est plate
- Adieu Haïti
- Le petit train
- Sixième étage
- La jonque
- Quand c'est toi qui conduis
- Concordia
- Tess
- Les limites du monde
- Transsibérien
[edit] Pacific 231 (2010)
- Terminal 2B
- Bar de l'hôtel
- Locomotive
- La petite misère
- Manteau jaune
- Je hais les dimanches
- Ce doit être l'amour
- Le patriote
- Versailles
- Dharma blues
- Je détruis tout
- Prochaine station
- Odyssée de l'espèce
- L'alphabet des gens (bonus)
- Dépression n°7 (bonus)
- La fée (bonus)
[edit] Charts
[edit] Albums
- Caravane album trajectory in Switzerland, peak #9
- Hotel de l'univers album trajectory in France, peak #107
- La réalité album trajectory in France, peak #24
- Caravane/La réalité album trajectory in France, peak #89
- Caravane album trajectory in France, peak #1
[edit] Singles
- "Sur la route" (with Jean-Louis Aubert)
- "Caravane"
- "Ne partons pas fâchés"
- "Et dans 150 ans"
- "Schengen"
- "Le vent de l'hiver"
- "Adieu Haiti" (featuring Toots)
- "Le petit train"
- "Bar de l'hôtel"
[edit] Awards
- Victoires de la Musique
- Male Artist of the Year: 2006
- Album of the Year (Chanson, Variety): 2006 (Caravane)
- Original Song of the Year (People's Award): 2006 (Caravane)
- NRJ Music Awards
- Male Francophone Artist of the Year: 2006
[edit] References
[edit] Further reading
- Raphaël de A à Z, de Sébastien Bataille (2006)
- Les Chansons de Raphaël en BD, par Marie Terray, d'Oliv' par LuK, Dorotée Piatek, Basile Lhuissier, Gwendal Blondelle et Julien Tixier (2006)
- Raphaël, charme et talent, de Véronique Joyaux (2006)
- Raphaël, une route dans l'univers, de Cyril Anthony, Bartillat (2007)
[edit] External links
- (French) [raphael.fm/ Official Website]
- (French) Raphael-Web : site of fans
- Biography of Raphael, from Radio France Internationale
| Preceded by -M- |
Victoires de la Musique Male group or artist of the year 2006 |
Succeeded by Bénabar |