Leslie (singer)
Leslie | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Leslie Bourgouin |
| Born | 4 February 1985 Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France |
| Genres | R&B, pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2002–2013 |
| Labels | EMC Records M6 Interactions Sony Music (previously Sony BMG) |
| Website | leslie-officiel |
Leslie Bourgouin, better known by her mononym Leslie, is a French pop-R&B singer.[1] Her father is Vietnamese and Polynesian while her mother is French. She is married to French music producer Djamel Ferazi, known as Kore, with whom she has a son.[2]
In 2007, she recorded a duet single with the R&B singer Bobby Valentino, "Accorde-moi".
The same year, she covered several 1980s songs on her album Futur 80, including "Boule de flipper" originally sung by Corynne Charby, "Mise au point" by Jakie Quartz and "Les Bêtises" by Sabine Paturel.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Information | France | French sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Je suis et je resterai
|
41
|
130,000
|
| 2004 | Mes couleurs
|
10
|
220,000
|
| 2006 | L'amour en vol
|
50
|
100,000
|
| 2008 | Futur 80
|
-
|
-
|
| 2010 | À la recherche du bonheur
|
34
|
6,000
|
| 2012 | Les enfants de l'orage
|
70
|
3,000
|
Album appearances
- 2004: Raï'n'B Fever
- 2006: Raï'n'B Fever 2
- 2008: Raï'n'B Fever 3
Singles
| Year | Single | Charts | French sales | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | BEL (Wa) |
SUI | ||||
| 2002 | "Le bon choix" | 11 | — | — | 140,000 | Je suis et je resterai |
| "Je suis et je resterai" | 13 | — | — | 120,000 | ||
| 2003 | "On n'sait jamais" (featuring Magic System & Sweety) |
8 | — | 22 | 210,000 | |
| "Pardonner" | 18 | 27 | 80 | 110,000 | ||
| 2004 | "Sobri (notre destin)" (featuring Amine) |
2 | 2 | 29 | 400,000 | Mes couleurs |
| "Et j'attends" | 7 | 15 | 38 | 130,000 | ||
| 2005 | "Vivons pour demain" | 23 | — | 54 | 50,000 | |
| 2006 | "L'envers de la Terre" | 16 | — | 65 | 55,000 | L'amour en vol |
| "Sobri 2 (with Amine) |
12 | — | — | 49,000 | ||
| 2007 | "Accorde-moi" (featuring Bobby Valentino) |
11 | — | — | 22,000 | |
| 2008 | "Mise au point" | Promo only | Futur 80 | |||
| 2010 | "Tout sur mon père" | — | — | — | — | À la recherche du bonheur |
| "Never Never" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hier Encore" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Des mots invincibles" | 75 | — | — | 8,000 | Les enfants de l'orage |
| "Ma génération" | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | "Je te donne (featuring Ivyrise)" | 38 | — | — | 13,000 | |
Featured singles
| Year | Single | Credits | Sales rank | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | BEL (Wa) |
SUI | ||||
| 2005 | "Et puis la Terre..." | As part of collective A.S.I.E. | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2006 | "Protège-toi" | As part of collective Protection Rapprochée | 24 | — | — | |
| "L'Or de nos vies" | As part of collective Fight Aids | 5 | 14* (Ultratip) |
43 | ||
| 2007 | "Pour que tu sois libre" | As part of La Rose Marie Claire | 21 | 30 | — | |
| 2008 | "Parle, Hugo, parle" | As part of Les Voix de l'Enfant | 17 | — | — | |
| 2011 | "I Need You More" | Crush & Alexandra featuring Leslie | 54 | — | — | I Need You More[3] |
| 2012 | "Je te donne" | Leslie & Ivyrise As part of collective Génération Goldman |
38 | — | — | Génération Goldman |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References
- ^ "La métamorphose de Leslie". Paris Match (in French). July 12, 2012.
- ^ "PHOTOS. Leslie : que devient la chanteuse ?". Closer (in French). February 4, 2019.
- ^ "La chanteuse Leslie revient avec un nouveau single « I Need You More »". www.referencement-internet-web.com (in French).
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