Soan (singer)


Julien Decroix, better known as Soan, is a French singer-songwriter who won in 2009 the seventh season of the French music competition Nouvelle Star.

Beginnings

Soan left home at 17 over family discords and traveled a lot as a singer to earn his living but without notable success. He also sang at Paris Metro underground train stations.

''Nouvelle Star''

At 27, he took part in the Paris auditions of Nouvelle Star and was accepted to qualification rounds, without his audition being shown on the program. His rendition in the second round was also not shown. His first showing on the broadcast series was while doing a trio interpretation of BB Brunes's Dis-moi with two other candidates after which went to the lives rounds. On the show of 31 March 2009 on M6, judge Philippe Manœuvre announced his selection for the prime shows with 15 finalists left.
On 9 June 2009, he was declared the winner against tough competition from finalist and eventual runner-up Leïla Aissaoui as well as from third Camélia Jordana. He proved to be a phenomenon with his piercings and tattoos, pretty face, smoky eye makeup, deep baritone voice and unique sense of fashion. Jean Paul Gaultier designed several of Soan's costumes and outfits.

Appearances during ''Nouvelle Star''

;Solo
DateTitleOriginal artistMarks
7 April 2009"Le vent nous portera"Noir désir4 blues
14 April 2009"Ma petite entreprise"Alain Bashung4 blues
21 April 2009"Boys Don't Cry"The Cure3 blues
28 April 2008"Les mots bleus"Christophe4 blues
5 May 2009"Alabama Song"
Kurt Weill3 blues
12 May 2009"Requiem pour un con"Serge Gainsbourg2 blues
12 May 2009My Way
Paul Anka4 blues
19 May 2009"Seven Nation Army"The White Stripes3 blues
19 May 2009"Ces gens-là"Jacques Brel3 blues
26 May 2009"La Mauvaise Réputation"
Georges Brassens4 blues
26 May 2009"One"U22 blues
2 June 2009 "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
France Gall1 blue
2 June 2009 "L'Accordéoniste"Édith Piaf2 blues
2 June 2009 "Personal Jesus"
Depeche Mode3 blues
9 June 2009 "J'veux du soleil"Au P'tit Bonheur4 blues
9 June 2009 "Aux sombres héros de l'amer"Noir Desir2 blues
9 June 2009 "Break on Through "The Doors3 blues

;In duos / trios
DateTitleFellow contestants in duo / trioOriginal artist
2nd day in theater"Dis-moi"Yoann and ThéophaneBB Brunes
7 April 2009"Temps à nouveau"Yasmina, Yoann, Mahdi and ThomasJean-Louis Aubert
14 April 2009"Tout le bonheur du monde"Camélia Jordana and MahdiSinsemilia
21 April 2009"Tu veux ou tu veux pas"Camélia Jordana and LaryMarcel Zanini
28 April 2009"Mes mains sur tes hanches"LeïlaSalvatore Adamo
5 May 2009"Est-ce que tu viens pour les vacances?"DamienDavid et Jonathan
19 May 2009"Spacer"Leïla and ThomasSheila
26 May 2009"Mon frère"ThomasMaxime Le Forestier
26 May 2009"I Got You "Camélia JordanaJames Brown
2 June 2009"Les histoires d'A"LeïlaLes Rita Mitsouko
2 June 2009"Walk on the Wild SideCamélia-JordanaLou Reed
9 June 2009"Should I Stay or Should I Go"LeïlaThe Clash
9 June 2009"Here's to You"LeïlaJoan Baez
9 June 2009"Comment te dire adieu?"LeïlaFrançoise Hardy

;In groups
Group interpretations including Soan at the beginning of program
DateTitleOriginal artist
21 April 2009"I Want You Back"The Jackson Five
28 April 2008"Born to Be Alive"Patrick Hernandez
5 May 2009"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go''George Michael
12 May 2009"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"
Solomon Burke
19 May 2009"Waterloo"ABBA
26 May 2009"Another One Bites the Dust"Queen
2 June 2009"London Calling"The Clash
9 June 2009"YMCA"Village People

After ''Nouvelle Star''

On 22 June 2009, he was featured as supporting act before a Jean Corti concert at Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, in Paris, and between June and October 2009 took part in the Nouvelle Star 2009 Tour with 4 other finalists.
His debut album, Tant pis was released on 27 November 2009 on Jive Records. On 9 June 2010, he was invited to interpret one of his songs, "Séquelles", during the Nouvelle Star 2010 semi-finals. He also appeared at Laurent Ruquier's program On n'est pas couché.

Discography

Albums

Singles