Emmanuel da Silva, better known as Da Silva (born in
Nevers
Nevers ( , ; , later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is a city and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the pr ...
on 15 April 1976), is a French singer-songwriter of
Portuguese descent. A ''
Le Monde
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'' critic called him a musical chameleon passing from punk and industrial to electro, garage, and rock.
In his adolescence, he was part of the punk group Mad Coakroches and later formed his own band Punishment Park. At 21, he moved to more acoustic sounds with the group.
He resided for about two years in
Dinan
Dinan (; ) is a walled Brittany, Breton town and a commune in France, commune in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Léhon was merged into Dinan.
Geography
Inst ...
in
Côtes-d'Armor
The Côtes-d'Armor ( , ; ; , ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord until 1990 (, ), is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.[Rennes
Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...]
, where he created his own home studio.
With help from Cali, who invited him to open up for some of his concerts, he released the album ''Décembre en été'' in 2005 that sold 110,000 copies and included the folk style single "L'Indécision". What followed was a more melancholic pessimistic album in 2007 titled ''De beaux jours à venir'' on his take on life in general.
''La Tendresse des fous'' in 2009 became his most successful commercial album that reached the French Top 20, followed by ''La distance'' in 2012 and ''Villa Rosa'' in 2013.
MetroNews.fr: Da Silva ("Villa Rosa"), l'énergie de l'espoir
Discography
Albums
Singles
*2005: ""L'Indécision
References
External links
Official websiteFacebook
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1976 births
Living people
People from Nevers
French people of Portuguese descent
21st-century French singers
21st-century French male singers