Florent Mothe (; born May 13, 1981) is a French singer, actor and musician. He is most famous for playing the role of

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in ''

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''. In this role, he performed on a number of singles including ''Vivre à en crever'', ''l'Assasymphonie'', and ''Le bien qui fait mal''.

Biography

Florent Mothe was born on May 13, 1981, in

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. He began studying music at the age of 7, at the Montigny-lès-Cormeilles school. He soon learned to play the flute, piano, bass, synthesizer and guitar, but singing was always his primary interest. He formed his first band, ''Lost Smile'', in 1996, and toured for around six years between France and Germany. At the same time, he played the savant in the musical l'Alphoméga, on the recording and in one performance of the show. Following that, he sang at the Hard Rock Café with his second group, ''Ouija''. He then went to

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, where he began a solo career. He performed short concerts in Canadian bars, as well as at the Mod Club in New York. His performances and recordings on his Myspace page brought him to the attention of

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and Albert Cohen, producers of ''

'', who invited him to attend casting for the musical. He was chosen for the role of Antonio Salieri. In 2010, he was awarded the title of "Francophone Discovery of the year" at the

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. His first solo album, ''Rock in Chair'', was released in April 2013. The first single is called ''Je ne sais pas''. Florent played

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in Dove Attia's new musical '' La Légende du roi Arthur'' with Charlie Boisseau,

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and Fabien Incardona in 2015.

Discography

Albums

Singles

;with the cast of

;with the cast of '' La Légende du roi Arthur''

Awards

*2010

NRJ Music Award An NRJ Music Award (commonly abbreviated as an NMA) is an award presented by the French radio station NRJ to honor the best in the French and worldwide music industry. The awards ceremony, created in 2000 by NRJ in partnership with the televisio ...

for "L'Assasymphonie": Francophone Song of the Year 2009 Patwhite-com: "NRJ Music Awards 2010: Chanson francophone de l’année"
/ref> *2010 NRJ Music Award as member of the cast of Mozart l'Opéra Rock: Francophone Duo/Group of the Year

References

External links

Florent Mothe
on

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