Jonatan Cerrada Moreno (born 12 September 1985) is a Belgian singer. He won the first season of '' Nouvelle Star'' (the French edition of '' Pop Idol'') in 2003 and represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.

Personal life

Jonatan Cerrada Moreno was born in

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, Belgium, and grew up in Ans with his four siblings (Julien, Rafaël, Audrey and Rachel) and his Spanish parents María Victoria Moreno, a secretary, and Valentín Cerrada, a mechanical technician. He was eight years old when he entered the '' Opéra Royal de Wallonie'' in Liège where he stayed until age fourteen. He speaks fluent French, Spanish, English and basic Indonesian. He currently lives in Bali.

Professional career

Cerrada won the first season of '' Nouvelle Star'' in 2003. Soon after winning the competition, he released his debut single "

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", a revival of a song originally by Michel Jonasz, and then "

Rien ne me changera "Rien ne me changera" is the second single from the winner of A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star - Jonatan Cerrada. In English "Rien ne me Changera" means "Nothing Will Change Me". This song features on Jonatan's debut album ''Siempre 23 ''Siem ...

". His debut album, ''

Siempre 23 ''Siempre 23'' ( en, Always 23) is the debut album of the ' A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star' winner - Jonatan Cerrada. The album is sung in French but some songs show of his Spanish roots. His debut album contains his hit singles "Je voulais te ...

'', was released after that and was successful across France and Belgium. Cerrada represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 singing a power ballad song, "

À chaque pas France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "À chaque pas" written by Ben "Jammin" Robbins, Steve Balsamo and Jonatan Cerrada. The song was performed by Jonatan Cerrada. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in coll ...

", and came 15th out of 24 finalist countries. Cerrada was invited to star as a guest in the Spanish comedy/drama '' Un Paso Adelante'', which also aired in France with French dubbing, and he dubbed his own lines. Cerrada sang the soundtrack for the French edition of the film '' Robots'' - "Mon Paradis". Soon after that, his second album ''

La Preuve du contraire La Preuve Du Contraire is the second album by Jonatan Cerrada. Its title literally translates into 'The Proof of the Opposite' but means 'The Proof That It Is Wrong'. Most of the songs are in French, but one track is in Spanish while one is partl ...

'' was released. In September 2005, "Libre comme l'air" was released only in Belgium. In March 2006, it was confirmed his next single was to be "Ne m'en veux pas" which appeared on ''

'' as a duet with Ophélie Cassy. A new solo version was recorded but was never released. In February 2007, a year after his latest single "Ruban noir" (from ''

'') became a major download hit without any specific promotion. It is sung partly in Spanish and is about the

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. In June/July 2007, he took the title role of Arthur Rimbaud in the semi-staged comedy musical ''Rimbaud'', written by Richard Charest & Arnaud Kerane

Cerrada is no longer signed by the major record label that released his first two French albums. Instead, he started working on a Spanish album as independently. In May 2007, he created a new MySpace site ''Tercero'', showcasing songs, all sung in Spanish, with a distinct Latin and R&B style. In July 2007, he signed up to the Sellaband website aiming to find "believers" willing to buy "parts" (funding) the recording of his third album. Regularly appearing in the top three of Sellaband's charts, he managed to collect $25,000 (half of the required $50,000), before deciding to leave the website in October 2007. He stated that even though he had written the lyrics, he was not the composer of his proposed songs. The composer did not wish to give a percentage of earnings to Sellaband and was unwilling to proceed. His Sellaband blog also revealed his disappointment at being dropped by a major record company. On Sellaband, his profile, blog, and updates were in English. In January 2018, Cerrada released an Indonesian single entitled "Lelaki Lain Di Hati", written by Valiant Budi Yogi or well known as Vabyo. He felt challenged after his friend offered him to sing Indonesian song. This song became popular in Indonesia because it is rare for a foreign singer to release an Indonesian single.

Discography

Albums

Other releases *''Tercero'', previously collected believers for this project on Sellaband.

Singles

Other releases *"Mon Paradis" (download only) *Ne m'en veux pas" (promo only) *"Lelaki Lain Di Hati" (2018)

Filmography

* 2018 : ''Liam dan Laila'' : Liam

References

External links

Jonatan Cerrada Official SiteJonatan Cerrada's Myspace (French & English)Jonatan Cerrada's Tercero Myspace (French)Jonatan Cerrada's Sellaband page (English)Jonatan Cerrada Official Fan Club (French & Spanish)Largest Jonatan Cerrada Fan Site (French)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cerrada, Jonatan 1985 births Living people Belgian people of Spanish descent Belgian pop singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2004 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for France French-language singers of Belgium Nouvelle Star winners Musicians from Liège Walloon musicians 21st-century Belgian male singers