L5 was a French
girl group
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. They were known for their participation in the French ''
Popstars
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'' TV programme in its first season in 2001.
L5 reached the 54th position in the
list of French best-selling singles and held the number 1 position in the
list of French number-one hits of 2001 with their song "
Toutes les femmes de ta vie". They toured in France with
Jérémy Chatelain
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Early life
Jérémy Chatelein was born on 19 October 1984 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France. In order to enter the Star Academy, Jérémy lied about his ...
in 2003 and with
Billy Crawford
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Crawfor ...
in 2006. "Make a Change", on the album ''
Destiny
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Fate
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'' by No Angels, is an English-language remake of L5's single "Reste Encore" (2003).
Members
Alexandra Canto(Alex Dana), born on 26 June 1978 in
Marseille
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Claire Litvine(Claire L.), born on 4 April 1972 in
Pau
*Coralie Gelle (Coraly Emoi), born on 7 October 1977 in
Bressuire
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Notable buildings
Bressuire ha ...
*
Louisy Joseph
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, born on 14 April 1978 in
Lyon
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Marjorie Parascandola(Margie Nelson), born on 8 October 1980 in
Pierrelatte
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Population
...
Discography
Albums
Singles
DVDs
*2002 - ''Comment Devenir Popstars (L'historie Vraie du Groupe)''
*2004 – ''Le Live''
References
French pop music groups
French girl groups
French dance music groups
Musical groups established in 2001
Musical groups disestablished in 2006
Musical groups from Paris
Vocal quintets
Teen pop groups
Dance-pop groups
Popstars winners
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