Louis Stanislas Renoult (born 29 May 1972), just known as Stanislas, is a French singer. After several musical collaborations since 2000, he met success in 2008 with his first solo album ''L'Équilibre instable''.
Biography
He was born in
Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau ( , , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Functional area (France), metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the Kilometre zero#France, centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a Subprefectures in Franc ...
, Seine-et-Marne, the son of François Renoult, a musician who had worked with
Antoine
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The name is most common in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada ...
, notably on the song "Je l'appelle Canelle".
Stanislas entered the Conducting program at the
École Normale de Musique de Paris
The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. The school was founded in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot and Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (English: no ...
when he was 19. Three years later, he left the school with honors and became the assistant of musical director of the Orchestra of Massy Dominique Rouits where he regularly continues to direct classical works. He also composed, works on arrangements and produced many pop singles for artists such as
Daniel Levi,
Calogero (with whom he recorded a duet),
Charles Aznavour
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,
Maurane
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Brought to light in the 1980s with her role as Marie-Jeanne in the second version of the rock opera ''Starmania'', h ...
,
Kool Shen
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,
Céline Dion
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.
In 2000, Stanislas formed with Gioacchino (Calogero's brother) the band Pure Orchestra and signed with Atletico Records, the label of
Pascal Obispo
Pascal Michel Obispo (; born 8 January 1965) is a French pop and rock singer, music producer and songwriter.
Early life
Pascal Obispo, son of Max Obispo (a former Bordeaux Girondins football player of Basque origin) and Nicole Guérin (origin ...
. Their first single "U&I" was aired on radio in summer 2001 and the album ''Singing' dog'' was released in February 2002. In 2004, Stanislas began to write his first solo album and decided to start a new collaboration with his brother Thibaud. They recorded Thibaud's first studio album, entitled ''Les Pas perdus'', then Stanislas' debut album ''L'Équilibre instable'' released in late 2007 (Polydor/Universal). His first single "" achieved success in France. It was followed by "La Belle de Mai", then by "", a duet with Calogero.
After a great success of his two concerts at the Alambra of Paris in March 2008, Stanislas was on stage in France and Belgium in November and December 2008 (
Massy,
Lille
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,
Nantes
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,
Tours
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, the Olympia of Paris,
Ludres
Ludres () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle ''département'' in north-eastern France.
The inhabitants are called ''Ludréens''. In the past, inhabitants of Ludres were known by their neighbours as ''rôtisseurs'' ("roast meat sellers"), ha ...
,
Aix-en-Provence
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, Toulouse, Bordeaux,
Troyes
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, Brussels,
Sanary, Lyon).
He revealed that he first wanted to participate as a contestant in the French version of
Star Academy
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Format
There are many versions of the show, each country having its own sl ...
. A fourth single off the album was released, "Les lignes de ma main" in March 2009.
Stanislas was nominated at the 2009
NRJ Music Awards
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 televisi ...
in the categories 'French group/duet of the year' and 'Music video of the year' for his single "", but did not win.
Discography
Albums
Singles
1 Duet with Calogero
References
External links
Official siteStanislas-official on Dailymotion
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1972 births
Living people
People from Fontainebleau
French pop singers
21st-century French singers
21st-century French male singers
French male singer-songwriters
French singer-songwriters
École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni