About Me
The promo CD cover ! La pochette du CD promo !"NO LOVE" finally AVAILABLE on iTunes and Co... !!! Enjoy it !
"NO LOVE" enfin disponible sur iTunes et sur les plateformes de téléchargements légales : www.virginmega.fr etc... !!!
"No Love" contains a replayed sample of "Never Tear Us Apart" of INXS written by Andrew Farris & Michael Hutchence.
First single on promotion: The PK Mix by Paul Kettle: see his own space at http://www.myspace.com/residentpk
Future Disciple (www.myspace.com/futuredisciple) made the FD Trance Mix
We might think that Selian has appeared out of nowhere with his fitted suits and his sometimes garish ties. Tremendously classical yet terribly modern. Keen on ballet, yet an electro lover, Selian is a living paradox! Born in the Rouen region of France; Selian was discovered in London, drowning his sorrows in a cup of tea. Selian does not like beer or half-hearted relationships.
Right from the start, he kept his passion alive, while waiting for his lucky start to appear. And it did ! “No Love†his first electro pop dance single – on Kickin Music – is likely and hopefully to be a hit since its launch in the club world last summer.
He is moved, almost amused, by the memory of his early years singing in a church choir. “The first time I sang as part of a the choir, I realised that I had found the way to really express myself artistically.†He went on to be a soloist and then founded an a cappella quartet.
American-style beginnings, in which the shadow of the famous French actor Yves Montand slowly began to appear. As in the village where he passed a happy yet solitary childhood, the little Selian used to swim in Yves Montand’s pool during the summer. He was already collecting records and was putting them on his record player so that he could improvise duets with his idols. And he was waiting for a sign.
He tried his hand at theatre, starting off in the role of Georges, the hero of “Le Rendez-vous de Senlis†by Jean Anouilh and became passionate again. But at an audition in the theatre school of La Rue Blanche, the apprentice actor held onto his dream by performing a piece from a light opera at the audition…
He failed the audition! Selian went back to his studies. He took the science option Baccalaureate, went to a university specialising in economics and studied to be press attaché (PR), all the while exhibiting his brand of elegance which is like a second nature to him. He continued to nurture his dreams, without ever forcing them to come true. “I was waiting, diverting my energy onto other things. I was undoubtedly afraid of not being good enough and that my dreams would be dashed.†He therefore started to live a different life. With his PR qualification, he started to smarten up the image of artists (French and international ones) that had helped him to grow up in France. He worked on this during the day and in the evenings, in the dark of a studio, continued to work on his voice.
Selian was looking for his sound and seeking to boost it. He was looking for a famous hit which would bring across exactly what he wanted to say. And “No Love†was born, thanks to a meeting between the “Parisound Team†and Dimitri, the project leader! An INXS sample, remastered violins and above all the perfect storyline for him: unhappy love affairs, an inevitable break-up. Then he exorcised his solitude by writing “Staying Alone†before, finally, standing tall and singing “When I Become Meâ€. The die was finally cast! An album is about to be born from this resurrection, as is Selian.
A flourishing thirty-year old, he plays on being a step removed, proving that his electro in no way prevents humour or romanticism. Already part of the “Wicked Weekend†compilation (Kickin Music) album, this first single could well become a dance floor classic. Selian’s second life is looking exciting!
N.C.
On pourrait croire que SELIAN arrive de nulle part avec ses costumes cintrés et parfois des cravates voyantes...
Furieusement classique, terriblement moderne. Féru de ballet, passionné d’électro… Un paradoxe vivant !
Né en France, à Rouen, et découvert à Londres, noyant son chagrin dans une tasse de thé. SELIAN n’aime ni la bière, ni les relations tièdes.
Depuis son plus jeune âge, il entretient sa flamme, tout en attendant que sa bonne étoile lui fasse enfin signe. C’est fait ! « No Love », son premier single pop dance électro - signé chez Kickin Music - pourrait bien faire le bonheur du public britannique depuis son lancement en clubs l’été dernier.
De ses jeunes années à se faire la voix sur les bancs de l’église, il garde un souvenir ému, presque amusé. « La première fois que j’ai chanté au sein de la chorale, j’ai compris que j’avais trouvé le moyen d’une véritable expression artistique ! » Il passe soliste, puis participe à un quatuor de gospel a capella. Un début d’histoire à l’américaine où vient doucement s’immiscer l’ombre d'Yves Montand. Car dans le village où il coule une enfance heureuse bien que solitaire, le petit S va se baigner, l’été, dans la piscine du grand Yves...
Déjà il collectionne les disques, les repassant dans son mange-disque pour improviser des duos avec ses idoles. Et il attend un signe. Il s’essaye au théâtre, fait ses armes dans le rôle de Georges, héros du "Rendez-vous de Senlis" de Jean Anouilh dans la Compagnie Mascarille et s’enflamme à nouveau. Mais à l’audition de la rue Blanche, l’apprenti comédien reste fidèle à ses rêves : c’est une pièce d’opérette qu’il présente au concours...
Recalé ! SELIAN retourne aux études. Bac scientifique, fac d’économie, école d’attaché de presse et, toujours, cette élégance qu’il affiche comme une seconde nature. Ses rêves, il continue de les nourrir, sans les forcer. « J’attendais, je sublimais. J’avais sûrement peur de ne pas être à la hauteur et qu’on me casse mon rêve… » Il entame donc une première vie. Diplômé es communication, il se charge d’embellir l’image de ces artistes qui l’ont aidé à grandir. Il leur laisse la lumière et la nuit, dans la pénombre d’un studio, continue à travailler sa voix.
SELIAN cherche le son, le booster. Le fameux titre qui traduira exactement ce qu’il veut dire. Et « No Love » naît ! Grâce à la rencontre de la "Parisound Team" et de Dimitri en maître d'oeuvre. Sample d’INXS, violons remasterisés et surtout une histoire qui lui colle à la peau : amours malheureuses, rupture inévitable. Puis il exorcise sa solitude en écrivant « Staying Alone », avant, enfin, de redresser le front en chantant « When I Become Me ». Les dés sont enfin jetés ! De cette résurrection, un album est sur le point de naître, en même temps que SELIAN.
Trentenaire épanoui, il joue le décalage, prouvant qu’un son électro n’empêche ni l’humour, ni le romantisme. Déjà compilé sur l’album « Wicked Week-End » (Kickin Music - Slip 'n' Slide), ce premier single pourrait bien devenir un classique des dancefloors. La seconde vie de SELIAN promet d’être passionnante ! N.C.
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