Alain Cordier (; born 25 November 1979 in Thionville), better known by his stage name Corson, is a French singer-songwriter.Ce qu’il faut savoir sur Corson, elle.fr, 14 July He is a versatile singer with a characteristic tenor lyrical voice and classical singing techniques but equally efficient as a pop rock performer.Frenchtouch2: Corson – une belle voix pour un superbe album Rainbow Corson is also the name of his musical pop rock group. His debut 11-track album The Rainbow was released on Polydor in January 2015.Corson : nouvel espoir de la pop made in France, rocknconcert.com, 21 November 2014
Biography
Corson with encouragement of his mother studied piano at age 8. At 17 years, he took classical singing classes at the Thionville music conservatory also becoming the vocalist for the band Samsara, a funk group he formed with his high school friend. He also entered Thionville Conservatory and later Asnières Conservatory specializing in lyrical singing. He took part in a number of musical comedies touring various French venues.
Cordier also graduated with a diploma in International Commerce and worked for a time in a Luxembourg bank before quitting to concentrate all his time to music. At 21, he decided to move to Paris and to attempt a musical career. In 2003, he played in Belles belles belles (a musical based on Claude François' songs) and in Roméo et Juliette by Gérard Presgurvic.Biographie d'Alain Cordier, comedie2000.com, 14 July 2014
He wrote songs for Amaury Vassili, Joy Esther and in 2009 his meeting with producer Selim Mouhoubi and his Selisam Productions company was very critical in developing his career. Alain Cordier decided to change his artistic name to Corson in memory of his mother being the first syllables of his mother's given name and surname.
In 2011, an EP titled Corson released with 5 tracks on label Mercury Records. Corson, la révélation pop !, coulissesmedias.com, 14 July 2014Corson, lesinrocks.com, 14 July The singles The Rainbow, We'll Come Again, Raise Me Up were broadcast on French radios Virgin Radio, RTL, NRJ.Lab Virgin Radio : Corson et Kodaline dans l'émission dimanche, virginradio.fr, 14 July 2014Corson interprète le titre Raise me up dans Le Grand Studio RTL, rtl.fr, 14 July 2014Corson dévoile le clip du single The Rainbow, chartsinfrance.net, 14 July 2014
In 2014, Sophie-Tith invited Corson on her album.Sophie-Tith et Corson , idolesmag.com, 14 July 2014 He also opened concerts by Skip the Use, Boy George, Imagine Dragons, Lisa Stansfield, Laura Pausini at Zénith de Paris, Morten Harket at Olympia, Calogero at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. Corson also performed in solo concerts at Le Divan du Monde and Café de la Danse. A new single Loud released in July 2014.Corson enchaîne avec le titre Loud, son nouveau single, chartsinfrance.net, 14 July 2014Corson visionnez son nouveau clip Loud , ptitblog.net, 28 October 2014
His song We'll Come Again can be heard in Lancôme's commercial for the fragrance "La Vie est belle" with Julia Roberts.
Style Corson discovered U2 as an adolescent and tried to sing like Bono and Luciano Pavarotti on the duet Miss Sarajevo who inspired him the single We'll come again. He has an operatic voice who serves melancholic lyrics and melodies. He illustrates his songs by artistic video clips. Corson reminds Brad Pitt's Meet Joe Black for We'll come again.Corson – We’ll come again , pose-mag.fr, 14 July 2014
Charity involvement He supports the association Rafael Lorraine, a charity created for helping sick children.Corson : magnifque concert le 8 avril au Divan du Monde, rafael-lorraine.fr, 14 July 2014
Discography
Albums YearAlbumPeak positionsCertificationNotes FR BEL (Wa)2015 The RainbowTrack list "Raise Me Up (Je respire encore)" "The Rainbow" "Loud" "We'll Come Again" "Start the War" "Made of Pain" "Make a Stand" "Eldorado" "The Rain" "The Other Side" "Lost in the Air"
EPs 2011 : Corson, EP 2014 : Loud, EP
Singles YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum FR BEL (Wa)2012 "We'll Come Again"Corson2013 "The Rainbow"422014 "Raise Me Up (Je respire encore)"5836*(Ultratip) "Loud"Loud "Ces choses-là" (duet with Sophie-Tith)J'aime ça2015 "Sonia"2016 "Je respire comme tu mens" *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Collaborations 2006 : Nos Instants de liberté by Liza Pastor and Amaury Vassili 2007 : L'Hôpital, tv series 2014 : Éphémère by Louis Delort and The Sheperds 2015 : We are sailors by Mathieu, finalist of the Nouvelle StarFinale de la Nouvelle Star : Que vont chanter Emji et Mathieu ?, chartsinfrance.net, 13 March 2015 2015 : Edge of the world, Reaching Up, Its over on the album Mission Control Alive by Mission Control and David Hallyday
Participations 2014 : Le Chemin de Pierre for the Abbé Pierre's Foundation, clip 2014 : Kiss & Love for the SidactionSidaction, écoutez un extrait du single Kiss and Love , idolesmag.com, 1 September 2014
Musicals 2003–2004 : Belles belles belles, dir by Redha – Olympia, tour 2003 : War by Christophe Borie, Stéphane Metro and Franck Varnava – Festival des Musicals de Paris 2009 : Roméo et Juliette, de la haine à l'amour by Gérard Presgurvic, dir Redha – South Korea : understudy of Prince, Frère Laurent and Lord Capulet
References
External links Official site Facebook