Florent Mothe
{{short description|French singer, actor and musician (born 1981)}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Florent Mothe
| image = Florent Mothe.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Florent Mothe in 2015
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| birth_name = Florent Mothe
| alias = Flow
Billy Romance
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|5|13}}
| birth_place = Argenteuil, Île-de-France, France
| origin =
| instrument = Vocals, Guitar, Flute, Piano, Bass
| genre = Pop, Rock, Jazz, Metal
| occupation = Singer, Musician, Composer, Actor
| years_active = 1997–present
| label = Warner Music France
| associated_acts = Mozart, l'opéra rock
| website =
}}
Florent Mothe ({{IPA|fr|flɔʁɑ̃ mɔt}}; born May 13, 1981) is a French singer, actor and musician.
He is most famous for playing the role of Antonio Salieri in Mozart, l'opéra rock. In this role, he performed on a number of singles including Vivre à en crever, l'Assasymphonie, and Le bien qui fait mal.
Biography
Florent Mothe was born on May 13, 1981, in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise.Metro N° 1733 Paris vendredi 5 férvrier 2010, p. 20 He began studying music at the age of 7, at the Montigny-lès-Cormeilles school. He soon learned to play the flute, piano, bass, synthesizer and guitar, but singing was always his primary interest.
He formed his first band, Lost Smile, in 1996, and toured for around six years between France and Germany. At the same time, he played the savant in the musical l'Alphoméga, on the recording and in one performance of the show. Following that, he sang at the Hard Rock Café with his second group, Ouija. He then went to Toronto, where he began a solo career. He performed short concerts in Canadian bars, as well as at the Mod Club in New York.
His performances and recordings on his Myspace page brought him to the attention of Dove Attia and Albert Cohen, producers of Mozart, l'opéra rock, who invited him to attend casting for the musical. He was chosen for the role of Antonio Salieri. In 2010, he was awarded the title of "Francophone Discovery of the year" at the NRJ Music Awards.
His first solo album, Rock in Chair, was released in April 2013. The first single is called Je ne sais pas.
Florent played King Arthur in Dove Attia's new musical La Légende du roi Arthur with Charlie Boisseau, Zaho, Camille Lou and Fabien Incardona in 2015.[http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-94148.html Clip de Mon combat (Tir Nam Beo) : Florent Mothe et Zaho dans La légende du Roi Arthur], chartsinfrance.net, 13 December 2014{{Cite web|url=http://www.lalegendeduroiarthur.com/uk/The-artists|title = The artists}}
Discography
=Albums=
= Singles =
| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="240"|Singles !align="center" colspan="2" width="20"|Peak positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FRA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2009
| "Vivre à en crever" | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| "L'assasymphonie"
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|10 |
| style="text-align:center;" |2012
| "On ira" (duet with Judith) | style="text-align:center;"|178 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2013
| "Je ne sais pas" | style="text-align:center;"|77 | style="text-align:center;"|50 |
| "Les blessures qui ne se voient pas"
| style="text-align:center;"|79 | style="text-align:center;"|25 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| "Quelque chose de magique" | style="text-align:center;"|103 | style="text-align:center;"|15 |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2016
| "Auprès d'un autre" | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|43 |
| "Quoi de neuf?"
| style="text-align:center;"| |
;with the cast of Mozart, l'opéra rock
| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="240"|Singles !align="center" colspan="2" width="20"|Peak positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FRA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" |2009/ 2010 | "Le bien qui fait mal" | style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"|8 |
| style="text-align:center;" |2010
| "C'est bientôt la fin" | style="text-align:center;"|22 | style="text-align:center;"|25 |
;with the cast of La Légende du roi Arthur
| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="240"|Singles !align="center" colspan="2" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="240"|Singles |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FRA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2014
| "Mon combat (Tir nam beo)" | style="text-align:center;"|187 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|from La Légende du roi Arthur |
Awards
- 2010 NRJ Music Award for "L'Assasymphonie": Francophone Song of the Year 2009[http://patwhite.com/node/9665 Patwhite-com: "NRJ Music Awards 2010: Chanson francophone de l’année"]
- 2010 NRJ Music Award as member of the cast of Mozart l'Opéra Rock: Francophone Duo/Group of the Year
References
External links
- [https://myspace.com/florentmothe Florent Mothe] on Myspace
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