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Born in Paris, Kenzy Dubréas, whose real name is Olivier Dubréas Chemir, is a French singer-songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur, originally from the French West Indies, specifically the island of Martinique Arawaks descendants .
The son of a deliveryman/bricklayer and a caregiver, he grew up in Garges-lès-Gonesse, a suburb of Paris.
At 8, Kenzy discovered music in a very original way: he was a child with an Afro hairstyle and tinted glasses because of vision problems. He looked a lot like Michael Jackson during the Jackson five . Strangers on the street always praised her mother for her resemblance to Michael Jackson as a child. Coincidentally, her father, a vinyl collector, gave her a gift, a 1984 Jackson collectible vinyl, and the story began. Kenzy discovered this Funk Pop mix. Like many artists around the world, he will be greatly influenced by this king of pop music.
Very young he will listen to music for adults, in his father's old cupboards, he will find vinyl records, great American and French artists of his father's time in all musical genres, he will be a fan of the music of everyone. and all the fashions.
As a teenager he will be motivated by sport and football which he started at the age of 10 for 5 years, he will dream of joining the training center of the Principality of Monaco but will not be able to do so for lack of contact, demotivated he stop playing football and he will love basketball. he will also practice the martial arts Jeet Kune Do. At that time they called him sunglasses in the playgrounds and he was given the nickname "DIAZ" in reference to a character from a famous American series, this nickname would become his first stage name in the city he started singing in his neighborhood with his friends, a neighborhood influenced mainly by American and French hip hop culture. He begins to do some scenes in this style of music still in high school he will be noticed by a famous journalist sociologist specializing in music Antoine Wave Garnier to make his first TV set and subsequently will be contacted by Universal Music, brought by a Canadian producer from the city of Sarcelles but he will decide not work on a project, because he will be more motivated by singing Funk and Pop .... his real passion from the start. Very young He will become a composer and will buy his first piano synthesizer. After several years of absence without singing it is around the age of 22 that he will resume music and he will meet Alain Arcizet, a French representative who will later become his agent. he sings in Parisian bars and this is appreciated by the Parisian public. His first musical style was very rare for a French singer between Funk and Pop, a unique style for the time, but he also sang other genres such as French variety and Jazz Funk..
At that time he was composing songs, but had great difficulty in breaking into the main French market in this style of music, but was widely listened to in other countries. So he also sang other genres to be able to do concerts in France.
He sends CDs to French record companies and radio stations, but all the doors will be closed. However, a major record company will recognize his talent, but explain that he is not suitable for the market.
It was sometimes very discouraging, Kenzy had stopped making music for Several years, but he quickly resumed his passion for music.
Subsequently, he recorded the song "CHALEUR DANS LA PEAU" and posted it on Myspace along with other songs. His music has been noticed on the Internet by the American public is America , label, radio and in particular by musician Shawn Jackson, who is the first cousin of Michael Jackson. This encounter motivated and encouraged Kenzy to pursue his early musical journey. He also met Linda de Suza, a famous singer in Europe, she will give him the artist name kenzy, who gave him many artistic advices. He decides to modernize his music, he progresses and works a lot.
After several years working in a large company in the tourism sector, he resumed his studies, in one of the best business schools in Paris, Advencia Négocia, to become a salesman, but he had great difficulty finding work. . . With lots of diplomas in his pocket he will find nothing in his field. He will live a few years of difficult jobs, Despite the lack of support from his loved ones and his own family, and even advice from some to cease his activities, completely alone he will find the courage to continue and believe in himself with great resilience. but will save to invest in order to start and become an entrepreneur in several sectors of activity other than music he will also leave France permanently. Subsequently his activities will allow him to invest and create his own independent label Alnitak-Records specializing in the activities of the background sound of cinema and other international activities in the world of music.
He resumes music and he will be noticed with a clip at the EMC MUSIC CONTEST DE MONACO a European internet contest among international artists.
Motivated regarding his project as a singer, he begins to compose his own music and works with other composers who mix several pop electropop sounds and other musical genres such as alternative music... He mixes modern and old styles. The public discovers it on the SOUNCLOUD streaming platform all over the world, especially in the United States. Things are going very quickly, he decides to modernize his style and to embark on the more modern Pop ElectroPop et electronic music style with his personality, the release of a first project named ESPOIR which will allow him to appear in several small American Radios and English. . In 2019 we will discover it on a compilation in Eastern Europe Walking Away Summer Pop Dance which brings together many artists from all over the world, its title will be very popular with the public of Eastern Europe while he will always be unknown in France. Having also become a true artist, he released a first album HORIZON with several very original synthesized Pop titles with completely different styles and an ability to change voice and way of singing with each title between low voice and high voice, a style that will captivate the public. and he will subsequently release several singles. Patron of music in general, he also prepares projects in the fields of classical music, electro-house, Latin music with his label Alnitak-Records. Very discreet on social networks, he is an artist very different from current artists.
In 2023 he released his first completely ElectroPop project which will be much more popular and much appreciated by the public.
In the months and years to come, Kenzy Dubreas is preparing new projects integrating new technologies with instrumental sounds, particularly from the end of 2025 onwards, which could mark a real turning point in his career. He is working tirelessly to create his own musical genre: futuristic electronic music. A trained automotive engineer, he is passionate about motorcycles, cars, trucks, and even airplanes, which he uses extensively in his films. Listened to almost exclusively internationally, especially in English-speaking countries, he represents a new type of independent artist, having built his career outside the current music market. Kenzy is first and foremost a music and film enthusiast, a man deeply committed to his life. Success matters little to him; he exudes a particular energy in his music, difficult to perceive, but his main objective is to convey his message to the world. Passionate about astronomy since childhood and possessing a vast self-taught knowledge of the universe, he is also fascinated by science fiction films and series. He is currently working on several projects with his label, Alnitak-Records, and also publishes several books under pseudonyms. He practices Jeet Kune Do, a self-defense martial art invented by the famous actor Bruce Lee, as well as yoga. Spiritually, he is interested in various spiritual traditions from around the world and adheres to the precepts of certain religions, but he considers himself first and foremost a man connected to nature and the universe following various life events that remain secret.
Nathalie B, Journalist, New-York magazine #biographiekenzydubreas #biographie #kenzydubreas #bio
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