Ben l'Oncle Soul
Ben l'Oncle Soul (* 1984 in Tours , France ; actually Benjamin Duterde ) is a French soul singer and songwriter .
Career
He grew up listening to the music of Ray Charles , Sam Cooke , Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye . In 2004 he joined the gospel choir Fitiavana and was discovered and signed by Motown France in 2008 through his internet presence .
At the beginning of his career he appeared in the opening act of well-known interpreters such as Raphael Saadiq , Musiq Soulchild and India.Arie . Various collaborations with French artists such as Hocus Pocus and Oxmo Puccino followed . In 2009 he released his first EP called Soulwash that cover versions of songs such as Gnarls Barkley's Crazy or Katy Perry's I Kissed a Girl contains. However, he was only known for his own version of the song Seven Nation Army of the White Stripes , the first single of his second album Ben l'Oncle Soul . The album was released on May 17, 2010. It contains fourteen titles interpreted in English and French. His music is very reminiscent of the Motown times of the 1950s and 1960s.
Ben l'Oncle Soul won the European Border Breakers Award 2012.
In 2012, the song Petite sœur was used in the television commercials for the Duplo candy bar .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 FR
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 CH
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 BE W
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| 2010 | Ben l'Oncle Soul |
DE81 (1 week) DE |
FR4th  × 3
(111 weeks)FR |
CH37 (41 weeks) CH |
BE W11 (77 weeks) BE W |
First published: May 17, 2010
|
| 2011 | Live Paris | - |
FR32 (15 weeks) FR |
- |
BE W25 (4 weeks) BE W |
Live album
first published: October 3rd, 2011 |
| 2014 | A coup de rêves | - |
FR7 (25 weeks) FR |
CH21 (3 weeks) CH |
BE W14 (20 weeks) BE W |
First published: August 25, 2014
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| 2016 | Under My Skin | - |
FR61 (8 weeks) FR |
- |
BE W152 (5 weeks) BE W |
First published: November 4, 2016
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| 2020 | Addicted to you | - |
FR140 (1 week) FR |
- | - |
First published: March 27, 2020
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EP
- 2009: Soulwash
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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FR
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CH
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BE W
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| 2010 | À mi-chemin | - |
FR70 (16 weeks) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry: February 20, 2010
Hocus Pocus feat. Akhenaton & Ben l'Oncle Soul |
| Seven Nation Army |
DE51 (7 weeks) DE |
- |
CH54 (12 weeks) CH |
BE W16 (19 weeks) BE W |
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| Soulman | - |
FR14 (19 weeks) FR |
CH63 (5 weeks) CH |
BE W16 (19 weeks) BE W |
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| 2011 | Petite sœur | - |
FR54 (8 weeks) FR |
- |
BE W40 (7 weeks) BE W |
Chart entry: April 9, 2011
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| 2013 | Être un homme comme vous | - |
FR94 (1 week) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry: December 7, 2013
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| 2014 | Hallelujah !!! (J'ai tant besoin de toi) | - |
FR68 (2 weeks) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry: July 19, 2014
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| You got my back | - |
FR75 (1 week) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry: August 2, 2014
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|
| Ailleurs | - |
FR67 (1 week) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry: August 16, 2014
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|
| So hard to find | - |
FR53 (1 week) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry: August 23, 2014
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| À coup de rêves | - |
FR40 (1 week) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry: August 30, 2014
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swell
- ↑ European Union Prize for Contemporary Music. European Commission, accessed on December 4, 2011 (German).
- ↑ "Petite Souer" is the title song of the new Duplo campaign
- ↑ a b Ben l'Oncle Soul in the French charts
- ↑ a b Ben l'Oncle Soul in the Swiss hit parade
- ↑ a b Ben l'Oncle Soul in the German charts
- ↑ a b Ben l'Oncle Soul in the Walloon charts
- ↑ Awards for music sales: FR
Web links
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ben l'Oncle Soul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Duterde, Benjamin (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French retro soul singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tours , France |