Jehro
Jérôme Cotta alias Jehro (* in Marseille ) is a French singer and songwriter .
Jérôme Cotta was born in Marseille to an Italian-Greek mother and a French father. At first he was shaped by French-speaking songwriters such as Georges Moustaki , Georges Brassens , Jacques Brel and Leo Ferré . At the age of 20 he moved to London, where he musically dealt with reggae and worked as a street musician. In 1999 he returned to France and published his first album L'arbre et le fruit , which immediately made him jump into the French radio playlists. In 2002 and 2006, two English-language albums followed with A tropical soul adventure and Jehro . Jehro lives in Paris and began a tour of Europe and Germany in September 2007.
His music style is a calm mixture of reggae, calypso, blues, folk and chanson, his themes are mainly serious to sad.
Discography
- 1999 - L'arbre et le fruit , Chrysalys / Emi
- 2001 - Bucolique Anonyme , Chrysalys / Emi (Album produit par Chrysalys / EMI mais jamais sorti dans le commerce)
- 2003 - A tropical soul adventure , Superfruit / Warner Music, avec The Marathonians
- 2006 - Jehro, recall
- 2011 - Cantina Paradise, Warner Music
- 2015 - Bohemian Soul Songs, Warner Music
Web links
- Site with German-language information about Jehro
- Homepage of the artist
- Homepage of the artist for the first album
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jehro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cotta, Jerome |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marseille |