Mathieu Boogaerts
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Mathieu Boogaerts (born November 30, 1970 in Fontenay-sous-Bois ) is a French singer .
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Childhood and youth
Mathieu Boogaerts was born on November 30, 1970 in Fontenay-sous-Bois , his mother was a pharmacist and his father an antiquarian . His childhood and youth in Nogent-sur-Marne , a suburb of Paris. Music was already very present in his parents' house and he grew up with reggae and rock music , but also, for example, chansons by Dick Annegarn . When he was ten, he began to play his mother's organ, which she never used. When he was 12 he took drum lessons and when he was 13 he formed his first band, Made in Cament , with two friends from school and other middle school friends . At the age of sixteen he met Matthieu Chedid and founded a tam-tam group with him that lasted for two years. At 18 he broke off his studies and kept himself afloat with small jobs before he went on a world tour. He stayed in Africa a lot and also had a long stay in Kenya .
Music career
When he returned from his world tour in 1995, he made the decision to devote himself to his music career. He released his first single under the title Ondulé and produced his first music video together with Matthieu's sister, Émilie Chedid . He was then signed by Remark Records , who released his single as Ondulé spécial , and a year later, under the same label, his first album, Super, followed . The album had songs with reggae , pop and bossa nova influences and was recorded in his parents' basement. Afterwards Boogaerts formed his first group together with the Nigerian drummer Tony Oladipo Allen . The two toured French-speaking countries and also performed in Japan. A year later he toured with Dick Annegarn and performed with Francofolies and Francofolies de Spa , among others .
In 1998, J'en Ai Marre d'Martre Deux was his second album, which was partially recorded in Sweden with Tore Johansson as co-producer. However, since he was dissatisfied with the result, the album was completed in France. After the album was released, he made other appearances, namely at the Rencontres trans musicales music festival in Rennes and at the Halou music festival in Tokyo . At the end of 1999, Mathieu Boogaerts en Public was his first live album , which was recorded on September 11th and 12th of the same year.
After a two-year hiatus, during which he also stayed in Ghana again, his third album followed in 2002, which he named in 2000 and was released by Tôt ou tard . The name of the album comes from the year in which he wrote these songs. From this album a single was released with Las Vegas . He also went on tour alone with this album, with the DVD 2002 Mathieu Boogaerts en concert solo , released in 2003 , which was shot with a 16 mm film .
On April 5, 2005, Michel released his fourth studio album, with which he went on tour with a music group and also performed at La Cigale in Paris on May 24 and 25 . The title of his album stands for his favorite first name. In February and March 2006, he went on a small tour of Germany with the French chanteuse Françoiz Breut, before going on another world tour. In 2007 he took part in Duos éphémères at the Louvre.
He wrote and produced his fifth academic album, I love you , in the Belgian capital, Brussels . He went on tour with this and performed at the Printemps de Bourges , among others . From October 2009 to June 2010 he and the bassist Zaf Zapha took part in a series of concerts in the Paris Club La Java , which took place every Wednesday evening and where he also tested new chansons and titles for the chanteuse Mathieu Boogaerts. From this concert series came the DVD Mercredi! À la Java! Mathieu Boogaerts! which appeared in November 2010. In March of the same year, his first book, Je ne sais pas, was published, in which he explained in detail how his songs were made. In that year he also wrote songs for Chanteuse Luce , for which he produced their second album in 2015.
On October 1, 2012, his sixth studio album was finally released, which was named after him and was again accompanied by a tour. The titles of the album come from the concert series at La Java and were accompanied by a band.
At the end of 2015 he finally recorded his last studio album Promeneur , which was released a year later, on November 4, 2016.
Music genre
The music of Boogaerts is influenced by reggae, in particular, by Bob Marley and by African music that he heard on his travels to the southern continent. Dick Annegarn, with whom he toured early in his career, he once referred to as his "spiritual father". He was also inspired by Alain Souchon , according to his own statements .
His musical style is also often described as "minimalist". Alluding to this criticism, Boogaerts sang in Dio Na na na with Vincent Delerm : J'aime bien l'idée de faire beaucoup avec peu ( German : “I love the idea of making a lot out of a little”). Boogaerts himself sees a change in style after his album Michel , he wrote the melodies of this album with the guitar, the rhythms of the following album I love you were played with the drums.
Discography
Albums
- 1996 - great
- 1998 - J'en Ai Marre d'Être Deux
- 1999 - Mathieu Boogaerts en Public (live album)
- 2002 - 2000
- 2005 - Michel
- 2008 - I Love You
- 2010 - Mercredi! À la Java! Mathieu Boogaerts! (Live album)
- 2012 - Mathieu Boogaerts
- 2016 - Promeneur
EP
- 1995 - Ondulé special
- 1998 - Version simple (et version compliquée)
Singles
- 1995 - Ondulé
- 1995 - Bien
Videography
- 2003 - 2002 en concert solo
- 2009 - Aulawaneudou
- 2012 - Mais comment t'as fait Mathieu Boogaerts?
Works
- Je ne sais pas . In: Carré . La machine à cailloux, 2010, ISBN 978-2-916734-05-7 (French).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Mathieu Boogaerts. (PDF; 11.43 KB) Hall de la chanson , accessed on May 21, 2017 (French).
- ↑ a b c d e biography of Mathieu Boogaerts. RFI Musique , January 2017, accessed on May 21, 2017 (French).
- ^ A b Rencontre avec Mathieu Boogaerts. France 24 , January 26, 2010, accessed May 21, 2017 (French).
- ↑ Les notes vagabondes de Boogaerts. In: L'Express . April 18, 2005, accessed May 21, 2017 (French).
- ^ Mathieu Boogaerts. In: szenik.eu. January 16, 2013, accessed May 21, 2017 .
- ^ Mathieu Boogaerts: "Michel". In: The Standard . February 12, 2006, accessed May 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Frankie CLANCHE: Entretien avec Mathieu Boogaerts. Avoire Alire, June 5, 2005, accessed May 21, 2017 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boogaerts, Mathieu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fontenay-sous-Bois |