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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexis Djoshkounian |
| Also known as | Alexis Hashka |
| Born | 2 April 1974 Yvelines, France |
| Origin | Armenian Canadian residing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Musiques Hybrides, Labels, La Familia |
Alexis Djoshkounian better known by his stage name Alexis HK (born 2 April 1974 in Yvelines, France) is a French singer-songwriter.
Alexis Djoshkounian started music at early age. In 1997, he was discovered by Olaf Hund, the manager of Musiques Hybrides label where he recorded his debut album Anti-héros notoire under the pseudonyme Alexis Hashka. A limited production, he sold it during his tours. "C'que t'es belle" was used in the compilation album Petites scènes en chanson increasing his popularity. He toured for various concerts between 1998 and 2000, accompanied by Emmanuel "Mana" Chabbey (double bass), Philippe Létang (bass, guitar), Peyo Lissarrague (percussions, drums) and brothers and Trad'Ouir members Marc Riou (percussions, flute) and Grégoire Riou (accordion).
His second album Belle Ville was released in 2002 again by Hund. With greater success of the follow-up album he signed with Labels, who also re-edited and issued his debut album again, adding three more bonus tracks and a music video remake for the successful single "C'que t'es belle". Hashka (shortened as HK) launched further promotional tours, also being featured at music festival including "Printemps de Bourges" and Les Francofolies de La Rochelle.
In 2004, still with Labels, he added further musicians Jérome Boivin the double bass player of Java and the guitar player Sébastien Martel as well as Norwegian singer Silje Grepp in his tours, and in 2005 released C'que t'es belle en live that included many live pieces recorded during a session with radio station FIP (also known as France Inter Paris). In 2007, he opened for singer Renan Luce.
On 23 March 2009, he released his album Les Affranchis produced by Matthieu Ballet with Alexis HK band musicians Philippe Entressangle, Simon Mary, Pierre Sangra, Joseph Racaille, Jerome Bensoussan and invitees Liz Cherhal and Renan Luce as backing vocals. This was followed by an extensive tour that ended with a concert at l'Olympia in Paris on 6 December 2010. 2011 saw another 2-month tour under the title Seuls à trois with Renan Luce and Benoît Dorémus.
In September 2012, he released his album Le dernier présent with the title track pre-released as a single.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] | ||||
| 1997 | Anti-héros notoire | – | ||
| 2002 | Belle ville | 150 | ||
| 2004 | L'homme du moment | 128 | ||
| 2009 | Les Affranchis | 69 | ||
| 2012 | Le dernier présent | 22 | ||
| 2017 | Georges & moi | 156 |
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] | ||||
| 2005 | C’que t’es belle en live | – |
Book albums (songs and spoken text album)
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] | ||||
| 2010 | Ronchonchon et compagnie | 146 |
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] | ||||
| 2012 | "Le dernier présent" | 192 | ||
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