Leslie (singer)

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Leslie
Birth nameLeslie Bourgouin
Born (1985-02-04) 4 February 1985 (age 39)
Le Mans, France
Genres Pop-R&B
Occupation Singer
Years active2001-2013, 2024-present
Labels Wagram Music
Spouse Kore

Leslie Bourgouin, better known by her mononym Leslie, is a French pop-R&B singer. [1] Her father is Vietnamese and Polynesian while her mother is French. She is married to French music producer Djamel Ferazi, known as Kore, with whom she has a son. [2]

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In 2007, she recorded a duet single with the R&B singer Bobby Valentino, "Accorde-moi" featured on her third studio album, "L'amour en vol".

The same year, she covered several 1980s songs on her album Futur 80, including "Boule de flipper" originally sung by Corynne Charby, "Mise au point" by Jakie Quartz and "Les Bêtises" by Sabine Paturel.

Discography

Albums

YearInformationFranceFrench sales
2002 Je suis et je resterai
  • First studio album
  • Released: November 13, 2002
  • Formats: CD
41
130,000
2004 Mes couleurs
10
220,000
2006 L'amour en vol
  • Third studio album
  • Released: November 20, 2006
  • Formats: CD, digital download
50
100,000
2008 Futur 80
  • Cancelled album
-
-
2010 À la recherche du bonheur
  • Fourth studio album
  • Released: September 2010
  • Formats: CD, digital download
34
6,000
2013 Les enfants de l'orage
  • Fifth studio album
  • Released: February, 4th 2013
  • Formats: CD, digital download
70
3,000

Album appearances

Singles

YearSingleChartsFrench salesAlbum
FR BEL
(Wa)
SUI
2002"Le bon choix"11140,000Je suis et je resterai
"Je suis et je resterai"13120,000
2003"On n'sait jamais"
(featuring Magic System & Sweety)
822210,000
"Pardonner"182780110,000
2004"Sobri (notre destin)"
(featuring Amine)
2229400,000Mes couleurs
"Et j'attends"71538130,000
2005"Vivons pour demain"235450,000
2006"L'envers de la Terre"166555,000L'amour en vol
"Sobri 2
(with Amine)
1249,000
2007"Accorde-moi"
(featuring Bobby Valentino)
1122,000
2008"Mise au point"Promo onlyFutur 80
2010"Tout sur mon père"À la recherche du bonheur
"Never Never"
"Hier Encore"
2012"Des mots invincibles"758,000Les enfants de l'orage
"Ma génération"
2013"Je te donne (featuring Ivyrise)"3813,000
YearSingleCreditsSales rankAlbum
FR BEL
(Wa)
SUI
2005"Et puis la Terre..."As part of collective A.S.I.E. 228
2006"Protège-toi"As part of collective Protection Rapprochée 24
"L'Or de nos vies"As part of collective Fight Aids 514*
(Ultratip)
43
2007"Pour que tu sois libre"As part of La Rose Marie Claire 2130
2008"Parle, Hugo, parle"As part of Les Voix de l'Enfant 17
2011"I Need You More"Crush & Alexandra featuring Leslie54I Need You More [3]
2012"Je te donne"Leslie & Ivyrise
As part of collective Génération Goldman
38 Génération Goldman

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

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References

  1. "La métamorphose de Leslie". Paris Match (in French). July 12, 2012.
  2. "PHOTOS. Leslie : que devient la chanteuse ?". Closer (in French). February 4, 2019.
  3. "La chanteuse Leslie revient avec un nouveau single « I Need You More »". www.referencement-internet-web.com (in French).