Willy Denzey

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Willy Denzey
Birth nameWilliam Thongrasamy
Born (1982-08-19) 19 August 1982 (age 42)
Melun, France
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active2002–present
Website willydenzey.com

William Thongrasamy (born 19 August 1982), known under the pseudonym Willy Denzey, is a French-born contemporary R&B and soul singer of Laotian origin.

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Biography

Denzey was born as William Thongrasamy in Melun, France, and spent his childhood in Le Mée-sur-Seine. At 15, he formed with his friends a band named Prodyge. In June 2000, he participated in the broadcast Graines de star and reached the final. [1] A producer noticed him and proposed him to release a disc. In 2001, he participated in the Francofolies of La Rochelle, then in 2002 released his first single, "Que te dire".

Denzey released in May 2003 a second single, "Le mur du son", which earned a gold disc in France for over 300 000 copies sold. On 3 November 2003, he released his first album, # 1, in which many artists participated, including La Fouine, Diam's, Kader Riwan & Ol Kainry. His single "L'Orphelin" become a top ten hit in France. Reloaded on 15 March 2004 with bonus track "Badaboom Remix" (French Version) (Feat B2K).

27 September 2004, Denzey released a new album entitled Act II, composed of hip-hop and R&B songs and romantic ballads, including a collaboration with Wayne Beckford, XS, Neje, Mathieu 8, Darren, and Little D. Then he released in January 2005 the song "Et si tu n'existais pas", a cover of Joe Dassin. Inclus, "Hello" by Lionel Richie. Thereafter, Denzey toured throughout France.

He also performed "Double Mise" ("Bet on it"), used in the movie High School Musical 2 , produced and broadcast by Disney Channel remixed par Kore (DJ Kore).

However, after the failure of his last single, "Mon Royaume" (Feat Eloquence), which did not appear on the chart, his third album (feat Amerie, Papoose, Marques Houston, Cassidy, Humphrey & co) originally scheduled to be released on 13Novembre 2006, was cancelled. New single "L'homme Qu'il Te Faut" released on 1 June 2012. [2]

Discography

Albums

YearTitlePeak positionCertifications
FR
[3]
BE (WA)
[4]
SWI
[5]
2003#123
2004Acte II2389
2006Mon Royaume (unreleased)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

YearTitlePeak positionCertificationsAlbum
FR
[3]
BE (WA)
[4]
SWI
[5]
2002"Que vous dire"52
2003"Le mur du son (Bounce)"81133
  • SNEP: Gold [6]
"#1 (Si tu veux)"20
2004"L'Orphelin"51630
  • SNEP: Gold [6]
"Honey"302174Acte II
2005"Et si tu n'existais pas"54
2006"Mon Royaume"
2007"Double mise"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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