Florent Mothe

Florent Mothe (French: [flɔʁɑ̃ mɔt]; born May 13, 1981) is a French singer, actor and musician.

Florent Mothe
Florent Mothe in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Florent Mothe
Also known as	Flow
Born	May 13, 1981 Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France
Origin	France
Genres	Pop, Rock, Jazz, Metal
Occupation(s)	Singer, Musician, Composer, Actor
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Flute, Piano, Bass
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Warner Music France
Associated acts	Mozart, l'opéra rock

He is most famous for playing the role of Antonio Salieri in Mozart, l'opéra rock. In this role, he performed on a number of singles including Vivre à en crever, l'Assasymphonie, and Le bien qui fait mal.

Biography

Florent Mothe was born on May 13, 1981 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise.[1] He began studying music at the age of 7, at the Montigny-lès-Cormeilles school. He soon learned to play the flute, piano, bass, synthesizer and guitar, but singing was always his primary interest.

He formed his first band, Lost Smile, in 1996, and toured for around six years between France and Germany. At the same time, he played the savant in the musical l'Alphoméga, on the recording and in one performance of the show. Following that, he sang at the Hard Rock Café with his second group, Ouija. He then went to Toronto, where he began a solo career. He performed short concerts in Canadian bars, as well as at the Mod Club in New York.

His performances and recordings on his Myspace page brought him to the attention of Dove Attia and Albert Cohen, producers of Mozart, l'opéra rock, who invited him to attend casting for the musical. He was chosen for the role of Antonio Salieri. In 2010, he was awarded the title of "Francophone Discovery of the year" at the NRJ Music Awards.

His first solo album, Rock in Chair, was released in April 2013. The first single is called Je ne sais pas.

Florent played King Arthur in Dove Attia's new musical La Légende du roi Arthur with David Carreira, Zaho, Camille Lou and Fabien Incardona in 2015.[2][3]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		FRA [4]	BEL (Wa) [5]
2013	Rock In Chair	14	21
2016	Danser Sous La Pluie	73 [6]	71

Singles

Year	Singles	Peak positions
		FRA [4]	BEL (Wa) [5]
2009	"Vivre à en crever" (duet with Mikelangelo Loconte)	–	4 (Ultratip)
	"L'assasymphonie"	–	10 (Ultratop)
2012	"On ira" (duet with Judith)	178	–
2013	"Je ne sais pas"	77	50 (Ultratop)
	"Les blessures qui ne se voient pas"	79	25 (Ultratip)
2015	"Quelque chose de magique" (with Camille Lou)	103	15 (Ultratip)
2016	"Auprès d'un autre"		43
	"Quoi de neuf?"	146 [7]

with the cast of Mozart, l'opéra rock

Year	Singles	Peak positions
		FRA [4]	BEL (Wa) [5]
2009/ 2010	"Le bien qui fait mal"	9	8 (Ultratip)
2010	"C'est bientôt la fin"	22	25 (Ultratop)

with the cast of La Légende du roi Arthur

Year	Singles	Peak positions		Singles
		FRA [4]	BEL (Wa) [5]
2014	"Mon combat (Tir nam beo)" (with Zaho)	187	–	from La Légende du roi Arthur

Awards

• 2010 NRJ Music Award for "L'Assasymphonie": Francophone Song of the Year 2009[8]
• 2010 NRJ Music Award as member of the cast of Mozart l'Opéra Rock: Francophone Duo/Group of the Year

References

1. Metro N° 1733 Paris vendredi 5 férvrier 2010, p. 20
2. Clip de Mon combat (Tir Nam Beo) : Florent Mothe et Zaho dans La légende du Roi Arthur, chartsinfrance.net, 13 December 2014
3. http://www.lalegendeduroiarthur.com/uk/The-artists
4. "Florent Mothe discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
5. "Florent Mothe discography". ultratop/be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
6. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 49, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2016-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. Patwhite-com: "NRJ Music Awards 2010: Chanson francophone de l’année"

External links

• Florent Mothe on Myspace