Gérald Gardrinier (French pronunciation:[ʒeʁaldɡaʁdʁinje]; born 14 October 1967 in Saint-Denis, Réunion), better known by his stage name Gérald de Palmas, is a French singer-songwriter.
Gérald de Palmas was born in France. His father was a land surveyor from Brittany and his mother was a French teacher from Réunion. At the age of 10, De Palmas' family left Réunion, to live in Aix-en-Provence, France. At the age of 13, he discovered ska music, and became a fan of the UK band The Specials. Then he met Étienne Daho and formed a group called Les Max Valentin together with Edith Fambuena and Jean-Louis Pierot. They released the single 'Les Maux Dits' in 1987, but De Palmas was uncomfortable with this group, and went solo. After seven years of writing and singing solo, Da Palmas won a talent contest on the French M6 TV network.
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In 1994, Gérald de Palmas, or just De Palmas as an artistic name, released his first album La dernière Année (The Last Year), which contains the hit song Sur la Route (On the Road). He won a Victoires de la Musique award in 1996.
De Palmas released his second album Les Lois de la Nature (Laws of Nature) in 1997. The album was less successful than his debut album, probably due to the dramatic change in his style. He was in the slumps for two and a half years, until 2000. That's when Jean-Jacques Goldman restored his confidence and wrote a song for him titled J'en rêve encore (I still dream about it).
De Palmas composed and wrote 10 of the 12 songs in his third album Marcher dans le sable (Walking in the sand). He was reborn as a star in 2002, as he won the Victoires de la Musique and the NRJ Music Awards, while playing more than 180 concerts. His songs even crossed the Atlantic, when Céline Dion sang his hit song Tomber (falling) in English, titled Ten Days. At the end of that year, Live 2002 was released on DVD and on CD, to commemorate his great tour of 2002.
Two years later, De Palmas returned with his fourth album Un homme sans racines (A man without roots), a more intimate album with less music, but still in the same melancholic style. After having problems with Universal, Gérald de Palmas came back in November 2009 with his new album "Sortir" (Leaving) with the hit single "Au bord de l'eau".
His latest album is "La beauté du geste" released in the summer of 2016.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Gerald de Palmas news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gerald Gardrinier French pronunciation ʒeʁald ɡaʁdʁinje born 14 October 1967 in Saint Denis Reunion better known by his stage name Gerald de Palmas is a French singer songwriter Gerald De PalmasGerald de Palmas 2014 Background informationBirth nameGerald GardrinierBorn 1967 10 14 14 October 1967 age 56 Saint Denis Reunion Overseas FranceGenresPopOccupation s Singer songwriterLabelsUniversal MusicWebsitewww depalmas net Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 2 Awards 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Singles 4 References 5 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Gerald de Palmas was born in France His father was a land surveyor from Brittany and his mother was a French teacher from Reunion At the age of 10 De Palmas family left Reunion to live in Aix en Provence France At the age of 13 he discovered ska music and became a fan of the UK band The Specials Then he met Etienne Daho and formed a group called Les Max Valentin together with Edith Fambuena and Jean Louis Pierot They released the single Les Maux Dits in 1987 but De Palmas was uncomfortable with this group and went solo After seven years of writing and singing solo Da Palmas won a talent contest on the French M6 TV network Career edit In 1994 Gerald de Palmas or just De Palmas as an artistic name released his first album La derniere Annee The Last Year which contains the hit song Sur la Route On the Road He won a Victoires de la Musique award in 1996 De Palmas released his second album Les Lois de la Nature Laws of Nature in 1997 The album was less successful than his debut album probably due to the dramatic change in his style He was in the slumps for two and a half years until 2000 That s when Jean Jacques Goldman restored his confidence and wrote a song for him titled J en reve encore I still dream about it De Palmas composed and wrote 10 of the 12 songs in his third album Marcher dans le sable Walking in the sand He was reborn as a star in 2002 as he won the Victoires de la Musique and the NRJ Music Awards while playing more than 180 concerts His songs even crossed the Atlantic when Celine Dion sang his hit song Tomber falling in English titled Ten Days At the end of that year Live 2002 was released on DVD and on CD to commemorate his great tour of 2002 Two years later De Palmas returned with his fourth album Un homme sans racines A man without roots a more intimate album with less music but still in the same melancholic style After having problems with Universal Gerald de Palmas came back in November 2009 with his new album Sortir Leaving with the hit single Au bord de l eau His latest album is La beaute du geste released in the summer of 2016 Awards editNRJ Music Awards Best francophone male artist 2003 Best francophone album Marcher dans le sable 2002 Victoires de la musique Best male artist of the year 2002 Male revelation of the year 1996 Discography editAlbums edit Year Album Charts CertificationFR 1 BEL Wa SWI1994 La derniere annee 1997 Les lois de la nature 32 2000 Marcher dans le sable 2 2 282001 La derniere annee 50 2004 Un homme sans racines 1 6 362009 Sortir 2 4 322011 Sur ma route 10 8 2013 De Palmas 11 11 682016 La beaute du geste 3 14 56Live albumsYear Album Charts CertificationFR 1 BEL Wa SWI2002 Live 2002 3 7 28Singles edit Year Single Charts Certification AlbumFR 1 BEL Wa SWI1994 Sur la route 14 La derniere annee1995 Comme une ombre Sans recours 1997 Comme ca Les lois de la nature Mary Jane Les lois de la nature 2000 J en reve encore 7 4 Marcher dans le sable2001 Une seule vie marcher dans le sable 30 Tomber 35 2002 Regarde moi bien en face Elle s ennuie 35 73 Live 20022004 Elle danse seule 22 46 Un homme sans racines Au paradis Elle habite ici 2009 Au bord de l eau Sortir Dans une larme 2010 Mon cœur ne bat plus 2011 L etranger 59 Sur ma route2013 Je me souviens de tout 130 De Palmas2016 Il faut qu on s batte 44 La beaute du geste Le jour de nos fiancailles Featured inYear Single Charts AlbumFR 1 BEL Wa SWI2012 Toi moi Maurane Le Forestier Keim Darmon Zenatti De Palmas Foly Leroy Les Enfoires 187 References edit a b c d LesCharts com Gerald De Palmas pageExternal links edit in French Official website in French broken link previous Official website Biography of Gerald De Palmas from Radio France Internationale Gerald de Palmas music videos from his album Sortir Mon Coeur ne bat plus amp Dans une Larme Preceded byHenri Salvador Victoires de la MusiqueMale group or artist of the year2002 Succeeded byRenaud Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerald de Palmas amp oldid 1186663887, 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