Ycare

Assane Attyé (Arabic: حسن عطية‎) better known by his stage name Ycare or (born 21 September 1983) is a French singer songwriter who was first known as a contestant in Nouvelle Star before launching a solo career releasing four studio albums, Au bord du monde (2009), Lumière noire (2011), La Somone (2014) and Adieu je t'aime (2018) and a live album Un tour sans fin (2016).

Ycare
Background information
Birth nameAssane Attyé
BornSept. 21, 1983
Dakar, Senegal
LabelsSony Music France (2009-2015)
Websitehttp://www.ycarebox.com/

Beginnings

Attyé was born in Dakar, Senegal to Lebanese parents.[1] Suffering an accident in his early life, he took on learning playing the guitar and wrote his own songs early on.[2] After obtaining his high school diploma, he moved to France to continue his education and sang in various cafés in Montpellier region. Then he resided in Paris for an MBA degree and becoming a trader in natural resources.

Nouvelle Star

Attyé took part in the casting for Nouvelle Star, in its sixth season, a music competition show in French on the M6 channel using the stage name Ycare Cavens for an opportunity to sing in front of judges André Manoukian, Lio, Sinclair and Philippe Manœuvre. The season started on 2 April 2008 and continued until 11 June 2008. His performances included:

DateSong titleOriginal performerResult
2 April 2008"Le Chanteur"Daniel Balavoine"Moved to next round
9 April 2008"Ma gueule"Johnny Hallyday"Bottom 2. Moved to next round
16 April 2008"It's Oh So Quiet"Betty HuttonMoved to next round
23 April 2008"Un homme heureux"William ShellerBottom 2. Moved to next round
30 April 2008"Le vent de l'hiver"RaphaëlBottom 3. Moved to next round
7 May 2008"Mistral gagnant"RenaudBottom 2. Moved to next round
"Crazy"Gnarls Barkley
15 May 2008"Je suis un homme"Daniel BalavoineBottom 3. Moved to next round
"Relax, Take It Easy"Mika
22 May 2008"Quand on arrive en ville"Michel PolnareffBottom 2. Moved to next round
"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"Nancy Sinatra
28 May 2008"Déshabillez-moi"Juliette GrécoBottom 2. Eliminated. Finished 4th
"The Show Must Go On"Queen

Ycare was eliminated after his performances on 28 May 2008 finishing fourth for the season, with the title going to Amandine Bourgeois, and Benjamin Siksou as runner up and Cédric Oheix as third.

Career after Nouvelle Star

Immediately after Nouvelle Star, he returned to Dakar, to record some of his work at Youssou N'Dour's studio. Ycare gave two concerts in Dakar in front of 2000 people, followed by a show at Fnac Montparnasse (Paris 6eme arrondissement) and a concert at Glaz'art in Paris to a full house.

In 2009, a year after Nouvelle Star, he released his debut album Au bord du monde on 29 June 2009 at Jive Epic (Sony Music). It was produced by Patrice Renson and Olivier Lude, with "Alison" as the first single from the album.

On 6 June 2011, came his second album Lumière Noire with Sony, with "Lap Dance" taken from the album becoming his first charting hit single in the French charts. He is also well known for tracks "Schizophrène" and "S.E.EX" and has collaborated with Zula in "Vite fait".

"La Somone" is his third album released in 2014.[3] Two singles were released: "Pourvu que tu viennes" and "Sors". The video for "Pourvu que tu viennes" was shot in Dakar, Senegal.

In 2015, Ycare decided to become independent and raised 36, 232 € on KissKissBankBank from 663 contributors.[4] He will release an E.P. "Hiver 2016" in early 2016.

Songwriting

Writing most of his music, Ycare has become a successful songwriter for a number of artists including songs for Nolwenn Leroy, Garou, Louis Delort and Joyce Jonathan.[3] Although using the pseudonym Ycare for his own releases, he continues to credit his birth name Assane Attyé for his songwriting contributions.

In 2011, he became part of Collectif Paris-Africa, a French group and French speaking international artists united by UNICEF. Its purpose is to collect money for nutrition and food for the poor countries in Horn of Africa.[5] The group released a single called "Des ricochets" ("skimming stones"), referring to the poor availability of fresh water in the area) which was followed by compilation album Collectif Paris-Africa pour l'Unicef.

Ycare was part of the charity song "Les voix de l'enfant" (meaning the voices of the child) with other artists that included Yannick Noah, Lorie, M. Pokora, Mélissa Nkonda, Hugues Aufray, Joyce Jonathan, Nicolas Peyrac, Sheryfa Luna, Grégoire, Jenifer, Merwan Rim, Gérard Lenorman, Emmanuel Moire, Dominique Magloire, Mani, Priscilla, Mickael Miro, Rose, Philippe Lavil, Marie Myriam, Mikelangelo Loconte, Melissa Mars, Faudel, Anggun, Stanisla, Julie Zenatti, Colonel Reyel, Annie Cordy, Yves Duteil, Pauline Delpech, Pierre Souchon, Judith, Quentin Mosimann, Lââm, Michael Jones, Cylia and Collectif Métissé. The release was funded through a campaign with My Major Company.[6] and was released in 2013.

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album Peak positions
FR
[7]		 BEL
(Wa)
[8]
2009 Au bord du monde 21 -
2011 Lumière noire 30 -
2014 La Somone 47 74
2018 Adieu je t'aime - 140

Live albums
Year Album Peak positions
FR
[9]
2016 Un tour sans fin -

EPs
  • 2015: Hiver 2015
  • 2016: Été 2016

Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album
FR
[7]		 BEL
(Wa)
[8]
2009 "Alison"  –  – Au bord du monde
2011 "Lap Dance" 48 2* Lumière noire
"S.E.Ex"  – 24*
2014 "Sors" 98 30* La Somone
2019 "D'autre que nous"
(with Axelle Red)		  – 14

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

Videography
  • 2009: "Alison"
  • 2009: "J'y crois encore"
  • 2011: "Lap Dance"
  • 2011: "S.E.Ex"
  • 2012: "Une vie"
  • 2012: "Arrête" (with Florent Mothe)
  • 2013: "Pourvu que tu viennes"
  • 2013: "Sors"
  • 2015: "La mer à voir"
  • 2016: "Love You (J'te déteste)"
  • 2017: "D'autres que nous (14 Boulevard Saint-Michel)"
  • 2018: "Cette moitié de nous"
  • 2018: "Adieu je t'aime"
  • 2018: "A qui la faute" (with Hoshi)
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References
  1. RTL: Ycare présente un extrait de son nouvel album intitulé " La Somone " dans le Grand Studio RTL (in French)
  2. "Rétrospective de carrière : Ycare". www.ptitblog.net. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  3. Metro News, Paris: Ycare livre un troisième album de haut vol (in French)
  4. "YCARE - HIVER 2015". KissKissBankBank (in French). Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  5. "Un collectif d'artistes se mobilise pour la Corne de l'Afrique !" (in French). Unicef.fr. 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  6. (in French)
  7. "Ycare discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  8. "Ycare discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  9. "Ycare discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
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