The man who made French pop weird turns 40 and finally explains himself.
Julien Doré has established himself as a key artist on the French music scene. On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of his victory in the American Idol competition and on the eve of his 40th birthday, let's look back at the meteoric rise of this facetious dandy.
Direction
De Lacroix lets Doré perform even in confession.
Editing
Archival footage cuts like a greatest hits fever dream.
Director
Shana De Lacroix
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Doré represents a specifically French archetype: the intellectual pop star who quotes Rimbaud in music videos.
Fifteen years after Nouvelle Star, he's outlasted nearly every winner of the original American Idol format.
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