Background
He was born in a musical family. His father was a singer, who for 10 years had also directed "Le palais des danses africaines de Nancy". His mother was an artist designer of oriental fashion.
He was born in a musical family. His father was a singer, who for 10 years had also directed "Le palais des danses africaines de Nancy". His mother was an artist designer of oriental fashion.
At 6, he studied at the Nancy Conservatory where he learned to play the piano and violin.
He also practiced sports, notably soccer. Houcine auditioned for second edition of French television reality show Star Academy where he was a finalist. His first single, "Être un homme comme vous" was used on the soundtrack of the movie The Jungle Book 2, and became a successful record in France, Belgium-Wallonia, and Switzerland, where it became a top ten hit.
Houcine has two sons, Lenny and Noah.