Background
Born in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France on the 2 October 1984, the son of a professional musicianYann Benoist, he began to study piano and music theory at the age of 5.
Born in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France on the 2 October 1984, the son of a professional musicianYann Benoist, he began to study piano and music theory at the age of 5.
Benead graduated with a degree from the Paris Atla School of Music in 2004.
At the age of 9 he joined the Academy of Music in Paris. In 2007, he gained his "3rd cycle" diploma at the Academy. He has toured with singers and played in concert halls such as the “7 Lézards,” “Le Baiser Salé” and “New Morning”.
His family is originally from Brittany, and so in 2003, he began to learn Breton, soon becoming fluent in the language.
He quickly came to like the musical qualities of his new language and began to compose songs in Breton, taking inspiration from modern genres such as People’s, Rap and Reggae. He is currently working on his first album under the name of Iwan B, although still studying at the Academy.