Background
Raphael was born as Raphaël Haroche on 7 November 1975 in Paris, France, and was raised in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. Through his father he is of Moroccan Jewish and Russian-Jewish descent and his mother is Argentinian.
composer singer singer-songwriter
Raphael was born as Raphaël Haroche on 7 November 1975 in Paris, France, and was raised in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. Through his father he is of Moroccan Jewish and Russian-Jewish descent and his mother is Argentinian.
Lycée Henri-IV; University of Paris.
During his childhood and his adolescence, his idols were David Bowie, Iggy People’s, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Téléphone, and Barbara. Raphael played the piano and the guitar, and did not like school. In June 2007, Raphael placed ninth on the French Elle magazine "15 Sexiest Manitoba" list.
He has been in a relationship with actress Mélanie Thierry, who appeared in the music video for his single "Caravan".
On 24 May 2008, Thierry gave birth to the couple"s first child, Roman. In 2000, Raphael released his first album Hôtel de l"univers (the title is a tribute to Arthur Rimbaud), but it was not until three years later that he enjoyed his first mainstream success with the song Sur la Route, a duo with famous French singer Jean-Louis Aubert, included in his second album Louisiana Réalité.
With this album, he chose folk music In 2005, Raphael released his third album, Caravane, to huge critical acclaim and commercial success.
He received three Music"s Victories in 2006.
In February 2007, Raphael released his live acoustic album Une nuit au Châtelet which is partly a tribute to French singers such as Bernard Lavilliers, Gérard Manset, and Serge Gainsbourg. Amongst the many musicians working on this project was ex-David Bowie pianist Mike Garson. This album featured the song Haïti, a collaboration with the Jamaican group Toots & the Maytals.
On 27 September 2010, Raphael released his fifth studio album, Pacific 231.
At the beginning of 2007, Raphael became a member of the supergroup Les Aventuriers d"un autre Monde with Jean-Louis Aubert, Alain Bashung, Cali, Daniel Darc, and Richard Kolinka.