Pascal Obispo: this combination of circumstances that changed his singing career: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

His vintage, his finest year, Pascal Obispo waited some time before obtaining it. Because the debut on the music scene of one of the favorite artists of the French turned out to be more complicated than expected. Worse, the native of Bergerac was not predestined for this singing career. It was indeed the music that interested him and not the urgency of performing behind a microphone. The former juror of The Voice has poured out his childhood dreams in Michel Denisot's studio on Europe 1, Saturday March 13, 2021: "I didn't want to be a singer, I just wanted to make music", he told the former host of Large Journal. Pascal Obispo was then a bassist in several groups, before landing in the Rennes new wave group Senso after graduating from high school. Until a happy combination of circumstances changes his fate …

A click while listening to Lenny Kravitz

In 1988, when the group had to provide a concert, the singer of the formation, Philippe Pascal, was late. For the most in a hurry, Pascal Obispo is propelled behind the microphone "to be of service". The sequel turns into a fairy tale, even if the first opus Along the river will be a resounding flop. The reason ? Song proposals "too Rennes" and a not very identifiable voice identity. A shame for the fan of Christophe and Michel Polnareff who will find the solution to his ills on your way to a Lenny Kravitz concert. "I heard him sing in a head voice", he explains, starting from then on digging into the French repertoire to find artists in the same register. "I thought maybe there was a way to find my voice, both ways, so I started working on it.", confess the one who will finally take off with the album More than anything. An evocative title for Pascal Obispo who has always believed in his lucky star.

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