Julien Laurence was born in the small town of Carouge, Switzerland, where he soaked up the influence of his parents' record collection, which included Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Queen, Stevie Wonder and Al Green, to being turned on to guitar at 13 by an uncle, immersing himself in Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and Aretha Franklin.

Laurence worked odd jobs around the world while writing songs and playing gigs whenever he could, and his big break came when at the ripe old age of 31, his voice caught the ear of Manu Katché. Laurence became an overnight sensation in France with the show “Nouvelle star” on french TV. Blessed with a fresh, soulful voice that alternated between smooth and rough tones, Laurence recalled both the passion of classic soul music and the confessional lyrical stance of the singer of the 1970s.

No less a legend than singer songwriter drummer and producer Phil Collins said Laurence has a voice “with its own thumbprint. Hear it once and you’ll forever recognize it.” Collins gave him the opportunity to go into Walt Disney while he offered him to sing the songs of Tarzan II.

In 2007, he recorded his home made album “Djelem” wich tells Laurence journey around gipsy music.
His latest release “Carousel” shows Laurence lyrical skills to sing opera with songs such as “Padre nostro” from the Albinoni’s adagio.