French folk-jazz balladeer Anis Kachohi briefly studied piano before gravitating toward guitar, later forming a ska band dubbed K2R Riddim. After leaving the group, Anis abandoned his surname and began busking in the subways of Paris, eventually signing on with manager Myriam Chiaramonti and relocating to the French Antilles, honing his craft at a local club called The Marin. Upon returning to Paris in the autumn of 2003, Anis recorded a nine-song demo that he self-released under the title Gadjo Décalé. The record gained airplay on French radio and enabled the singer to land a deal with Virgin/EMI, which issued La Chance... in late 2005. ~ Jason Ankeny