Patxi

Drawing influence from artists ranging from Alain Souchon and Serge Gainsbourg to Coldplay, and with a voice that's both warm and distinctly husky, Patxi is a singer/songwriter from Basque country in southwest France. Following a semifinal finish on television's Star Academy, he charted in France and Switzerland with his 2006 debut album, S'Embrasser. He returned to the album chart in France with the follow-up, 2010's Amour Carabine, and then branched out into writing songs for others, including tracks recorded by Roch Voisine and Louane. Featuring a title track that subtly evoked the smoky style of Leonard Cohen, Patxi's fourth solo album, Le Monde Est Beau, appeared in 2024.