Amaury Vassili

Amaury Vassili Chotard was born in Rouen, Upper Normandy, and began singing around the age of 9 years, enrolled by his mother at a musical school in Rouen, created by Albert and Elizabeth Amsallem. At 14, Vassili competed in his first singing contest, where he won in singing "Amsterdam" by Jacques Brel (an idol of Vassili). He became famous with his debut album, Vincerò (2009), which went double platinum (over 250,000 copies) after a worldwide release. His second album, Canterò, was released in November 2010. Vassili describes his music style as "lyrical pop". ==Eurovision Song Contest 2011==

On 27 January 2011, it was announced by the French broadcaster France Télévisions that Vassili would be the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The song was revealed as "", and was performed in Corsican. It marks the second French Eurovision entry to be performed in the language after Patrick Fiori received fourth place with "Mama Corsica" in 1993. Vassili eventually placed 15th with 82 points. ==Post-Eurovision to present==

Vassili was the spokesperson for France during the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and presented the country's voting results. He participated on the French version of the Masked Singer as Turtle and became the first male contestant to win the show. ==Discography==

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