Early life Born in
Limoges, Gauvain Sers grew up in
Dun-le-Palestel,
Creuse. His father is a math teacher and his mother, Corinne, is a pharmacist; he has three brothers. After his scientific baccalaureate, he went to study in preparatory scientific classes in
Paris, then joined the
ENSEEIHT engineering school in
Toulouse. Then, he took lessons in musical composition and writing at the Manufacture Chanson in Paris.
Debuts From October 2016, he was chosen by
Renaud to be the opening act of his
Phénix Tour, for over 75 concert dates. He also participates in various television and radio shows with the singer, in particular
Merci Renaud on France 2 alongside
Julien Clerc,
Patrick Bruel and
Bénabar. At the same time, he opened for
Tryo and Yves Jamait. He performed headlining at the Café de la Danse in Paris on 24 March and 29 April 2017.
Pourvu His first album
Pourvu, certified platinum disc, was released on 9 June 2017 on the Fontana Records label with the titles
Pourvu, Hénin-Beaumont, Mon fils est parti au djihad and
Entre République et Nation. The clip of
Pourvu was directed by filmmaker
Jean-Pierre Jeunet with the participation of actors
Jean-Pierre Darroussin and
Gérard Darmon and actress Alexia Giordano. In February 2018, he was nominated for the "audivisual creation" category at the 33rd
Victoires de la Musique ceremony. In autumn 2017 the Pourvu Tour began, it went through La Cigale de Paris on 5 October 2017. Govrache and Clio were chosen to ensure the opening of the concerts. On 22 March 2018 Gauvain Sers performed for the first time on the stage of the Olympia. In March 2018 the clip of
Dans mes poches was produced by Biscuit Prod in the style of the comic strip, with drawings made by
André Juillard. On 1 March 2018 Gauvain Sers was the sponsor of the eighth Georges-Moustaki prize. In December 2018, Gauvain Sers was elected Limousin of the year 2018.
Les oubliés In December 2018, Gauvain Sers released the song
Les Oubliés which talks about rural areas and the “left behind” in today's French society which operates “at two speeds”. This song was inspired by the regrets and memories of a teacher from the school of
Ponthoile in the
Somme, which was closed in 2018. He made a documentary of it, broadcast in several parts on YouTube. The first part was released on 25 January 2019. From February to April, he made an acoustic tour in the “forgotten cities” of France, such as
Tilloy-lès-Mofflaines,
Ponthoile or
Dun-le-Palestel. Gauvain Sers released in March 2019 a new title,
Que restera-t-il de nous ?, written by author
Michel Bussi. This ballad is also present in Bussi's book ''J'ai dû rêver trop fort
, in the form of an extract before each chapter. His second album, entitled Les Oubliés'', was released on 29 March 2019. It was certified gold in ten weeks and platinum in December 2019, which is equivalent to more than 100,000 sales. It was the 35th best-selling album in 2019.
À Samuel Paty In October 2020, during the ceremony at the Place de la Sorbonne in tribute to Professor
Samuel Paty, assassinated in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, a poem by Gauvain Sers composed for the occasion was read. ==Discography==