In 2008, Dion, along with Daniel Hamlitsch and Matthew Gaiser, formed the
indie rock group Late Young. They released one
EP entitled
Nativity, of which Dion contributed his vocals alongside the bass guitar. Dion first came to attention on the reality TV series
Star Académie, competing for the title of the best singer. Despite not winning the competition, Dion participated in the Star Académie tour, which had over 130,000 spectators. His song, "Pour exister" on the album,
Star Académie 2012 reached double platinum, becoming a hit on Quebec radios. In the summer of 2013, Dion played Link Larkin in the musical,
Hairspray, which was directed by
Denise Filiatrault. On December 1, 2014,
Columbia France announced that Dion had signed a licensed contract with the company to develop his European career, and released his single, "Si j'étais son soleil" on European radio the same day. From February 18-20, 2015, Dion performed an opening act of
Véronic DiCaire at the
Olympia music hall in
Paris,
France. On June 11, 2015 he was selected for the role of
d'Artagnan in a new
musical interpretation of
The Three Musketeers at the
Palais des Sports in Paris on September 29, 2016, and continue to tour around France until January 2017. One of the first singles Dion sang from the musical, "Je t'aime c'est tout", was launched with a music video on June 16, 2015. Dion competed in the
sixth season of the French show
Danse avec les stars. He finished in third place in the final with his partner,
Candice Pascal. On December 24, 2017, he joined the Swedish singer
Zara Larsson with the hit single "
Only You". == Discography ==