Jack Lucien
Lucien Jack | |
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 Lucien Jack with Spanish singer Soraya in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 19 July 1988[1] United Kingdom |
| Origin | Andorra |
| Genres | Dance, pop, Europop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2004–2014 (singer) 2017-present (comedian) |
| Labels | Unconditional Records (2009–2014), Abbey Records (2006–2008), O'Clock Music (2004) |
Lucien Jack (born 19 July 1988)[2] is a British-born Andorran comedian, singer, and songwriter[3] who has had success in Continental Europe under the names Hun, Lucien and Jack Lucien. He is best known for his 2009 single "I'm Not Afraid"[4] and his drag character Teena.
Biography
[edit]Music career
[edit]2004 – 2007
[edit]In 2004, under the name Hun he released his first single Gone Before It Happens under the Spanish record label, O'Clock Music. It was released on 25 July 2004.
In 2006, he returned with the name Lucien and released an EP What You Said To Me.... The only single was It's Unconditional, and it managed to achieve mild success in Europe.[5]
2008 – 2014
[edit]In 2008, he released his debut album New 80s Musik. The only single was Rasputin which was released as a free download before the album's release. A different version of the album, titled Джэк Люсьен (Jack Lucien) was released in Russia in January 2009, featuring a collection of released and unreleased songs as well as remixes. A new song, I'm Not Afraid, was released as a radio only single and managed to reach Top 10 in the Russian Airplay Chart.
His second studio album as Jack Lucien, EuroSceptic, was released on 26 October 2009. Due to a lack of promotion and an underwhelming reception, it failed to spawn any success and its lead single Saturday was eventually cancelled.
In May 2010, Lucien announced that he had written a song for German pop group Monrose's new album Ladylike. The track entitled "Caffeine", was included as a bonus track in 2011.[6]
In October 2011, he released a compilation album Everything I Want To Be.[7] It featured a mixture of new tracks, old tracks and rarities, as well as the single only releases Hook U Up and State of Mind. To promote the LP, he undertook a brief tour of the United Kingdom and Spain, as well as appearing on the game show The Weakest Link,[8] coming third.
On 20 January 2014, he released a new version of his song I'm Not Afraid, entitled "I'm Not Afraid '14 (English, Spanish, Russian and Catalan Version)".[9]
Comedy career
[edit]2017 - present
[edit]Since 2017, under his real name Lucien Jack, he has been performing as a comedian.[10]
In 2019, he finished a tour of the European Union, apologizing for Brexit[11] and appeared at Edinburgh Fringe.[10]
Eurovision
[edit]In October 2008, the singer stated that he was in talks to represent Andorra in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.[12] His song, Marxaré, was pulled out by the singer just before the Andorran Finals to select their entrant. It was released as a download single on 4 May 2009 and its English version Let Me Go was included on his 2009 release Eurosceptic.
In 2011, he landed with co-writing the Russian entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2011 by Alexey Vorobyov entitled Get You in collaboration with the Moroccan-Swedish producer RedOne.
Further activities
[edit]As well as being a singer, Lucien appeared on T4, performing "Rasputin" in May 2008, and appearing on the show Je Suis Un Rockstar in August.[13]
He is a classical musician, and has performed classical guitar in various ensembles. In 2008, he performed with the Barents Dance Troup, joining them on both their Russian[14] and Scandinavian tours.[15]
In November 2009, Lucien made his acting debut in Ghetto at New Theatre, Nottingham, playing 'The Hashid'.[16] Lucien furthered his theatrical career in 2010, acting in Our Town.
Personal life
[edit]Lucien was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. He grew up in Andorra and culturally sees himself as Andorran. He was educated at Winchester College and the University of Nottingham where he took a degree in modern languages. He also works in public relations.[17] He is a friend of Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas and recorded a song named Anaesthetic together in 2008.[18]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Album | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | ES | FR | ||
| 2008 | New 80s Musik | 199 | 64 | 99 |
| 2009 | EuroSceptic | – | – | – |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AT | ES | RU | ||||
| 2004 | "Gone Before It Happens" [1] | 74 | – | – | 38 | ||
| 2006 | "It's Unconditional" [2] | 186 | 14[12] | – | 49 | ||
| 2008 | "Rasputin" | – | – | 35 | 41 | ||
| 2009 | "I'm Not Afraid" | 6[19] | – | – | 7[20] | ||
| 2011 | "State of Mind" | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2014 | "I'm Not Afraid '14" | – | – | – | – | ||
Other releases
[edit]| Year | Album | Position |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| 2006 | What You Said to Me... EP[21] [2] | 136 |
| 2011 | Everything I Want to Be | – |
[1] Recorded under the name Hun
[2] Released under the name Lucien
References
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- ^ "Jack Lucien". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Jack Lucien at tourdates – Jack Lucien gig listings, Jack Lucien biog, Jack Lucien reviews, Jack Lucien CD listings, Jack Lucien MP3 downloads, Jack Lucien images". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ http://www.tunetribe.com/Jacklucien[permanent dead link]
- ^ "[Girlgroup De Popstars 2006 Allemand] Monrose - Ladylike - Pop / Variété Internationale - Pure Charts". Chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Lucien Jack on Twitter: "don't forget to watch BBC2 at 2:15pm this afternoon to see my stupid face, bad singing and deviant nature on TV! #weakestlink"". Twitter.com. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Biography". Lucien Jack. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Comedian tours EU apologising for Brexit". talkradio.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Oikotimes.com". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ Channel4.com – Try life in another language – Je Suis Un Rockstar
- ^ "2008: YoungChoreography in Barents | None | Barents DanceCouncil". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ http://www.landsdelscene.no/activities/ungkoreografi.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Featured Content on Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "No easy key to hitting the musical high notes - Features - Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph". www.northantset.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "168 Óra Online". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
- ^ "Unsigned chart for 16-sep-2012 - compiled by tourdates". www.tourdates.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Главная (mp3, новости, радио, FM, шоу-бизнес, чарты)". Tophit.ru. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Jack Lucien | What You Said to Me... E.P | TuneTribe.com". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- 1988 births
- Living people
- British male singers
- British male songwriters
- British pop singers
- Actors from Kettering
- British people of Polish descent
- People educated at Winchester College
- Alumni of the University of Nottingham
- 21st-century British singers
- 21st-century British male singers
- British male comedians
- Comedians from Northamptonshire
- Male actors from Northamptonshire