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Laurent Bàn (born 3 April 1975 in Briey, France) is a French singer-songwriter.

 

 

Laurent Bàn obtained a degree as a graphic designer-painter. He discovered the French musical Starmania from Michel Berger and Luc Plamondon and decided to study music and acting at Nancy's conservatory.

 

 

He moved to Paris and played his first role in Alfredo Arias's musical: Heartbreak of an English she-cat (Peines de cœur d'une chatte anglaise) which won Molière awards for its staging and costumes in 2000. Then he played in many musicals: Hair, Notre-Dame de Paris, Zorro... Laurent Bàn also performed on international's stages.

 

In Italy he played in two musicals in Italian: Il Conte di Montecristo and Amleto, Dramma Musicale produced by Pierre Cardin. He participated infamous French musicals' tour in Asia of Notre-Dame de Paris and for the first time in Mozart, l'opéra rock playing Salieri.

 

 

Laurent Bàn is the author of two French adaptations' musicals: Le Journal d'Adam et Eve and Marlène D. The Legend. He also leads a solo career. In 2005 his first album is edited: Ante. In 2016 Anteprima contains two tracks. His second album Prima will be edited in 2017.

 

 

Mourad Merwan Rim (born 1977, July 13 in Sarcelles, France), best known as Merwan Rim, is a French actor and singer-songwriter.

 

At the age of 17, Merwan Rim started to learn and instruments as an autodidact. Realizing his gift in musical arts, Merwan decided to become a full-time musician. This decision led him into quitting Paris 13 University where he attended communication studies to enroll in Alice Dona Studios, a performing arts school for future professionals in September 2000. Nine months later, Merwan was cast as Ramses in the musical Les Dix Commandements.

 

 

Soon after, Merwan was chosen to portray François, Duke of Beaufort in the musical Le Roi Soleil which opened for two seasons in Paris on 22 September 2005. Even though he was not the star of the show, Merwan gathered a huge fandom thanks to his pleasant character tinged with shyness.

 

 

On 1 June 2009, Merwan announced he had been cast on the musical Mozart L'Opéra-Rock for the roles of L'Aubergiste and the Clown Démoniaque. In addition to his two roles, Merwan is also an alternate for Antonio Salieri (portrayed by Florent Mothe). The musical opened on 22 September 2009 in Paris and had a phenomenal success.

 

 

In 2012, he was nominated for the category "NRJ Music Award of the Francophone Revelation of the Year" at the NRJ Music Awards.