(REUNION ISLANDS)
David LOUISIN (real name) is a musician, author, composer, performer, producer, editor and show organiser, born on 25 January.
1978 in Corbeil, a small district of Saline- Les-Hauts, in Saint Paul, La Réunion.
With a career spanning thirty-one (31) years as a musician and singer, he is one of the brightest stars of Sega in the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
the different musical trends he has embraced: Sega, Love, Ambians', world music etc... all have their origins in the tropics, and
Although he performed a number of songs known as "variété", Séga remained his main reference.
COURSE
The son of singer and guitarist Jean-Paul LOUISIN, who played in the "Bal Lontan" orchestra in the 70s, David dreamed of a career in the music industry from an early age.
music. Introduced to music by his friend from Plateau-Caillou high school, Cédric DUCHEMANN, at the age of 14, he quickly took up the synthesiser and vocals. He composed
his very first song to which he owes his success: In Larm', a song that would later feature on his album released in December 2007.
Supported by his family and friends, David took part in a number of radio talent shows and was quickly recognised by the public. At the age of 15, he joined the group Safari in
as keyboardist and arranger, and worked with the group for 15 consecutive years, participating in the recording of four albums. ... In
At the same time, he played in several local groups such as Alambik, Orage, Manyan, Apolonia Racine Seggae, etc. as a keyboardist.
As his career progressed, David joined the group Multi Force in 1996 as a keyboardist and stayed with the group for 11 years.
tour of the Seychelles with the singer Kim DJAMEL in 1998 for a two-year collaboration.
In 2000, he released 2 albums with Frédéric JORON. A loyal friend of Frédéric JORON, David has taken part in many of his shows and events, and continues his career as a musician.
musical training with several local groups. David LOUISIN released his first album, In Larm', in December 2007.
mix of Sega love, ambiance, slow and reggae, with the collaboration of Bernard PERMAL (basa) , Dominique TILIN (drums), Emmanuelle
IVARA and Karen TECHER (backing singers) and, of course, his high school friend Cédric DUCHEMANN on the keyboard.
2008 was a particularly significant year in David's life and career, as in October of that year he was voted "Best Composer".
of the Year" with the song IN LARM .
Between 2007 and 2024, he released 8 personal albums, appeared on several compilations by artists of all genres and produced some sixty albums for various labels.
artists from Réunion, Mauritius and Madagascar in his studio (David Louisin Production), composing most of the tracks.
David received in October 2014 a Diploma with the SACEM ( Professional member )
In June 2018 the status and medal of Sociétaire Définif with SACEM
It's recognition of the work he's done over the years for himself and other artists," he says.
From 12 March 2010 to date, David Louisin has toured France 51 times, using his own resources and with the help of a number of associations in mainland France.
and 6 on the sister islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues, Madagascar).
