Born in Paris in 1946 and raised to the sounds of jazz and with an education in classical music, William Sheller is one of France's most technically and musically accomplished songwriters, capable of leading symphonic orchestras, writing elaborate classical pieces, and handling the stage alone with a microphone and a piano. In the pop music domain, and since the beginning of his official career in 1968, he's had a number of hit singles, from Les Irrésistibles' "My Year Is a Day" to "Rock'n'Dollars," "Symphoman," and the famous "Un Homme Heureux," all displaying strong songwriting and melodic skills and fragile, gentle vocal parts. ~ Olivier Duboc