Born in Lille on June 18, 1970, Thierry Samoy, aka Chet, took his artist's name from the jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, although he turned to songwriting at the age of twelve, when he wrote his first lyrics. Son of footballer Charles Samoy, he moved to Paris and took part in various projects with the Universal label, alongside writing for himself. Released in 2000, his debut album L'Inébranlable is tinged with reggae influences, a style he has always appreciated, and makes his voice heard in the new French chanson movement. After performing at the Francofolies festivals in La Rochelle and Spa (Belgium), Chet went on to work on his second, more pop-oriented album, L'Amour à la Française (2002), featuring a duet with Dolores Chaplin. This period also saw Chet write for the group L5, Jean-Pascal, Emma Daumas, Olivia Ruiz, Jenifer, Grégory Lemarchal and Sofia Essaïdi, before continuing as an independent artist with his next albums Hymne (2005) and Le Bois du Génie (2008), on which he sings "Pépite et pépette " as a duet with Olivia Ruiz. Chet then took a break from his career, signing French adaptations for violinist Alexander Rybak and Swedish singer Agnes. Now artistic director, he continues to write for Maya Barsony and Bertrand Belin, and works with artists such as Chevalrex, Malik Djoudi, Bazbaz, Requin Chagrin and Fredrika Stahl.
