Charly B is exposed to reggae at the age of 15, during more than one year spent in Jamaica as an exchange student. Overall, he has spent more than 3 years in the "Reggae Island". He sings in Jamaican, but also in his mother tongue, French. 2002-2007 : WINNER OF THE FIRST PRICE FOR BEST SINGER/SINGJAY OF GENEVA (Reggae contest organized BY DJ Postman) - 3 month tour in France with Redhemption Sound, tour which ends at the Jamaican Sunrise Festival (Bagnole-sur-Cèze, France) - In 2004, 2 albums released : "REALITY" (11 TITLES) and "MORE REALITY" (12 TITLES) - [abstracts on www.charlyb.com] - In 2005 : Recording of a featuring: "Bruk out", with the Jamaican singer Zumjay and of "La plus belle femme" - video clip plays on TVM3 (cabled TV). In June 2005, WINNER OF THE FIRST PRIZE FOR BEST SINGER/SINGJAY FOR SWITZERLAND (Reggae Swiss Singjay Contest - Giddeon Production) - August 2005 : Recordings in Jamaica for his next album, with the musicians of Black Uhuru : (Freddy Fat String : Guitar / Barry O.. Hare ..board). 2 songs produced by Vision I Production (Jamaican 45T Production) - November 2005 : First part of French singer Michel Fugain for the opening concert of the Competition "Star de demain" in Geneva (Palexpo) - January 2006 : Album "Family Affair" is issued, album produced by Redhemption Sound Production. Album featuring Wakad Don Jahbazz, singer from Martinica. In 2007, Charly B is asked to present a song at the EUROVISION 2007 for Switzerland with the song "O Mama". Official is the original band of Charly.B and they start touring more and more. This is a live band composed by Jo, Meditate (Straight Sound) Positive (Unity Sound) Beber and Franklin(6). 2008 : Several shows with international Jamaican artists such as Alpheus, Kiprich; tour with Zumjay and Alozade. 3 albums are on the way in the studios: 1 feat Henry P - 1 solo album produced and co-ordinated by Riga - and the 2nd part of Family Affair that will be produced by Babakar Fall from Redhemption Sound.
WINNER OF THE SWISS SINGJAY CONTEST 2005 VAINQUEUR DU CLASH DU MEILLEUR CHANTEUR REGGAE 2005 POUR LA SUISSE