And yes, some celebrities that we often watch on television sometimes grew up very close to you in Normandy. Thomas Pesquet, Pierre Gasly, Petit Biscuit, Rilès, names that resonate internationally today.
Thomas Pesquet, from Rouen to space
Thomas Pesquet, born February 27, 1978 in Rouen, is a French astronaut. After training as an aeronautical engineer at the Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space (ISAE-SUPAERO) in Toulouse, Thomas Pesquet held various positions in the aerospace industry and at the National Center for Space Studies (CNES) before becoming, in 2005, an airline pilot. In May 2009, he was one of six candidates selected to form the third group of European astronauts selected by the European Space Agency.
Today, he has accumulated 396 days 11 hours 34 minutes on all missions. It also has 6 spacewalks. He is perhaps right now the best-known Frenchman in the world and one of the French's favorite public figures.
Rilès, from Maromme to Los Angeles
Riles Kacimi, better known under the mononym Rilès, born January 4, 1996 in Rouen, in Seine-Maritime, is a rapper, singer-songwriter and music producer, he composes and raps in English.
He made his debut and learned music all alone in front of his computer in his room in Maromme, he created his first sounds and clips with his friends by starting on YouTube by releasing a sound every Sunday (rilès sundayz).
Today, he is essential on all levels, he has several gold and diamond records, he is known for being a true showman with boundless energy on stage.
Pierre Gasly, from karting to F1
Pierre Gasly born February 7, 1996 in Rouen (Seine-Maritime) is a French racing driver who competes in Formula 1, the largest automobile championship in the world.
Pierre Gasly was born into a family passionate about motorsport; his grandparents, his father, his brothers, all came through this environment. He made his debut in karting on the Norman circuits, subsequently, he progressed through various championships, Formula 4, GP2 series, Super Formula, before arriving at the Holy Grail of the automobile, Formula 1 in 2017. Today, he positions himself as a good F1 driver who offers great things. Recently he also signed for the 2023 season with the French team Alpine alongside Esteban Ocon, his counterpart who is from Évreux.
Petit Biscuit, the Norman king of electro
Mehdi Benjelloun known as Petit Biscuit, born November 10, 1999 in Rouen, is a French DJ and producer of electronic music. Introduced to music at a very young age, Petit Biscuit composes electronic music. It was on the Electro Posé music distribution channel that he was spotted, a channel on which he published Sunset lover. In 2017, he obtained his baccalaureate in the scientific series in Rouen with the distinction “Very good”. On his 18th birthday, he released his first album Presence in self-production.
This will be nominated in the “Revelation Album” category at the Victoires de la Musique in February 2018. Today, he is known on the international scene and is preparing to release a new album in the coming months.
Franck Dubosc, essential humor
Franck Dubosc, born November 7, 1963 in Petit-Quevilly, is a French comedian, actor, screenwriter and director. He became known for his character as a flirtatious and show-off mythomaniac, on television and on stage. On the French-speaking scene, he is today very successful, playing certain roles of capital importance for his career, the trilogy camping, disco, the visitors or even Asterix and Obelix, it is a must for French humorous films . The last title we saw him in is Rumba la vie en 2022.
Vincent Lagaf, the outspoken host
Vincent lagaf was born on October 30, 1959 in Mont-Saint-Aignan. He is a comedian, singer, actor and host, he was revealed to the general public in La Classe on FR3 in 1987. In 1989, he made his first appearance at the theater in Paris and released his first single. After joining the Grosses Têtes team on television, Vincent Lagaf' started hosting TV games (The Bigdil, the right price or even gold on the call).
Of course, there are many more, Arnaud Ducret, Philippe Torreton, Keen'v, Gabin Villière, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Normandy is full of talented people.
