Tayc on Tour
Afrobeat, R&B and soul are perfectly blended together with the silky voice of Cameroonian-French singer/songwriter Tayc. Tayc is set to embark on his 2022 fall tour, making stops in Canada, Belgium and France. Self-describing his music as Afrolove, Tayc's passionate performances are able to spread a message of acceptance and love while thrilling audiences by bringing together jazz, soul and R&B. Since releasing Alchemy in 2017, Tayc has continued to make a number of hit albums, including H E L I O S. (2018), his triple album NYXIA, Tome III (2019), Fleur froide (2020), Fleur froide (Donum Novae) (2021), Fleur froide (UMM) (2021) and Fleur froide -- Second état : la cristallisation (2021).
Julien Bouadjie, better known by Tayc, was born in Marseille, France, to Cameroonian parents. He was first introduced to music when he was sent to boarding school in Paris in 2012. Singing almost exclusively is French, Tayc has accumulated an extremely large following. His Youtube channel has more than 437 million views, and the music video for his hit song "Le temps'' has over 117 million views and counting. "Le temps'' was also on the Top 40 music chart in France for 76 weeks. In 2021, Tayc was nominated for Francophone Male Artist of the Year by the prestigious NRJ Music Awards. Due to his musical success, Tayc has been able to shed light on Afrolove. Commenting on it in an interview with A Rap & A Cup of Tea, Tayc said, "For me it's a movement, a way of thinking and doing things ... We sincerely want to spread Afrolove to our community and to the people who follow us." Tayc's popularity continues as he maintains more than 4.2 million monthly listeners on Spotify with his songs "Le temps," "N'y pense plus" and "D O D O," garnering more than 225 million streams combined.