1. Philippe Jaroussky began his musical career with the violin, winning an award at the Versailles conservatory, and then took up the piano before turning to singing.
11 Facts About Philippe Jaroussky
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Philippe Jaroussky has said that his natural singing voice is in the baritone range.
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Philippe Jaroussky's great-grandfather was a Russian emigre who fled from the Bolshevik Revolution.
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Philippe Jaroussky was inspired to sing by the Martinique-born countertenor Fabrice di Falco.
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Philippe Jaroussky received his diploma from the Early Music Faculty of the Conservatoire de Paris.
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Philippe Jaroussky cofounded the ensemble Artaserse in 2002, and has often performed with the Ensemble Matheus under Jean-Christophe Spinosi and with L'Arpeggiata under Christina Pluhar.
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Philippe Jaroussky was awarded "The Best Singer of the Year" at the Echo Klassik Awards, 2008 and 2016.
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Philippe Jaroussky received an ECHO Klassik Award in 2012 for the Album Duetti, which he recorded together with Max Emanuel Cencic.
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Philippe Jaroussky was named Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009 and was promoted to the rank of Officier in 2019.
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In 2006 the asteroid 332183 Philippe Jaroussky was named after him.
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Philippe Jaroussky is openly gay and has been in a relationship with a "very supportive" non-musician since 2007.