Artist : Corneille
Album : The Birth Of Cornelius
Label : Sony
Genre : R&B
Bitrate : 166 kbps avg
Source : CD (LP)
Playtime : 00:51:43 (70 MB)
Rls date : 2007-06-27
Store date : 2007-07-02
WebSite: http://www.thebirthofcornelius.com/

Track List
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1. Back To Life 4:32
2. Love Is Good 3:24
3. Too Much Of Everything 3:43
4. I Never Loved You 3:53
5. Murder 4:03
6. Spending On You 3:58
7. Sweet Dependency 4:35
8. Home Is By You 5:41
9. Ill Never Call You Home Again 3:47
10.A Man Of This World 4:26
11.The One 4:29
12.Heaven 5:12

Product Description
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Corneille’s International Appeal is Undeniable and in 2007 He Has Decided to Broaden his Reach by Recording his First English Album, "The Birth of Cornelius". The Self-produced Album features a Collection of Twelve Songs that Are Inspired by the Smooth R&B Soul and Pop of Corneille's Earliest Influences.

Cornelius Nyungura, known as Corneille, is a German born Rwandan francophone singer. His work is greatly influenced by American funk and soul music among those he admires are Prince, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.

Corneille was born on March 24, 1977 in Freiburg, Germany, where his parents were studying, though he spent most of his childhood in Rwanda. He discovered his passion for music in 1993, and so joined an R&B group, who won the Dcouverte 1993 competition. This also introduced him to songwriting and musical composition.

However, his life changed after the genocide in 1994. His father, mile Nyungura, was leader of a political party (PSD) as a result, his parents and some of his relatives were killed in the massacre. Corneille fled to Germany, where some of his parents friends took him in.

In July 1997, Corneille decided to leave Germany in order to pursue studies in communication, and moved to Montreal, Quebec (Canada) to attend Concordia University. During this time, he founded O.N.E., an R&B band, with Gage Pierre and Martin Gardy, whom he had met shortly after arriving in Quebec. Zoukin, one of the groups songs written by Corneille, rose to first place in Canadian airplay. Then, at the beginning of 2001, Corneille left the group, wishing to pursue a solo career. He began to center his songs on his past.

During 2002, Corneille worked on various projects. He wrote and composed the songs Ce soir for the COCKTAIL R&B 2 compilation (Ghetto R&B, Sony Music) and Si seulement on saimait for Hip Hop Folies (Sony Music). Invited by Dave Stewart, he performed at his first showcase at the Rservoir in Paris, and had the chance to sing with Jimmy Cliff. In January 2003, he was invited to perform the first part of Cunnie Williams at Olympia. His first public concert at Opus Club followed shortly thereafter.

Corneilles first album, the Canadian version of Parce quon vient de loin, was released on September 10, 2002. It was little known. The French version, which included numerous bonuses on the second disc, was released on October 20, 2003. It quickly became successful. To date, the album sold more than a million copies.

In April of 2003, Corneille sang with Craig David, repeating a verse in French in the song Rise and Fall. He underwent his first tour during May 2003, receiving a full house in Paris, Marseilles, Lyon and Bordeaux.
In March of 2005, the singer participated in the concert Africa Live, which was organised to fight against paludism. This is the first time that he has returned to his home continent since the genocide.

Les marchands de rves, Corneilles second album, was released in November 2005.
He married Sofia de Medeiros, his girlfriend of four years, on September 9th, 2006 in a small and private ceremony by the lake at the Quintessence hotel, 130km north of Montreal. She is a model and actress of Canadian and Portuguese parentage.

Corneille is working with the Canadian Red Cross to raise awareness of children who are victims of war.
Corneille finished recording his first english album, which should be released in June 2007. The first single is called Back to life, and can be heard on his myspace page.