Yodelice

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Yodelice (Maxim Nucci) | image = Yodelice - Maxim Nucci by Mikani.JPG | caption = Maxim Nucci in Marseille (2009). | image_size = | birth_name = Maxime Rodolphe Nouchy | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|02|23}} | birth_place = Créteil, France | instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano | genre = Folk, Pop | occupation = Singer, songwriter, musician | years_active = 2001{{spaced ndash}}present | label = Universal | current_member_of = Max | website = {{URL|yodelice.com/}} }}

'''Maxime Rodolphe Nouchy''', known as '''Maxim Nucci''' and '''Yodelice''' (born 23 February 1979 in Créteil), is a French singer-songwriter who performs in English. He has released five albums as of 2014: "Maxim Nucci" (2006), ''Tree of Life'' (2009), ''Cardioid'' (2010), "Square Eyes" (2013) and "Like a Million Dreams" (2014). The songs belong to folk, rock and pop music. He is also known for his acting performance in Guillaume Canet's film ''Little White Lies'' (French title: ''Les Petits Mouchoirs'') with Marion Cotillard in 2010. The song "Talk to me" was featured.

==Life== Maxim Nucci was born in Créteil, an eastern suburb of Paris, on 23 February 1979. He entered the conservatory of music at the age of six, and learned to play the piano and the guitar. When he was 15, he began to attend classes at the Musician Institute of London. After graduation, he became the youngest teacher of the academy in 1994.{{citation needed|date=April 2011}}{{clarify|reason=This says that he began studying at AND graduated from the Musician Institute of London AND became its youngest teacher all in the same year, 1994, the year he turned 15. Seems VERY unlikely.|date=October 2018}}

Nucci had been playing with his band, Max, in England when he sent a demo to several record labels.{{citation needed|date=April 2011}} Universal Music France expressed interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premiere.fr/Star/Maxim-NUCCI |title=Maxim NUCCI – News & actus people sur Premiere |date=23 February 1979 |language=fr |publisher=Premiere.fr |access-date=2011-04-14}}</ref>

He had a child with Jenifer Bartoli, the first winner of the French Star academy, in 2003.<ref>https://www.femmeactuelle.fr/actu/news-actu/jenifer-sa-declaration-emouvante-a-maxime-nucci-le-pere-de-son-fils-aaron-2070716</ref> His newer partner, the French television presenter Isabelle Ithurburu, gave birth to his daughter, Mia, in 2018.<ref>"Maxim Nucci and Isabelle Ithurburu are parents; the first photo of the baby is revealed", in non-stop-people.com, archived at https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.non-stop-people.com%2Factu%2Ftv%2Fmaxim-nucci-et-isabelle-ithurburu-parents-la-premiere-photo-du-bebe-devoilee-159689#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url</ref>

==Career== Nucci appeared on television during 2001. He partly composed the first album by L5–a female band created during a popular reality TV show, ''Popstars''. He also helped the debut singers in recording their album.{{citation needed|date=April 2011}}

His first single "Dis à l'amour".

In 2004, he starred as an actor and a composer in ''Alive'', directed by Frédéric Berthe, in which a producer works with a gifted young songwriter and they find success together. The film was not a box-office success.{{citation needed|date=April 2011}}

Nucci released an eponymous album in 2006.

Nucci went to Spain in the Casa Yodelice and start writing new songs, and re-emerged as Yodelice,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.fr/musique/artistes/yodelice/ |title=Yodelice | biographie, clips, news, photos |publisher=MTV.FR |date=30 July 2010 |access-date=2011-04-14}}</ref> an imaginary alter ego of Nucci.<ref>{{cite web |title=J'ai interviewé Maxim Nucci aka Yodelice |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lepost.fr%2Farticle%2F2009%2F04%2F13%2F1494215_j-ai-interviewe-maxim-nucci-aka-yodelice.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url |website=LePost.Fr |access-date=1 March 2025}}</ref>

Yodelice was awarded the best new artist prize during the 2010 Victoires de la Musique.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/jordana-performs-during-26th-victoires-la-musique-french-20110209-172551-902.html |title=French singer Yodelice performs during the 26th Victoires de la Musique French music awards ceremony in Lille – Yahoo! News |publisher=In.news.yahoo.com |date=10 February 2011 |access-date=2011-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://top-news.fr/yodelice-video-victoires-de-la-musique/ |title=Yodelice vidéo Victoires de la Musique |publisher=Top-news.fr |access-date=2011-04-14 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721022113/http://top-news.fr/yodelice-video-victoires-de-la-musique/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums=== ;As Maxim Nucci {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications |- !width="20"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="20"|BEL (Wa) <ref name=bel>[http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Maxim+Nucci Ultratop.be/fr/ Maxim Nucci discography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418231217/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Maxim%20Nucci |date=18 April 2014 }}</ref> !width="20"|SUI <ref name=sui>[http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Maxim+Nucci hitparade.ch: Maxim Nucci discography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213433/http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Maxim%20Nucci |date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2006 |''Maxim Nucci'' |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center"| |- |}

;As Yodelice {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="180"|Album !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications |- !width="20"|FRA <ref name="lescharts">[https://web.archive.org/web/20161107214356/http://lescharts.com//showinterpret.asp?interpret=Maxim%2BNucci LesCharts.com: Maxim Nucci discography]</ref> !width="20"|BEL Wa <ref name=bel/> !width="20"|SUI <ref name=sui/> |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2009 |''Tree of Life'' |align="center"|11 |align="center"|34 |align="center"|84 |align="center"| |-

|align="center" rowspan="1"|2010 |''Cardioid'' |align="center"|9 |align="center"|21 |align="center"|38 |align="center"| |-

|align="center" rowspan="1"|2013 |''Square Eyes'' |align="center"|11 |align="center"|46 |align="center"|49 |align="center"| |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2014 |''Like a Million Dreams'' |align="center"|38 |align="center"|66 |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center"| |- |}

===Soundtracks=== *2004: ''Alive'' (soundtrack of film) *2021: ''The Deep House'' (soundtrack of film) : The Secret (The Promise Version)

===Singles=== ;As Maxim Nucci {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"|Single !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album |- !width="40"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="20"|BEL Wa (Ultratop) <ref name=bel/> !width="40"|SUI <ref name=sui/> |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|2004 |"La cour des anges" |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center"|63 |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center" rowspan=1| |- |"Dis à l'amour" |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center"|5 |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center" rowspan=1| |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2013 |"Talk to Me" |align="center"|25 |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center" rowspan=1| |- |}

;As Yodelice {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"|Single !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album |- !width="40"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="20"|BEL Wa (Ultratop) <ref name=bel/> !width="40"|SUI <ref name=sui/> |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2009 |"Sunday with a Flu" |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center"|12 |align="center"|69 |align="center" rowspan=2|''Cardioid'' |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2010 |"More Than Meets the Eye" |align="center"|90 |align="center"|61 |align="center"|{{ndash}} |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2013 |"Fade Away" |align="center"|72 |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center"|{{ndash}} |align="center"|''Square Eyes'' |- |}

;Promotional singles (as Yodelice) *2009: "Free" *2010: "Emergency"

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.yodelice.com Official website] *[http://fr-fr.facebook.com/Yodelice Facebook]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yodelice}} Category:French musicians Category:Living people Category:1979 births