Who is Piero Battery? Piero Battery is a French artist of urban gospel and RnB, founder in 2003 of the label Battery Sound and current director of the channel TRACE Gospel. After a first solo soul and RnB album in 2007, he returned to gospel with Vers les montagnes in 2011, then Nou vlé loué in 2018 and D'où me viendra le secours in 2020.
Piero Battery discovered the power of gospel at age five, in the church where he grew up following in the footsteps of his musician father. At twelve he joined the group Sweetness, with whom he gave more than four hundred concerts across Europe and opened for international artists such as Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson.
In 2007, he launched his solo career with a first soul and RnB album aimed at a mainstream audience, before returning to his Christian roots in 2011 with Vers les montagnes, a record that blends psalms, RnB, gospel, hip-hop and zouk. Back in 2003, he had already founded the label Battery Sound to democratize urban gospel, then Battery Sound TV in 2008, before creating and hosting the show Gospel Act on TRACE TV and now directing the channel TRACE Gospel.
- Origine
- France
- Style
- Urban gospel, RnB
- Actif depuis
- 2007
- À connaître
- Founder of the label Battery Sound (2003) and director of the channel TRACE Gospel, considered a pioneer of French-language urban gospel.
How did Piero Battery get started?
Piero Battery grew up in a family where music held a central place, his father being a musician himself. He discovered gospel at age five in his church, then at twelve joined the group Sweetness, with whom he multiplied concerts across Europe and shared the stage with international artists such as Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson.
In 2007, he went solo with a first soul and RnB album for a mainstream audience. Four years later, he returned to gospel with the album Vers les montagnes.
What makes Piero Battery distinctive?
Piero Battery is one of the architects of French-language urban gospel, a style that blends psalms, RnB, hip-hop, soul and zouk. He doesn't just perform: in 2003 he founded the label Battery Sound to produce other artists, then Battery Sound TV in 2008, with more than thirty music videos produced for French- and English-speaking gospel artists.
In 2009, he created and hosted the show Gospel Act on TRACE TV, before taking the helm of the channel TRACE Gospel, dedicated to gospel from Africa, the French overseas territories, the Americas and Europe.
Where should you start with Piero Battery?
The album Vers les montagnes, released in 2011, marks his return to gospel and remains a good starting point. More recent singles such as Get out of my way, from the album Nou vlé loué, show the evolution of his style toward contemporary Afro sounds.
songs
Get out of my way
Single from the album Nou vlé loué (2018), performed with Lhaïtien, with strong Afro influences.
L'amour restera
Official video by Piero Battery, carried by the RnB writing style characteristic of his brand of urban gospel.
Nobody
Track with an official video released on the artist's channel, continuing his work between soul and gospel.
Discography
- 2020D'où me viendra le secours
- 2018Nou vlé loué
- 2017Rétro Hits #1· Marks his return after six years away from studio releases.
- 2011Vers les montagnes· Second album, a return to gospel after a first secular soul and RnB record.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Piero Battery?
Piero Battery is a French artist of urban gospel and RnB, founder in 2003 of the label Battery Sound and current director of the channel TRACE Gospel, dedicated to French-language and international gospel.
Is Piero Battery a Christian?
Yes. After a first secular solo album in 2007, he returned to his Christian roots in 2011 with the album Vers les montagnes, devoted to worship and adoration.
What is Piero Battery's best known song?
Get out of my way, a single from the album Nou vlé loué performed with Lhaïtien, is among his most recognized tracks, alongside L'amour restera and Nobody.
Where can you listen to Piero Battery?
Piero Battery's videos and albums are available on his official YouTube channel and on TopChrétien Musique, which notably features the album Vers les montagnes.
What is urban gospel according to Piero Battery?
It refers to a style blending psalms, RnB, hip-hop, soul and zouk, which Piero Battery has developed since 2003 through his label Battery Sound, designed to bring gospel to a wider audience.
What is Piero Battery's role at TRACE Gospel?
After creating and hosting the show Gospel Act on TRACE TV in 2009, Piero Battery now directs the channel TRACE Gospel, dedicated to gospel from Africa, the French overseas territories, the Americas and Europe.