Real name: Jean-Louis Rosely

Effective period / Period of releases: 1986

- Jean- Louis was born into a family of nine children, his father was a civil servant at the Reunion prefecture and his mother, a housewife. He followed a normal educational path (school, middle school, high school).

- It was thanks to his brother Pierrot (Pierre Rosely), ten years his senior, that he discovered music because he was already part of a French variety group “Les Loups”. He imitates his big brother when he rehearses at home with his group. And he will always be at his side when Jean-Louis launches into song.

- At the age of 14, he participated with his friend Christian Savoula in a Radio crochet at Barachois but were unfortunately excluded from the competition.

- In 1970, fan of singers such as Christophe, Santiana, Gérard Lenormand etc.... Jean Louis became a singer of sentimental varieties.

THE FIRST RECORDING AND THE BEGINNING OF CAREER

- Between the ages of 14 and 18, he sang French variety with a Saint André orchestra "Les Roadster" and performed on radio hooks, in parties and in nightclubs such as the New Escale, the Twist Pavillon at the time.

- In 1974, when he was only 19 years old, he married Régine Boyer and had three children together and that same year he flew to the metropolis to join his big brother.

- From 1975 to 1979, he was a civil servant in the PTT. However, he maintained his contact with music thanks to his brother Pierrot who at the time had already acquired a certain notoriety with the song “Mary Lou”. This period will be beneficial for him because he will discover recording studios and he thinks he has a chance, because he is always placed in the top three of singing competitions.

- In 1977, he was placed second in the Grand Concours de la Chanson de Paris with a composition by his brother “Compte pas su de moune” which the public renamed “Cécilia” and it was the first success of his career. This is how he begins his recording journey. His first success was distributed by Piros, his brother's record company. His popularity on the island, without any promotion, will reinforce his desire to make a career in singing and he will continue to perform on stage.

- In 1978, with the help of his brother, they released their second 45 rpm “Unménage” and which received a good reception from the public like the following disc “Laisse a moin mon liberté”.

SUCCESS AND SUCCESS

The Albums of J.L. Deny

- In 1979, Pierre Rosely decided to return to Reunion and created the Piros recording studio in Saint André. To help his brother manage the company, Jean-Louis decided to return to his native island the following year and in 1980 he recorded “Su L'bord de mer”.
That same year, he moved with his family to Saint André, his older brother becoming his best advisor and confidant. He completed his musical training by learning the profession of sound recordist and subsequently became the right-hand man of his brother Pierrot, he took care of sound recording as well as the catalog of the company's artists. But during this time he continued to enrich his repertoire by recording other successes such as: “Ne me gauche” in 1980, “Bye bye darling” in 1981, “Mon amour je délire” in 1982, “Les Matins avec toi” in 1984 and 1987 “Marie Réunion”.
He also performed on stage during numerous musical events organized by metropolitan areas and one of his fondest memories was that of the “Tropical Evening” in Rouen in 1977. Over the years, Jean Louis became an experienced technician at Piros and as he also takes care of the distribution network, he is less and less available. He ended up slowly and discreetly disappearing from the podiums to devote himself to running the company.

- In 1989, he took over the management of the Piros company and expanded the catalogs with numerous musical trends in addition to those from the Indian Ocean. He subsequently organized evenings in nightclubs for popular artists in Reunion. And he also enriches his catalog with new artists of the new generation.

- In June 1998, he organized the Séga cocktail evening at the Olympia with more than 25 Reunion artists like Michou, Tiana, Cassiya etc... and hosted by Thierry Jardinot and Didier Mangaye.