Ben l'Oncle Soul

Biography

Benjamin Duterde (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ dytɛʁd]; born 10 November 1984), better known by his stage name Ben l'Oncle Soul (French: [bɛn lɔ̃klə sul], lit. 'Ben the Soul Uncle'), is a French soul singer and songwriter. He has released four studio albums, the self-titled debut Ben l'Oncle Soul in 2010, À coup de rêves×À coup de rêves1 January 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Walk the Line4:082Hallelujah!!! (J'ai tant besoin de toi)2:463So Hard to Find4:224Ailleurs3:275Carry Me4:306Lord We Know2:337À coup de rêves4:038You Got My Back4:369Attends-moi3:4910Simply Beautiful3:4111Quelques mots...3:27 in 2014, Under My Skin in 2016, Addicted to You in 2020, and Red Mango in 2022. He released his 5th studio album "SAD GENERATION×SAD GENERATION21 March 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1DØN’T WANNA FALL4:102I GØT HOME2:163HARD TO DØ3:424YØUR HAND IN MINE1:555THE WALLS2:546EVERYTHING BØUT YA2:527IM GØØD3:338NEW PLACE3:109BY YØUR SIDE2:5610INTERLUDE0:3511F*CK WHAT U WANT2:4912DEVIL ON MY SHØULDER2:5813WILL YØU BE THERE3:46" in March of 2025.

Career

After graduating in 2004, he started singing in a gospel group called Fitiavana. His friends called him "l'Oncle Ben" because he was often wearing a bow tie like Uncle Ben from Uncle Ben's Rice. But he decided to change the name in 2009, shortly before the release of his first EP, Soul Wash×Soul Wash30 November 2009 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Seven Nation Army2:562Crazy2:413Barbie Girl4:174Sympathique3:525I Kissed a Girl3:146Say You'll Be There3:41: Lesson 1, to avoid copyright problems. His eponymous debut album, Ben l'Oncle Soul, was released by Motown Records in 2010.
On 25 June 2011, Ben l'Oncle Soul opened the 32nd edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival in a major free concert in front of more than 10,000 people at the Scène TD de la place des Festivals in the heart of Montreal. The concert was his third appearance in Montreal having performed at the 2010 FrancoFolies and at the 2011 Montréal High Lights Festival. He performed at North Sea Jazz Festival on 9 July 2011, and appeared on Later... with Jools Holland on BBC 2 on 21 October 2011. As part of the London Jazz Festival, he played at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, on 12 November 2011.
In 2014, Ben l'Oncle Soul released his second studio album, À coup de rêves×À coup de rêves1 January 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Walk the Line4:082Hallelujah!!! (J'ai tant besoin de toi)2:463So Hard to Find4:224Ailleurs3:275Carry Me4:306Lord We Know2:337À coup de rêves4:038You Got My Back4:369Attends-moi3:4910Simply Beautiful3:4111Quelques mots...3:27. His third album, Under My Skin×Under My Skin4 November 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1A Very Good Year4:202All the Way3:423Fly Me to the Moon3:514The Good Life4:135Moonlight Serenade5:266I Love Paris3:287My Way6:118New York New York4:329The Way You Look Tonight3:5510I've Got You Under My Skin4:4111Witchcraft4:40, was released in 2016, and Addicted to You×Addicted to You27 March 2020 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Two Trees4:122Next to You3:353All My Life3:354Addicted3:385I Love This Game4:256The Best3:257You’re All I Need5:358I Don’t Wanna Go3:379Call Me5:0910I Just Want You3:3111Let It Go3:58 in 2020.

EPs

2009: Soul Wash: Lesson 1
2019: Ben
2023: Is it You?

Singles

• Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.