He was born in Marignane, France as the elder of three children to a merchant father from Bastia and a professional art-teaching mother who was a Corsican. He was raised in the provinces of Haute-Corse in Bastia as a child, before he made his way out to Marseille. Regarding his educational qualification, he completed his high school and then obtained the Brevet d'études Professionals (BEP). He then studied in Marseille and completed a Baccalauréat in "Accueil et Service". A very talented student, he also worked in the field of Aeronautical Engineering and worked for some time in “Eurocopter”, an international helicopters manufacturer in France. Born and raised in France, he is Corsican French by nationality and belongs to white ethnicity.