What is Charles Blanvillain?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Charly B | Img = CharlyB9393.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = Charly B - Rototom Sunsplash Festival 2010 [[Espagne]]. | birth_name = Charles Blanvillain | birth_date = 28 September 1981 | birth_place = Rome, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | Origin = | Background = solo_singer | Instrument = | Genre = [[Reggae]] | Occupation = Singer | Years_active = 1999–present | Label = Geejam Recordings, Forward Recordings | Associated_acts = Inout Experience, Paris | URL = http://www.charlyb.com www.charlyb.com | Notable_instruments = }} '''Charly B''' (born Charles Blanvillain, 28 September 1981) is a French [[reggae]] artist, author, composer, and interpreter, performing internationally. ==Biography== ===Early life=== Born in [[Rome]], [[Italy]] from a family of [[musicians]], he is from [[France|French]], [[Germany|German]] and [[Armenia]]n origins. At the age of 4 he moved to [[Geneva]] ([[Switzerland]]) where he spendt most of his childhood. [[Music]] is then everything to him, and he discovered [[reggae]] at the age of 15, when he spent one year in [[Jamaica]] at IONA High School, hosted in a Jamaican family, having obtained a [[scholarship]] from the American Field Service. Later on, after passing his [[international baccalaureate]], he studied sound techniques at the [http://recordingarts.com School of Recording Arts], Canada and at the [http://geneve.sae.edu/fr/home/%20Sound%20and%20Audio%20Engineering%20school Sound and Audio Engineering School] in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]. At the age of 15, he composed his first song. His musical studies in [[Canada]], long stays in [[Jamaica]], and time spent living in [[France]] near the Swiss border form his artistic vision. He has been singing with legends of dancehall like [[Capleton]], [[Kiprich]], [[De Marco]] and [[Anthony B]]. ===Career=== In 2002, at the age of 21, he won the first prize for the best [[Geneva]] Singjay<ref>h