Olivier Schultheis

Olivier Schultheis
Background information
Also known asSo[1]
Born (1965-04-29) April 29, 1965 (age 59)
OriginFrance
OccupationMusician · composer · conductor · arranger
Years active1990 – present
CitizenshipFrance
ChildrenJules, Clemence, and Adrian
FatherJean Schultheis
RelativesJulien (brother)

Olivier Schultheis (born 29 April 1965) is a musician, a lyricist, a composer and a conductor. He won the top prize of Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris for his absolute pitch technique.[2]

He became the music conductor in French TV show Nouvelle Star (adaptation of American Idol) and he is now a judge in X Factor on M6 (for the second series in 2011),[3] next to Véronic DiCaire, Henry Padovani and Christophe Willem. His father is Jean Schultheis and his brother is Julien Schultheis.

  1. ^ "So (9)". Discogs.
  2. ^ X Factor page on Olivier Schultheis (in French)
  3. ^ Olivier Schultheis, le tueur de X Factor? (in French)