French author, composer, musician and performer Hugo Barriol was born in
Saint-Étienne in 1990. Spotted on the Paris metro after doing the same on a trip
to Australia, French singer Hugo Barriol's destiny was unexpected when he was
offered an artist's contract. The man who had been performing his own
compositions and covers at various stations caught the attention of a production
company, Octopus, in February 2015. He then did a studio session and presented
himself at the Metro Music Awards, where he won an award. Signed by independent
label Naïve, he recorded a five-track self-t...