Quentin Elias

In 1996, Elias auditioned and was selected as a member of Alliage and became its lead singer. Alliage was composed of Quentin, Steven Gunnell, Roman Lata Ares and Brian Torres and they recorded two albums, Alliage, l'album in 1997 and Musics in 1998.

The group had many singles in France including six singles that charted in the Top 5. The band's most famous singles included "Baïla" in 1996, "Lucy", "Le temps qui court" and "Te garder près de moi" (in collaboration with Boyzone) in 1997 and "Je sais" in 1998. Alliage also toured internationally, having additional success in other countries. However, later releases were lacklustre and Quentin left Alliage in 1999 to pursue a separate solo career. The band split up soon after in 2000, ending a four-year run.

Diamond Awards, Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium (17 November 2001)

Starting from 1999, after having left Alliage, Elias pursued a solo musical career.[7] He tried collaborating with the French producers, the Nacash brothers. Greatly disappointed, he later on worked with Belgian producer Christian Moeyaert. In 2001, he won the European Diamond Award for "Best Male Promising Act" held on 17 November 2001 in Sportpaleis, Antwerp in Belgium. He later relocated to New York City and began working with music producers such as Ernie Lake and Junior Vasquez.[8] Shortly after the 9-11 attacks Elias was introduced to producer Nile Rodgers by publicist Catherine P. Saxton who invited Elias to perform with several celebrities on a charitable single cover of Sister Sledge's "We Are Family"[9] with Rodgers and Spike Lee.

He relocated to New York in 2002 and released the single "Always the Last to Say Goodbye",[10] produced by Christian Moeyaert. He also performed at local gay venues and events such as Splash Bar,[11] and Tom of Finland events.[12]

Besides performing some original songs, Elias has recorded some covers, like Madonna's song "Holiday",[13] and "Shattered Dreams"[14] by British pop group Johnny Hates Jazz. Continuing to perform and record, Elias released a maxi single "Serve It Up"[15] in 2005 and a solo album “What If I?”[16] In September 2005, he started his own corporation Quentin Elias Music, Inc..[17] After a return to French audiences after years of residing the States, he engaged in a comeback tour in 2011 and 2012, that included dates various European francophone venues under the title "Quentin Elias (Re Invented)" promoting his new release and remakes of old hits. A year later he returned with the Justify 2013 Tour.[18]

Elias appeared in two episodes of the television series Sex Chronicles. He was also one of the featured subjects in the 2010 documentary '"The Adonis Factor" alongside models Clint Catalyst, Anderson Davis, Dakota Rivers, Christopher Saint and writer/actor Bruce Vilanch.[19]

He made his theater debut starring in the role of Joe Kirwood in a production of "The Boulevard", a theater adaptation of the film "Sunset Blvd". The play had a limited run at a West Hollywood theater[20][21] during the spring of 2010.

In 2010, he played roles of a vampire in the film The Brides of Sodom, followed by small roles in the 2013 low-budget film comedy College Debts.[22] and in He Who Finds a Wife 2: Thou Shall Not Covet. He took on small roles as the cell mate of Bernie Madoff in the 2011 low-budget film Madoff: Made Off with America and in the 2012 thriller Azienda.

In September 2007, Elias appeared in an episode of MTV's, My Super Sweet 16 hired to perform at a Sweet Sixteen birthday event.[23][24] He also made a special appearance on an episode of the television series The Things We Do for Love.[25]

French television stations made a number of reports on his progress including the program Incroyables destins under the title "Boy bands: L'argent, la gloire, puis la chute" in 2008,[26] the station TF1 in the series Je realise mon rêve in 2009[27] and NRJ 12 in the series Tellement Vrai also in 2009[28]

In 2012, he returned to French television through a reality television show L'Île des vérités (meaning the island of truths) in its second season on television station NRJ 12 as a guest musician/model, alongside musician Willy Denzey and television presenter Marlène Mourreau.[29] The candidates Aurélie, Geoffrey, Cindy, Dimitri, Pietro, Samir, Florent, Ines, Léa, Priscilla and Anita are in Tahiti and have the task of organizing a fund raising concert in aid of needy children of the island. Elias and Willy Densey had to perform in the concert. But Elias unexpectedly left the show after clashing with the organizers.[30][31] Then he had a change of heart and returned in a later episode to take part in the charity event.[32]

His last appearance was on the television reality show Giuseppe Ristorante broadcast on the French station NRJ 12 with the inaugural episode aired on 18 February 2014.[33]

Elias modeled for several fashion designers including; Giorgio Armani, Jean Paul Gaultier,[34] Thierry Mugler and Levi's.[35] Elias also served as a model for Nikos, a manufacturer of gay leather gear based in New York City.[36][37][38][39] He also worked as a model with a number of New York and California-based photographers,[35] notably Carlos Arias, Ulrich Oehmen, Luis Raphael, Mike Ruiz, Michael Stokes, Scott Hoover and others. In 2008 he released his first calendar.[40]

In 2008, Elias (using the pseudonym of "Q") appeared on the pornography site "Randy Blue," performing in a solo video directed by Jeremy Lucido.[41][42][43][44] Elias stated, "I have done so much in my career, this adult video is one more thing I have done in my career, it came to me at a point in my life when I felt very sexual and felt the need to express myself through sex."[45] But in several interviews later on, he refused to call his appearance on Randy Blue "pornographic",[46] admitting though that he got remunerated handsomely for his appearance. He declared to Voici magazine: "Randy Blue came and asked me to make a solo video. I'm damn good, they paid me a lot of money for 10 minutes in a video. So I said: 'Why not, I'd be stupid to refuse'!"[47] In a following television interview, he blamed the French media for concentrating on this specific adult appearance while disregarding or selectively ignoring or downplaying most of his work in music, film, theatre and modelling in the States.

(based on Quentin Elias page on iTunes)

• 1999: "Laisse aller la musique"
• 2002: "Always The Last To Say Goodbye" (Maxi Single)
• 2006: "Serve It Up" (Maxi Single)
• 2008: "Always The Last To Say Goodbye 2008" (Flash's Love Confusion Mix)
• 2008: "Fever (DJ Version)"
• 2009: "Shattered Dreams"
• 2009: "Take Off"
• 2009: "Casanova"
• 2009: "For You"
• 2010: "I Want Your Love" (Flash's Love Confusion Remix Edit)
• 2010: "So Far"
• 2010: "Give Me Some More" (Flash Sanchez feat. Quentin Elias)[55]
• 2011: "Cruel Summer" (Flash Sanchez For The Boyz Drum and Synth Remix)
• 2011: "Cruel Summer" (Alternate Dalyx Club Remix)
• 2011: "Rolling in the Deep"
• 2013: "Diamonds (Extended Radio Version)"
• 2013: "Je sais"
• 2013: "Lucy"
• 2013: "Why Did You Leave Me Now"

• 2008 - Between Love & Goodbye - the track "Serve It Up (NYC Club Mix)" (music & lyrics by Z. Saunders, A. Martells, performed by Quentin Elias)[56]

Sound Department (film)

• 2009: College Debts (recording artist)