Desiré François & Cassiya

Désiré François is his real name. He was born on the 24th of October 1963. He comes from a village in the capital, Cassis. He wanted to become a football player but then he was introduced to music. Music changed his life and his career in the music industry at the age of 16. He touched his first instrument at that age and developed the love for music from there.

The teen who started his career at the age of 16 is today celebrating his 30 years in the Music industry. During the 80’s, he started composing songs based on what was going around the island and what he saw in his vicinity. He joined the band Cassiya where he was the main lead singer.

In 1992, he made his entry on a TV Show named, Star Show, where he made his first public appearance and people loved his performance. He even composed the song “Séparation” which he sang accompanied by Gérard Louis, and Alain Ramanisum. With time, the group started to become one of the best bands in Mauritius and they started performing for events.

In 1993, for the first time, they performed outside Mauritius, in Rodrigues. In 1994, they performed in Reunion Island, thus they had the opportunity to perform for both African and French audiences. During his professional getaway, he met his soulmate, Evelyn. They were not yet married until 2009, Désiré was a free man again and proposed to Evelyne, who was still in love with him.

She moved to Mauritius and started to work with Désiré as dancer and composer for Désiré. They had their first kid the day the song “Di pain griyé” was becoming a success.