He had his first international success after the release of his EP In Your Prime in 2014, which included a cover of Rihanna's song "Diamonds" that reached #2 in France[1] and was used in a commercial by Sony under the Bravia brand.

[2] Salvat has released music in English and French, and has collaborated with Gryffin and Paloma Faith, writing the song "If Loving You Was Easy" for her album Infinite Things.

During the early months of February 2016, he also appeared and as featured vocalist in GRYFFIN's debut single "Heading Home".

On 10 June 2016, Josef Salvat released a track called "Complex" providing the vocals for Swedish DJ and producer Jonas Rathsman.

[5] Salvat is openly bisexual and has stated, "I've had numerous relationships with both genders so my songs are usually pronoun neutral.