In 2004, at 22 years old, he applied to the reality television show Star Academy in its fourth season reaching the Final 5 stage and eliminated after week 10 of a 12-week competition.
The French version with lyrics by Georges Costa, produced by Allias LJ and Xavier Pech and sung by Sofiane reached No.
In 2007, he released his limited release album Comme je suis in collaboration with Alias LJ and Xavier Plèche with contributions by a wide prospect of artists like Bambi Cruz in "L'envie d'y croire" with hip hop influences, with Ygal Amar on the track "Elle" and N'Zongo Soul featuring in a fusion African music style.
He also tackled racism and intolerance in "Je vous dis", indifference as in "L'envie d'y croire" and abandonment as in "Donne-moi".
This specific series was entitled Les Anges de la télé réalité 2 – Miami Dreams and included 9 finalists.
This series was entitled Les Anges de la télé réalité 4 – Club Hawaï and it included 12 participants.