Julien Doré, the 2007 winner of Nouvelle Star (France’s equivalent of American Idol) continues to push the envelope with every performance.
At last month’s NRJ Awards, Julien came out to perform his song “Les Limites” (see the original video here) and clearly mimicked Britney Spears’ 2001 Video Music Awards performance of “I’m a Slave 4 U.”
Watch the performance here.  I adore him for being so unusual.

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I love when things turn out like they should. There were definitely many talented contestants on this season of Nouvelle Star but two have stood out – Tigane and Julien.
Tigane (far left) is so easy to like. He is smooth and picks songs you can groove to. This week he sang Justin Timberlake’s “Rock Your Body” and Lionel Richie’s “Hello.” He is sexual and sensual and the judges love him!
Tigane, lui, ne déçoit pas. Il fait son truc habituel. Mister Groove sur Rock Your Body de Justin Timberlake, Mister Smooth sur Hello de Lionel Richie. Le jury adore, lui trouvant …read more

Julien Doré, the contestant many consider the forerunner for the title of Nouvelle Star has given another memorable performance with Britney Spears’ “Baby…One More Time.” Nouvelle Star is France’s version of American Idol.