Waxx

Born in Paris of Armenian parents, Benjamin Hekimian is a French rocker known under the pseudonym Waxx for his skills as a guitarist and producer. He federates a community on his video channel, dubbed Comité des Reprises, which he has been running with the help of PV Nova since 2014. During these videos, he regularly invites artists who agree to cover their own tracks alongside him, in an offbeat way. He has thus welcomed Sting, Oxmo Puccino and Vianney. He began his discography with a group in 2007, Naosol & Waxx, with singer and guitarist Guillaume Héribert, who works under the name Naosol, as well as bassist Patrick Dethorey and drummer Mathieu Gayout. Together, they put together two albums, 1968, released in 2009, and Game Over? three years later, which blend folk and 1960s-influenced rock. In 2016, he produced Ben l'Oncle Soul's album Under My Skin . Two years later, his name began to transcend French borders, and he was invited by the band Thirty Seconds to Mars to perform on "Rescue Me" at the Rock en Seine festival. In 2019, he delivers his first studio album, Fantôme, a singular blend of pop, rock and other influences, promoted by the track "Hotel Room" on which Mister V makes an appearance. In 2023, alongside multi-instrumentalist C. Cole, he released a new album of rock instrumentals, Lithium (No. 66 in France), featuring guest appearances from rap stars such as Sopico, Le Juiice, Georgio and Youv Dee. The following year, Waxx extended the concept of his video channel with the cover album Étincelle, featuring contributions from Matthieu Chédid, Pomme, Ben Mazué and Cœur de Pirate, among others. Étincelle 2 (2025), ranked No. 12 in the SNEP chart, features new duets with Louane, Gaël Faye, Jain, MC Solaar, Imany and Philippe Katerine.