 He was born on February 15, 1973 in Ferrol, an industrial city in the northwest of Spain, in the province of A Coruña.His parents are Jean Robert Jean, Haitian, and Julia Arriaga, a Spaniard from Galicia.In 1998, he joined Spanish actress/singer Najwa Nimri to form the indie pop band Najwajean, releasing their first album, entitled "No Blood", that same year.