Jean-Philippe Riopy grew up in a strict and violent sect in France. He left the sect on his 18th birthday and started playing the piano.

In 2011, after Riopy played the piano during a celebrity-dense dinner, he met Coldplay singer Chris Martin. A few weeks later, Chris Martin buys him Riopy's very first piano, with which he recorded his first album "Riopy" A few years later, he also got a record deal and is now on tour with his latest album "Thrive"