Ben L'Oncle Soul (born Benjamin Duterde, in 1984) is a French soul singer and songwriter. After graduating in 2004, he started singing in a gospel group called Fitiavana. He often wears a bow tie like Uncle Ben from Uncle Ben's Rice. His friends called him l'Oncle Ben, but he decided to change it in 2009, shortly before the release of his first maxi single, Soul Wash, to avoid copyright problems. His eponymous debut album was released by Motown Records in 2010. At his performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival on 9 July 2011, he was accompanied by Ulrich Adabunu (background vocals), Cyril Mence (background vocals), Julien Duchet (baritone sax and trumpet), Ronan Mazé (tenor sax), Christophe Lardeaux (guitar), Gael Cadoux (keyboard), Olivier Carole (bass), Loic Gérard (drums). Ben appeared on 'Later with Jools Holland' on BBC 2 on Friday 21st October 2011. As part of the London Jazz Festival, l'Oncle Ben will appear at The Queen Elizabeth Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, on Saturday 12th November 2011.