POPULAR French singer Kendji Girac has been seriously injured after being shot in the chest by a shotgun.

Girac, 27, – who won The Voice France back in 2014 – claims he was the one who mistakenly pulled the trigger.

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Girac has had a successful career in the music industry since winning The Voice France in 2014Credit: Getty
The singer was found laying outside his holiday caravan barely breathing by cops when they rushed to the seaside town of Biscarrosse.

Officers say he told them he “shot himself” when asked what happened.

The star was quickly transported to the University Hospital in Bordeaux and is thought to be awake and conscious after the shooting.

But the father-of-one’s medical condition is still being described as “life threatening” at the moment.

A source close to the investigation said: “He was at a travellers’ camp where he was blasted by the firearm.

“Gendarmes were alerted at around 5.30am, and when they arrived they were confronted by around 20 people who refused to communicated any information.

“The emergency services meanwhile evacuated a seriously wounded man who had been shot in the chest, and he was rushed to hospital.”

Forensics experts are now “examining his partner for traces of shotgun residue” after it was revealed by an investigating source he was staying with his unnamed partner and their young daughter.

The same source later claimed it was a potential “domestic incident” that was to blame for the horrific injuries.

Nobody else was injured in the blast in the early hours of the Monday morning.

A third source told BFM that Girac bought a shotgun at a flea market on Saturday despite not being sire how to use it.

They claimed it was most likely an accident that caused the severe injuries.

An investigation is open into the incident, says public prosecutor of Mont-de-Marsan, Olivier Janson.

Police were seen searching the camp on Monday for any information.

Girac first shot to fame in 2013 when his uncle posted a video to YouTube of him covering a popular French hit song called Bella.

It quickly went viral and landed Girac a spot on France‘s version of The Voice.

Girac went on to dominate the third year and ultimately took home the crown with more than 51 per cent of the final vote.

Since then he has released five successful albums and performed with some of the biggest stars in French music such as Vianney and Florent Pagny.

Even once performing with pop legend Mika.