Marc Lavoine
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Marc Lucien Lavoine is a French singer and actor. In 1985, his hit single "Elle a les yeux revolver" allowed him to reach the top of the French chart and marked the beginning of his successful singing career.
leader Catherine Ringer
. His third album Les Amours Du Dimanche was released in 1989, which sold 300,000 albums.
In 1992, the singles "Paris", also the title track of his fourth album, and "L'Amour de trente secondes" gained success. In 1993, Lavoine released his fifth album Faux Rêveur. Lavoine's sixth album Lavoine-Matic, released in 1996, included the single "C'est ça la France", which is a song of tolerance and was awarded Best Video from the Victoire de la Musique. In 1999, his seventh album Septième Ciel was released, with the first single as "Les Tournesols"
Lavoine's eighth album, which did not have a title, was released in 2001. Like former albums, this featured duets with female singers, including Italian singer and actress Cristina Marocco
, singer Françoise Hardy
and actress Claire Keim
. In 2003, he released the single "Dis-moi que l'amour" and a live album entitled Olympia Deux Mille Trois. Lavoine's ninth albulm L'Heure d'été, included singles "Je me sens si seul", "Toi mon amour" and "J'espère", a duet with Belgian singer of Vietnamese descent Quynh Anh.
Singing career
Marc Lavoine is a French singer born near Paris. He was labeled a heart throb at the beginning of his career and remains popular. He released his first album, Le Parking des Anges, in 1985 with his song "Elle a les yeux revolver" as a favorite among teens. In 1987, Lavoine released his second album Fabriqué. His single, "Qu'est-ce que t'es belle", was a duet with Les Rita MitsoukoLes Rita Mitsouko
Les Rita Mitsouko was a French pop rock group formed by guitarist Fred Chichin and singer Catherine Ringer. The duo first performed as Rita Mitsouko at Gibus Club, Paris in 1980...
leader Catherine Ringer
Catherine Ringer
Catherine Ringer is a French singer, musician, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, and actress.Ringer started her professional career on stage in the late 1970s in productions with Michael Lonsdale's Théâtre de Recherche Musicale as well as musical and dance productions...
. His third album Les Amours Du Dimanche was released in 1989, which sold 300,000 albums.
In 1992, the singles "Paris", also the title track of his fourth album, and "L'Amour de trente secondes" gained success. In 1993, Lavoine released his fifth album Faux Rêveur. Lavoine's sixth album Lavoine-Matic, released in 1996, included the single "C'est ça la France", which is a song of tolerance and was awarded Best Video from the Victoire de la Musique. In 1999, his seventh album Septième Ciel was released, with the first single as "Les Tournesols"
Lavoine's eighth album, which did not have a title, was released in 2001. Like former albums, this featured duets with female singers, including Italian singer and actress Cristina Marocco
Cristina Marocco
Cristina Marocco is an Italian singer and actress.-Biography:Cristina Marocco became famous as actress in her home-country. She met Marc Lavoine and recorded with him the song "J'ai tout oublié", which became a huge hit in France and 2001...
, singer Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style. She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc.-Biography:...
and actress Claire Keim
Claire Keim
-Biography:Keim was born in Senlis, Oise to an architect and a dentist.She had a relationship with an actor Frédéric Diefenthal. She is in a relationship with French footballer Bixente Lizarazu and lives between Saint Jean de Luz and Paris...
. In 2003, he released the single "Dis-moi que l'amour" and a live album entitled Olympia Deux Mille Trois. Lavoine's ninth albulm L'Heure d'été, included singles "Je me sens si seul", "Toi mon amour" and "J'espère", a duet with Belgian singer of Vietnamese descent Quynh Anh.
Personal life
On 26 May 1995, he married Princess Sarah Poniatowski (of Poland), and they have three children, Yasmine, Roman and Milo born on 1 July 2010. Marc Lavoine also has a child, Simon, from his previous marriage to ex-Vogue model Denise Pascale. He now lives in Paris and has put out numerous albums along with several movies.Studio albums
- 1985: Marc Lavoine (Avrep)
- 1987: Fabriqué (Avrep)
- 1989: Les Amours du dimancheLes Amours du dimancheLes Amours du dimanche is a 1989 album recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. It was his third studio album and contains the singles "C'est la vie" , "Ami", "Chère amie" "Rue Fontaine" and "Je n'ai plus rien à te donner" which obtained popularity in France...
(Avrep) - 1991: ParisParis (Marc Lavoine album)Paris is a 1991 album recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. It was his fourth studio album and his fifth album overall. It provided three singles which achieved moderate success on the French Singles Chart : "Paris" , "L'Amour de 30 secondes" and "Ça m'est égal"...
(Avrep) - 1991: Faux rêveur (Avrep)
- 1996: Lavoine Matic (Avrep)
- 1999: 7e ciel (Avrep)
- 2001: Marc LavoineMarc Lavoine (album)Marc Lavoine is a 2001 album recorded by French singer-songwriter and actor Marc Lavoine. It was released on November 27, 2001, and even if it failed to reach the top ten, it achieved success in France and Belgium , where it remained charted respectively for two and one years.-Background:This album...
(Mercury) - 2005: L'Heure d'étéL'Heure d'été (album)L'Heure d'été is a 2005 album recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. It was his ninth studio album and his 12th album overall. Released on May 23, 2005, it was successful in the francophone countries.-Album information:...
(Mercury) - 2009: Volume 10 (Mercury)
Compilations
- 85-9585-95-Releases:-Recording:* Arrangements : Pascal Stive, except 14,15, Eric Benzi , Hervé Leduc * Mixed by J.P.B., except :** 1,2 : Bernard Estardy** 4 : Manu Guyot** 7,16 : Tony Visconti** 18 : Justin Niebank...
(1995, Avrep/RCA) - C'est ça Lavoine: L'essentiel (2001, Avrep/RCA) 1984–1999
- Les Duos de MarcLes Duos de MarcLes Duos de Marc is a 2007 compilation recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. This album is a best of containing all the singer's duets recorded throughout his career, since 1985...
(2007, Universal) - Les Solos de Marc (2007, Sony BMG)
- La Collection de Marc (2007, Universal)
Singles
| Année | Single | Classement | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Je n’sais même plus de quoi j’ai l’air | - | - | - | / |
| 1984 | Pour une biguine avec toi | - | - | - | Marc Lavoine |
| 1985 | Elle a les yeux revolver... Elle a les yeux revolver... "Elle a les yeux revolver..." is a 1985 pop song recorded by French singer Marc Lavoine. It was the second single from his debut album Marc Lavoine, and his third single overall... |
4 | - | - | |
| Tu me divises par deux | - | - | - | ||
| 1986 | Le Parking des anges | 11 | - | - | |
| Bascule avec moi | 14 | - | - | ||
| 1987 | Même si | 14 | - | - | Fabriqué |
| Le monde est tellement con | 20 | - | - | ||
| 1988 | Qu’est-ce que t’es belle (with Catherine Ringer Catherine Ringer Catherine Ringer is a French singer, musician, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, and actress.Ringer started her professional career on stage in the late 1970s in productions with Michael Lonsdale's Théâtre de Recherche Musicale as well as musical and dance productions... ) |
31 | - | - | |
| Si tu veux le savoir | 11 | - | - | ||
| 1989 | C’est la vie | 14 | - | - | Les Amours du dimanche Les Amours du dimanche Les Amours du dimanche is a 1989 album recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. It was his third studio album and contains the singles "C'est la vie" , "Ami", "Chère amie" "Rue Fontaine" and "Je n'ai plus rien à te donner" which obtained popularity in France... |
| Ami | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | Toutes mes excuses (chère amie) | - | - | - | |
| Rue Fontaine | 11 | - | - | ||
| Je n’ai plus rien à te donner | 18 | - | - | ||
| 1991 | Paris | 28 | - | - | Paris Paris (Marc Lavoine album) Paris is a 1991 album recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. It was his fourth studio album and his fifth album overall. It provided three singles which achieved moderate success on the French Singles Chart : "Paris" , "L'Amour de 30 secondes" and "Ça m'est égal"... |
| 1992 | L’Amour de 30 secondes | 32 | - | - | |
| Ça m’est égal | 41 | - | - | ||
| Fils de moi | - | - | - | ||
| 1993 | Tu me suffiras | - | - | - | Faux rêveur |
| 1994 | On ira jamais à Venise | - | - | - | |
| Faux rêveur | - | - | - | ||
| 1995 | Une nuit sur son épaule (with Véronique Sanson Véronique Sanson Véronique Sanson is a two-time Victoires de la Musique Award-winning French singer-songwriter, musician, and producer with an avid following in her native country.She brings a very personal vocal style to the singing of French pop songs: Her voice has a very strong vibrato.Unlike... ) |
34 | - | - | Comme ils l'imaginent (Véronique Sanson Véronique Sanson Véronique Sanson is a two-time Victoires de la Musique Award-winning French singer-songwriter, musician, and producer with an avid following in her native country.She brings a very personal vocal style to the singing of French pop songs: Her voice has a very strong vibrato.Unlike... album) |
| Reste sur moi | - | - | - | 85-95 85-95 -Releases:-Recording:* Arrangements : Pascal Stive, except 14,15, Eric Benzi , Hervé Leduc * Mixed by J.P.B., except :** 1,2 : Bernard Estardy** 4 : Manu Guyot** 7,16 : Tony Visconti** 18 : Justin Niebank... |
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| 1996 | C’est ça la France | - | - | - | Lavoine Matic |
| Petit à petit feu | - | - | - | ||
| 1997 | Les hommes sont des femmes comme les autres (with Princess Erika Princess Erika Princess Erika , is a French singer and actress with Cameroonian origins. She is particularly known for her ragga songs "Trop de bla-bla" ou "Faut qu'j'travaille".-Biography:... ) |
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| Les Embouteillages | - | - | - | ||
| 1998 | J’habite en jalousie | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | Les Tournesols | 62 | - | - | Septième ciel |
| Fais semblant | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | J’écris des chansons | - | - | - | |
| Adieu Camille (with Julie Depardieu Julie Depardieu Julie Marion Depardieu is a French actress who has appeared in a number of successful movies.She is the daughter of Gérard Depardieu and Élisabeth Depardieu, and the sister of the late Guillaume Depardieu—all of whom are also film actors... ) |
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| 2001 | Le Pont Mirabeau | 83 | - | - | Marc Lavoine Marc Lavoine (album) Marc Lavoine is a 2001 album recorded by French singer-songwriter and actor Marc Lavoine. It was released on November 27, 2001, and even if it failed to reach the top ten, it achieved success in France and Belgium , where it remained charted respectively for two and one years.-Background:This album... |
| J'ai tout oublié J'ai tout oublié "J'ai tout oublié" is a 2001 recorded as a duet by the French artist Marc Lavoine and the Italian singer Cristina Marocco. The song was released on November 19, 2001, as the second single from Lavoine's eighth album, just entitled Marc Lavoine... (with Cristina Marocco Cristina Marocco Cristina Marocco is an Italian singer and actress.-Biography:Cristina Marocco became famous as actress in her home-country. She met Marc Lavoine and recorded with him the song "J'ai tout oublié", which became a huge hit in France and 2001... ) |
1 | 4 | - | ||
| 2002 | J’aurais voulu | 54 | - | - | |
| Je ne veux qu'elle Je ne veux qu'elle "Je ne veux qu'elle" is a 2002 pop song recorded by French singer Marc Lavoine as a duet with actress Claire Keim. It was the fourth and last single off his eighth studio album Marc Lavoine and was released in November 2002. It was a top ten single in France and was also a hit in Belgium and... (with Claire Keim Claire Keim -Biography:Keim was born in Senlis, Oise to an architect and a dentist.She had a relationship with an actor Frédéric Diefenthal. She is in a relationship with French footballer Bixente Lizarazu and lives between Saint Jean de Luz and Paris... ) |
9 | 14 | 34 | ||
| 2003 | Dis-moi que l’amour (with Bambou) |
10 | 14 | 38 | Olympia Deuxmilletrois Olympia Deuxmilletrois Olympia Deuxmilletrois is a 2003 album by French singer Marc Lavoine. This live album, recorded on January 24 and 25, 2003, at the Olympia during the singer's concerts series, was his eleventh album overall and was released on May 27, 2003. The album reached the top 15 in France and Belgium... |
| 2005 | Je me sens si seul | 16 | 17 | 59 | L'Heure d'été L'Heure d'été (album) L'Heure d'été is a 2005 album recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. It was his ninth studio album and his 12th album overall. Released on May 23, 2005, it was successful in the francophone countries.-Album information:... |
| Toi, mon amour | 8 | 10 | 43 | ||
| 2006 | Tu m’as renversé | - | - | - | |
| J’espère (with Quynh Anh) |
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| 2007 | J’ai confiance en toi / me fido di te (with Jovanotti Jovanotti Lorenzo Cherubini, better known as Jovanotti, is an Italian singer-songwriter and rapper.The name Jovanotti derives from the plural form of the Italian word giovanotto , i.e. giovanotti. Lorenzo Cherubini originally auditioned a band with the name "I Giovanotti", but the record producer only was... ) |
- | - | - | Les Duos de Marc Les Duos de Marc Les Duos de Marc is a 2007 compilation recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. This album is a best of containing all the singer's duets recorded throughout his career, since 1985... |
| Un Ami (with Florent Pagny Florent Pagny Florent Pagny is a French musician. He has also acted in many French films. He records work in French, Italian, Spanish and English, and his greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer", "Ma Liberté de penser" and "Caruso" .As of 2008, he has sold 4,268,980 copies of singles,... ) |
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| 2009 | La semaine prochaine | - | 13 | - | Volume 10 Volume 10 Volume 10 is a hip hop artist from Los Angeles, California. He was part of the Heavyweights Crew, which included artists Freestyle Fellowship, Medusa, Ganjah K, and other Los Angeles acts from what later became Project Blowed... |
| Reviens mon amour | - | 12 | - | ||
| 2010 | Rue des Acacias | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | Demande moi | - | - | - | |
Filmography
- 1984 : Frankestein 90
- 1994 : L'Enfer
- 1995 : Fiesta
- 1996 : Les Menteurs
- 1998 : Cantique de la racaille
- 1999 : Le double de ma moitié
- 2001 : Déception
- 2001 : My Wife Is an Actress
- 2002 : Blanche
- 2003 : Le coeur des hommes
- 2002 : The Good Thief
- 2003 : Les clefs de bagnole
- 2006 : Toute la beauté du monde
- 2006 : Arthur and the Minimoys (French voice of Darkos played by Jason BatemanJason BatemanJason Kent Bateman is an American television and film actor. After appearing in several 1980s and 1990s sitcoms including It's Your Move, and The Hogan Family, Bateman came to prominence in the early 2000s for playing Michael Bluth on Arrested Development, for which he won a TV Land, a Golden...
) - 2007 : Le cœur des hommes 2
- 2007 : Si c'était lui...
External links
- Biography of Marc Lavoine, from Radio France InternationaleRadio France InternationaleRadio France Internationale was created in 1975 as part of Radio France by the Government of France, and replaced the Poste Colonial , Paris Mondial , Radio Paris , RTF Radio Paris and ORTF Radio Paris...