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Marc Lavoine 
Lavoine in 2010Background information Born 6 August 1962 Origin Longjumeau, France Genres Rock, Pop Occupations Singer, Actor Years active 1985–present Labels Universal Music Website marclavoine.artistes.universalmusic.fr/ Marc Lucien Lavoine (born 6 August 1962 in Longjumeau, Essonne) 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.
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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 Mitsouko 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.
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.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1985: Marc Lavoine (Avrep)
- 1987: Fabriqué (Avrep)
- 1989: Les Amours du dimanche (Avrep)
- 1991: Paris (Avrep)
- 1991: Faux rêveur (Avrep)
- 1996: Lavoine Matic (Avrep)
- 1999: 7e ciel (Avrep)
- 2001: Marc Lavoine (Mercury)
- 2005: L'Heure d'été (Mercury)
- 2009: Volume 10 (Mercury)
Live albums
- Live (1988, Avrep)
- Olympia Deuxmilletrois (2003, Mercury)
Compilations
- 85-95 (1995, Avrep/RCA)
- C'est ça Lavoine: L'essentiel (2001, Avrep/RCA) 1984–1999
- Les Duos de Marc (2007, Universal)
- Les Solos de Marc (2007, Sony BMG)
- La Collection de Marc (2007, Universal)
Singles
Année Single Classement Album 
France[1]
Belgium[2]
Switzerland[3]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... 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)31 - - Si tu veux le savoir 11 - - 1989 C’est la vie 14 - - Les Amours du dimanche Ami - - - 1990 Toutes mes excuses (chère amie) - - - Rue Fontaine 11 - - Je n’ai plus rien à te donner 18 - - 1991 Paris 28 - - Paris 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)34 - - Comme ils l'imaginent
(Véronique Sanson album)Reste sur moi - - - 85-95 1996 C’est ça la France - - - Lavoine Matic Petit à petit feu - - - 1997 Les hommes sont des femmes comme les autres
(with Princess Erika)- - - 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)- - - / 2001 Le Pont Mirabeau 83 - - Marc Lavoine J'ai tout oublié
(with Cristina Marocco)1 4 - 2002 J’aurais voulu 54 - - Je ne veux qu'elle
(with Claire Keim)9 14 34 2003 Dis-moi que l’amour
(with Bambou)10 14 38 Olympia Deuxmilletrois 2005 Je me sens si seul 16 17 59 L'Heure d'été Toi, mon amour 8 10 43 2006 Tu m’as renversé - - - J’espère
(with Quynh Anh)- - - 2007 J’ai confiance en toi / me fido di te
(with Jovanotti)- - - Les Duos de Marc Un Ami
(with Florent Pagny)- 25 - 2009 La semaine prochaine - 13 - Volume 10 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 Bateman)
- 2007 : Le cœur des hommes 2
- 2007 : Si c'était lui...
References
External links
- Biography of Marc Lavoine, from Radio France Internationale
- Marc Lavoine at the Internet Movie Database
Marc Lavoine Studio albums Live albums Olympia Deuxmilletrois (2003)Compilations 85-95 (1995) · Les Duos de Marc (2007)Hit singles Associated artists Cristina Marocco · Claire Keim · Florent Pagny · Françoise Hardy · Quynh Anh · Julie Depardieu · Véronique Sanson · Princess ErikaCategories:- 1962 births
- French-language singers
- French male singers
- French pop singers
- Living people
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