Hélène (song)

Single infobox |
Name = Hélène


Artist = Roch Voisine
from Album = Hélène
Released = November 1989
Format = CD single
CD maxi
12" maxi
Recorded = 1989
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:42
Label =
Writer = Stéphane Lessard
Roch Voisine
Producer = Georges Mary
Certification = Platinum France, 1990
Chronology = Roch Voisine singles
Last single =
This single = "Hélène"
(1989)
Next single = "Pourtant"
(1990)

"Hélène" is a the debut song recorded by the Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It was the first single from his first album "Hélène", and was released in November 1989.

The cover for the CD maxi used the same photograph as that of the album "Hélène" : Roch Voisine's face with a black background.

Music video

The video features the singer and an air hostess who are in love but who are forced to separate because of professional reasons. She is English because when, in the video, she writes her name on a mirror with her lipstick, she doesn't end it with an 'e' ('Helen').

The video was shot on the shores of Lachine Canal in Mirabel, near Montreal. The model who plays the role of Hélène is Ariane Cordeau. ["Nos années Top, clips et 45 tours : 1984-1991", Marc Lemonier, 2008, p. 91 (ISBN 225807648X)]

Chart performances

The single was a huge success in Canada where it reached #1. It also topped the chart for nine weeks in France, where it featured for 27 weeks from November 11, 1989 to May 5, 1990 (it stayed for 20 weeks in the top 10)"Hélène", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Roch+Voisine&titel=H%E9l%E8ne&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved February 8, 2008)] and was certified Platinum disc by the French certificator, the SNEP, for about 1 million copies soldRoch Voisine's certifications [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-598.html Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved January 8, 2008)] . The song also peaked at #3 in Norway"Hélène", Norwegian Singles Chart [http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Roch+Voisine&titel=H%E9l%E8ne&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved February 8, 2008)] .

According to Infodisc website, it is the 139th best-selling single of all time in France [Best-selling single of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=100 Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved February 9, 2008)] .

Roch Voisine was the first Canadian to reach number 1 on French SNEP Singles Chart, followed by Bryan Adams, Céline Dion and Garou a few years latterElia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", 2002, p. 172 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)] [Alex P. King, "Hit-parade, 20 ans de tubes", 2005, Pascal Ed., p. 9 (ISBN 978-2350190099) [http://membres.lycos.fr/vingtansdetubes/HistoireHitparade.pdf Vingt ans de tubes] (Retrieved April 23, 2008)] .

Track listings

; CD maxi
# "Hélène" (new English version) — 3:42
# "Hélène" (French version) — 3:42
# "Hélène" (instrumental) — 3:42; 7" single
# "Hélène" — 3:42
# "Ton Blues" — 3:35 ; CD single
# "Hélène" — 3:42
# "Ton Blues" — 3:35

Certifications

Charts

References