"Pourtant" is a 1989 pop-

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song recorded by Canadian

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Roch Voisine Joseph Armand Roch Voisine, (born 26 March 1963) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and television host who lives in Montreal and Paris. He writes and performs material in both English and French. He won the Juno Award for Male V ...

. It was released in March 1990 as the second

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from his first studio album '' Hélène'', on which it appears as the third track. It became a top three hit in France.

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"Pourtant" was performed during Voisine's 1992 tour and thus included on the live albums ''

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'' and '' Roch Voisine Live'', as well as on the compilation ''

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''. Voisine recorded a new version of "Pourtant" first in 2003 on his album '' Je te serai fidèle'', then in 2013 as a duet with

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, on the Canadian edition of his album ''

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''.

Chart performance

In France, "Pourtant" debuted at number 17 on the chart edition of 7 April 1991, then entered the top ten two weeks later, had a peak at number three in its sixth week, and remained for a total of eight weeks in the top ten and 14 weeks in the top 50. It achieved

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status, awarded by the

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. On the

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, it debuted at number 61 on 21 April 1991, reached a peak of number 13 in the sixth week, and fell off the top 100 after 13 weeks of presence.

Track listings

* 12" maxi, CD maxi France (Roch Voisine – "Pourtant") (accessdate: 22 September 2021). # "Pourtant" — 5:40 # " Hélène" (English version) — 3:45 # "Pour une victoire" — 3:02 * 7" single, 7" single Europe (Roch Voisine – "Pourtant") (accessdate: 22 September 2021). # "Pourtant" — 5:40 # "Pourtant" (instrumental) — 4:22 * CD maxi, CD maxi Germany (Roch Voisine – "Pourtant") (accessdate: 22 September 2021). # "Pourtant" — 5:40 # "Pour une victoire" — 3:02 # "Pourtant" (instrumental) — 4:22

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