Marc Lucien Lavoine (; born 6 August 1962 in

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) is a

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and

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. In 1985, his hit single " Elle a les yeux revolver..." reached number four on the French Singles chart and marked the beginning of his successful singing career. He starred in the television series ''

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'' as Louis Daniel, head of an

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police team that investigates crimes that 'cross' European borders.

Singing career

Marc Lavoine is a French singer born near

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. 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

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leader Catherine Ringer. His third album ''Les Amours Du Dimanche'' was released in 1989, which sold 300,000 copies. 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

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, singer

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. In 2003, he released the single "Dis-moi que l'amour" and a live album entitled ''Olympia Deux Mille Trois''. Lavoine's ninth album ''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

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. He also wrote the song " Bonjour Vietnam" as a gift for Quynh Anh.

Personal life

Marc Lavoine has a son, Simon, from his first marriage to ex-

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model Denise Pascale. In 1995 he married Sarah Poniatowski (from the Poniatowski family, which is originally from

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); they have three children together: Yasmine, Roman, and Milo (born 1 July 2010). They divorced in 2018. On 25 July 2020 he married the novelist

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. He now lives in Paris and has put out numerous albums along with several movies.

Philanthropy

Lavoine is a member of the

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charity ensemble since 1996. He has no other known charitable interests.

Discography

Studio albums

* 1985: ''Marc Lavoine'' (Philips) * 1987: ''Fabriqué'' (Avrep/PolyGram) * 1989: ''

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" (#14), "Ami", "Chère amie" (they failed to chart) "Rue Fontaine" (#11) and "Je n'ai plus ri ...

'' (Avrep/PolyGram) * 1991: ''

'' (Avrep/PolyGram) * 1993: ''Faux rêveur'' (BMG) * 1996: ''Lavoine Matic'' (Avrep/RCA/BMG) * 1999: ''7e ciel'' (Avrep/RCA/BMG) * 2001: '' Marc Lavoine'' (Mercury France/Universal) * 2005: '' L'Heure d'été'' (Mercury France/Universal) * 2009: ''Volume 10'' (Mercury France/Universal) * 2012: ''Je descends du singe'' (Barclay) * 2018: ''Je reviens à toi'' (Universal Music Division Barclay)

Live albums

* ''Live'' (1988, Avrep) * ''

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 (Paris) during the singer's concerts series, was his eleventh album overall and was released on May 27, ...

'' (2003, Mercury/Universal)

Compilations

* '' 85-95'' (1995, Avrep/RCA/BMG) * ''C'est ça Lavoine: L'essentiel'' (2001, Avrep/RCA/BMG) 1984–1999 * ''

Les Duos de Marc ''Les Duos de Marc'' is a 2007 compilation recorded by France, French artist Marc Lavoine. This album is a best of containing all the singer's duets recorded throughout his career, since 1985. Released on October 22, 2007, at the same of Lavoine's ...

'' (2007, Mercury/Universal) * ''Les Solos de Marc'' (2007, RCA/Sony BMG) * ''La Collection de Marc'' (2007, Mercury/Universal)

Singles

Filmography

*1984 : ''Frankenstein 90'' *1994 : ''L'Enfer'' *1995 : ''Fiesta'' *1996 : ''Les Menteurs'' *1998 : ''Cantique de la racaille'' *1999 : ''Le double de ma moitié'' *2001 : ''Déception'' *2001 : ''

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'' *2002 : ''Blanche'' *2003 : '' Le coeur des hommes'' *2002 : '' The Good Thief'' *2003 : ''Les clefs de bagnole'' *2006 : ''Toute la beauté du monde'' *2006 : ''

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'' (French voice of Darkos played by

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) *2007 : ''Le cœur des hommes 2'' *2007 : '' Si c'était lui...'' *2009 : '' Korkoro (Liberté)'' *2013 : ''

'' *2014 : ''Papa was not a rolling stone''

References

External links

Biography of Marc Lavoine
from

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