Marc Dupré (born July 28, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and comedian from
Quebec
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.
Career
Dupré began his career as a
stand-up comedian
Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehear ...
, known particularly as a musical
impressionist
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who performed music in the voices and styles of various singers, before turning to recording conventional pop music in the mid-2000s. As a comedian, he was particularly famous for his vocal impression of
Bryan Adams
Bryan Guy Adams (born November 5, 1959) is a British and Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer. He is estimated to have sold between 75 million and more than 100 million album, records and Single (music), si ...
, while other singers he impersonated in his shows included
Mario Pelchat
Mario Pelchat (born 1 February 1964) is a Canadian Francophone singer from Quebec. He received the Felix Award in 1990 and 1992.
Biography
Pelchat was born in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec and has performed since 1973. His first 45 RPM single was ...
and
Éric Lapointe.
After turning to music, he continued to include shorter comedy segments in his concert performances, as well as performing selected Adams covers, but stopped performing regular full shows as a comedian.
His first album release was ''Refaire le monde'' in 2005.
[Luc Weil-Brenner]
"10 hits de Marc Dupre qui celebre aujourd’hui ses 50 ans"
iHeartRadio Canada
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, July 28, 2023. It included "
Tout près du bonheur", a duet with
Céline Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the " Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had a significant impact on popular musi ...
. The song was originally written by Dion for Dupré's wedding to her stepdaughter Anne-Marie Angélil, and a music video was also released that was shot in Nevada. At the first Gala Artis, held in
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
on April 30, 2006, Céline Dion also performed the song with Dupré.
Dupré opened for Céline Dion in her "Taking Chances" tour in Montréal and the release of a second album ''Revenir à toi'' in 2008.
His third album ''Entre deux mondes'' also contained a duet with Dion in the track "Y'a pas de mots".
His fourth album, titled ''Nous sommes les mêmes'', was released in 2013. The title track was a hit in Quebec, and earned him the
Félix Award for Popular Song of the Year at the
35th Félix Awards, with Dupré also winning the award for Male Artist of the Year. The album was certified gold in Quebec.
He has also cooperated with other artists, including Marc-André Fortin, Marie-Pier Perreault,
Wilfred Le Bouthillier,
Annie Villeneuve, Marie-Ève Côté, Maxime McGraw, Jérôme Couture, Jean-Marc Couture and Olivier Dion.
In 2018, Dupré recorded and released a cover of
Calum Scott's "
You Are the Reason" as a duet with his daughter Stella.
In 2023, he announced that in 2024 he would return to comedy with ''Ben voyons donc'', his first full comedy show since his debut as a singer-songwriter.
In popular culture
In 2012, he produced the annual album of the Quebec popular reality television series ''
Star Académie
''Star Académie'' is a Canadian reality television series that started in 2003, aimed primarily at the Quebec television audience, featuring an array of young women and men under the age of 30 competing for the title of the next solo singing sens ...
''.
From 2013 to 2017, Dupré was one of the four judges of ''
La Voix
''La Voix'' () is a francophone Canada, Canadian reality television, reality talent show as part of the international television series franchise ''The Voice (franchise), The Voice'', based on the original The Voice of Holland, Dutch version o ...
'', the French Canadian version of ''
The Voice''. Through the years, he sat next to
Marie-Mai,
Jean-Pierre Ferland,
Ariane Moffatt,
Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay, (; born 6 July 1972) is a Canadian singer.
Biography
Born in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec, where her parents owned a restaurant, Boulay moved to the nearby city of Matane at the start of her adolescence, and studied literature a ...
,
Éric Lapointe,
Louis-Jean Cormier, and
Pierre Lapointe
Pierre Lapointe (born 23 May 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a "popular singer", he has built an egocentric person ...
.
He was also, in 2016 and 2017, one of the three coaches of ''La Voix Junior'', the French-Canadian version of ''The Voice Kids,'' along with
Marie-Mai and
Alex Nevsky.
In October 2017, Dupré announced his intention to take a break from ''La Voix'', heading into its sixth season. He will also take a break from the kids' version, ''La Voix Junior.'' However, he will return to ''La Voix'' for its seventh season, in 2019.
In 2021 he was one of the panelists on ''
Chanteurs masqués'', the Quebec adaptation of the ''
Masked Singer
''Masked Singer'' is an international music reality game show franchise. It originated from the South Korean program '' The King of Mask Singer'', developed by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.
Format
The format features celebrities who perform ...
'' franchise.
In 2024 he was profiled in ''Marc Dupré: à la croisée des chemins'', a
TVA documentary special about his life and career.
Personal life
He was married to Anne-Marie Angélil, the daughter of
René Angélil
René Angélil (; – ) was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was the husband and manager of singer Celine Dion.
Early life
Angélil was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father of Syrian descent and a mother of ...
with his first wife
Anne Renée, and the stepdaughter of Céline Dion. They have three children. They divorced in 2023 after 23 years of marriage.
[Caroline G. Murphy]
"Marc Dupré aborde sa séparation après 23 ans de mariage"
''7 Jours'', February 4, 2024.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
Marc Dupré Official site
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1973 births
Singers from Quebec
Living people
French-language singers of Canada
21st-century Canadian male singers
Canadian rock singers
Canadian pop singers
Félix Award winners
Canadian male singer-songwriters
21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
20th-century Canadian comedians
21st-century Canadian comedians
Canadian stand-up comedians
Canadian male comedians
Canadian impressionists (entertainers)
Comedians from Quebec
Canadian comedy musicians
People from Terrebonne, Quebec