Marc Antoine (singer)

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Marc Antoine
Birth nameMarc Antoine Jr.
Born (1977-04-26) 26 April 1977 (age 46)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OriginCanadian singer
GenresPop, R&B
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Website www.marcantoine-lesite.com

Marc Antoine (born 26 April 1977) is a Canadian singer.

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Biography

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Antoine was a musical talent from a young age impersonating celebrities. His parents were fans of various types of music (soul, French music, zouk, kompa etc.). As an 11-year adolescent, he was part of a family group Eden with his brothers imitating harmonized tunes in the style of Boyz II Men.

Marc Antoine studied law but concentrated on his music. After meeting renowned Montreal producer Sonny Black, he has broken as a local artist in Quebec and in France with three albums, Comme il se doit (2008), the follow-up Notre histoire (2010) and Je ferai tout (2013). He has had a number of charting singles in France, Belgium and Quebec. "Tant besoin de toi" taken from his debut single remains his most successful hit having reached No. 4 on the SNEP French Singles Chart.

Musical theatre

Marc Antoine is playing the role of Petit Jean (Little John) in the 2013 French musical Robin des Bois . He performs "Lui sait qui je suis" as solo in his role, and sings "À nous" with Nyco Lilliu (Frère Tuck) and M. Pokora (Robin des Bois

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumChartsCertification
BEL
Wa

[1]

FR
[2]
2008Comme il se doit7811
2010Notre histoire 26
2013Je ferai tout 

Singles

YearSingleChartsCertificationAlbum
BEL
Wa

[1]

FR
[2]
2008"Tant besoin de toi"4
(Ultratip)
4Comme il se doit
"Comme il se doit"6
(Ultratip)
10
"Triste novembre" 43
2012"Je ferai tout"  Je ferai tout
2013"À nous"
(with M. Pokora & Nyco Lilliu)
26
(Ultratip)
  Robin des Bois
Featured in
YearSingleChartsCertificationAlbum
FR
[2]
2008"J'suis KO"
Singuila featuring Marc Antoine)
20
Songs

Awards and nominations

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 LesCharts.com: Marc Antoine page
  3. "2009 Socan Awards | Socan". Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. Skyrock.com: Révélation française de l'année – Nominations NRJ Music Awards (in French)