Marc Lavoine

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Marc Lavoine
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Lavoine on stage in 2023
Background information
Also known asM. Oats
Born (1962-08-06) 6 August 1962 (age 61)
Longjumeau, France
Genres Chanson, French pop
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active1983–present
Labels

Marc Lucien Lavoine (French pronunciation: [maʁklysjɛ̃lavwan] ; born 6 August 1962) is a French singer and actor. 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 Crossing Lines as Louis Daniel, head of an International Criminal Court police team that investigates crimes that cross European borders.

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Career

Lavoine was born near Paris. He was labelled 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 favourite among teens. In 1987, Lavoine released his second album Fabriqué. His single, "Qu'est-ce que t'es belle", was a duet with Les Rita Mitsouko 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 Cristina Marocco, singer Françoise Hardy and actress Claire Keim. 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 Quynh Anh. He also wrote the song "Bonjour Vietnam" as a gift for Quynh Anh. [1]

Personal life

Marc Lavoine has a son, Simon, from his first marriage to ex-Vogue model Denise Pascale.

In 1995 he married Sarah Poniatowski (from the Poniatowski family, which is originally from Poland); 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 Line Papin. [2] [3] They divorced in 2022.

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

Lavoine is a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1996. [4] He has no other known charitable interests.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Singles

AnnéeSingleClassementAlbum
FR
[5]
BEL
(Wa)

[6]
SUI
[7]
1983Je n'sais même plus de quoi j'ai l'air---
1984Pour une biguine avec toi---Marc Lavoine
1985 Elle a les yeux revolver... 4--
Tu me divises par deux---
1986Le Parking des anges11--
Bascule avec moi14--
1987Même si14--Fabriqué
Le monde est tellement con20--
1988Qu'est-ce que t'es belle
(with Catherine Ringer)
31--
Si tu veux le savoir11--
1989C'est la vie14-- Les Amours du dimanche
Ami---
1990Toutes mes excuses (chère amie)---
Rue Fontaine11--
Je n'ai plus rien à te donner18--
1991Paris28-- Paris
1992L'Amour de 30 secondes32--
Ça m'est égal41--
Fils de moi---
1993Tu me suffiras---Faux rêveur
1994On ira jamais à Venise---
Faux rêveur---
1995Une nuit sur son épaule
(with Véronique Sanson)
34--Comme ils l'imaginent
(Véronique Sanson album)
Reste sur moi--- 85-95
1996C'est ça la France---Lavoine Matic
Petit à petit feu---
1997Les hommes sont des femmes comme les autres
(with Princess Erika)
---
Les Embouteillages---
1998J'habite en jalousie---
1999Les Tournesols62--Septième ciel
Fais semblant---
2000J'écris des chansons---
Adieu Camille
(with Julie Depardieu)
---
2001Le Pont Mirabeau83-- Marc Lavoine
J'ai tout oublié
(with Cristina Marocco)
14-
2002J'aurais voulu54--
Je ne veux qu'elle
(with Claire Keim)
91434
2003Dis-moi que l'amour
(with Bambou)
101438 Olympia Deuxmilletrois
2005Je me sens si seul161759 L'Heure d'été
Toi, mon amour81043
2006Tu m'as renversé---
J'espère
(with Quynh Anh)
---
2007J'ai confiance en toi / me fido di te
(with Jovanotti)
--- Les Duos de Marc
Un Ami
(with Florent Pagny)
-25-
2009La semaine prochaine-13-Volume 10
Reviens mon amour-12-
2010Rue des Acacias---
2010Demande moi---
2013Chère amie 159--
2018Comme je t'aime 175--

Filmography

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