Yoan Garneau

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Yoan
Birth nameYoan Garneau
Born (1995-05-10) May 10, 1995 (age 30)
Ferme-Neuve, Quebec [1]
Genres Pop, rock, country
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2014–present
Websitewww.yoan.mu/en

Yoan Garneau, also known as Yoan, (born May 10, 1995) is a Canadian pop, rock and country singer from Ferme-Neuve, Quebec. [2] The winner of Season 2 of the reality television series La Voix in 2014, [3] he released his self-titled debut album in 2015. [2]

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Garneau's father Sylvain is a country musician. [4] Before his original audition for La Voix, Garneau had difficulty deciding whether to audition with an original song or a cover of Billy Joe Shaver's "Live Forever", [5] deciding only at the last minute to go with the Shaver cover. [5]

His debut album Yoan, released on March 25, 2015, features duets with Isabelle Boulay, his coach on La Voix, and country singer Brett Kissel. [6] The album features material in both English and French, mixing both original compositions and covers; [4] its lead single is a cover of Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me to Do". [4]

The album debuted at #1 on Billboard 's Canadian Albums Chart for the week of April 11, 2015, [7] retaining that spot for the weeks of April 18 and April 25. In its first two months of release, the album sold approximately 90,000 copies. [4]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsCertificationSales
CAN
[8]
Yoan
  • Release date: March 25, 2015
  • Label: Productions J
1
Depuis longtemps
  • Release date: March 23, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
11

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryResult
2015 Canadian Country Music Association Top Selling Canadian Album — YoanWon

References

  1. "Yoan Garneau: le triomphe de l'authenticité". La Presse , April 15, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Un premier album pour Yoan Garneau, un an après sa victoire à La Voix: «J'avais besoin de me faire oublier»". Le Journal de Montréal .
  3. "Yoan Garneau, la nouvelle Voix du Québec". Le Journal de Montréal , April 13, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Quebec's love affair with Yoan deepens". Montreal Gazette , May 11, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Suivre son instinct". Le Journal de Montréal , April 13, 2014.
  6. "Un album comme un portrait pour Yoan Garneau". La Presse , March 25, 2015.
  7. Canadian Albums Chart: Week of April 11, 2015. Billboard , April 11, 2015.
  8. "Yoan Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard . Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  9. "Canadian album certifications – Yoan – Yoan". Music Canada.
  10. "FYI Search Page". FYIMusicNews. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Valérie Carpentier
La Voix Winner
2014
Succeeded by