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Kevin Bazinet photographed in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada at the Canada Day In Longueuil festival.

Kevin Bazinet (born June 14, 1991) is a Canadian pop singer, who won the third season of the reality television series La Voix in 2015. [1]

Originally from Mont-Laurier, Quebec, [2] he is the younger brother of singer Bobby Bazini. [2] In the late 2000s, he became a popular performer on YouTube, [2] performing both original songs and covers, and received a recording contract offer from EMI France in 2009. [2] However, the contract fell through as Bazinet battled anxiety disorder. [2] After taking time away from the business to look after his physical and emotional health, he reemerged in 2015 as a competitor on La Voix, auditioning with a take on Sam Smith's acoustic version of "Latch". [2]

In the finale on April 12, he performed "Jusqu’où tu m’aimes", a song written by his coach Marc Dupré and Alex Nevsky. [1] He was named the winner at the end of the episode, with 46 per cent of the audience vote. [1]

On May 12, "Jusqu'où tu m'aimes" was released as his first radio single. [3] The song peaked at #2 on Quebec's French language pop charts.

In June, Bobby and Kevin performed together on Quebec's Opération Enfant Soleil telethon, duetting on a version of The Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody". [4]

Bazinet performed at the Stanley Cup 125th Tribute Concert in Ottawa, Ontario on March 17, 2017. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kevin Bazinet grand gagnant de La Voix 2015". Huffington Post , April 12, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "La Voix’s Kevin Bazinet’s second chance at music pays off" Archived 2015-05-23 at the Wayback Machine . Montreal Times, April 2, 2015.
  3. "Kevin Bazinet lance Jusqu'où tu m'aimes". La Presse , April 23, 2015.
  4. "Les frères Bazinet-Bazini en duo". TVA Nouvelles, June 7, 2015.
  5. "Metric, The Sheepdogs, Bobby Bazini & Kevin Bazinet to perform at Stanley Cup 125th Anniversary Tribute Concert - Canadian Tire Centre". Canadian Tire Centre. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by La Voix Winner
2015
Succeeded by
Stéphanie St-Jean