Marc Lucien Lavoine (French pronunciation: [maʁk lysjɛ̃ lavwan]; 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.

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

Career edit

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 edit

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 edit

Studio albums edit

  • 1985: Marc Lavoine (Philips)
  • 1987: Fabriqué (Avrep/PolyGram)
  • 1989: Les Amours du dimanche (Avrep/PolyGram)
  • 1991: Paris (Avrep/PolyGram)
  • 1993: Faux rêveur (BMG)
  • 1996: Lavoine Matic (Avrep/RCA/BMG)
  • 1999: 7e ciel (Avrep/RCA/BMG)
  • 2001: Marc Lavoine (Mercury France/Universal)
  • 2005: L'Heure d'été (Mercury France/Universal)
  • 2009: Volume 10 (Mercury France/Universal)
  • 2012: Je descends du singe (Barclay)
  • 2018: Je reviens à toi (Universal Music Division Barclay)

Live albums edit

Compilations edit

  • 85-95 (1995, Avrep/RCA/BMG)
  • C'est ça Lavoine: L'essentiel (2001, Avrep/RCA/BMG) 1984–1999
  • Les Duos de Marc (2007, Mercury/Universal)
  • Les Solos de Marc (2007, RCA/Sony BMG)
  • La Collection de Marc (2007, Mercury/Universal)

Singles edit

Année Single Classement Album
FR
[5]
BEL
(Wa)

[6]
SUI
[7]
1983 Je n'sais même plus de quoi j'ai l'air - - -
1984 Pour une biguine avec toi - - - Marc Lavoine
1985 Elle a les yeux revolver... 4 - -
Tu me divises par deux - - -
1986 Le Parking des anges 11 - -
Bascule avec moi 14 - -
1987 Même si 14 - - Fabriqué
Le monde est tellement con 20 - -
1988 Qu'est-ce que t'es belle
(with Catherine Ringer)
31 - -
Si tu veux le savoir 11 - -
1989 C'est la vie 14 - - Les Amours du dimanche
Ami - - -
1990 Toutes mes excuses (chère amie) - - -
Rue Fontaine 11 - -
Je n'ai plus rien à te donner 18 - -
1991 Paris 28 - - Paris
1992 L'Amour de 30 secondes 32 - -
Ça m'est égal 41 - -
Fils de moi - - -
1993 Tu me suffiras - - - Faux rêveur
1994 On ira jamais à Venise - - -
Faux rêveur - - -
1995 Une nuit sur son épaule
(with Véronique Sanson)
34 - - Comme ils l'imaginent
(Véronique Sanson album)
Reste sur moi - - - 85-95
1996 C'est ça la France - - - Lavoine Matic
Petit à petit feu - - -
1997 Les hommes sont des femmes comme les autres
(with Princess Erika)
- - -
Les Embouteillages - - -
1998 J'habite en jalousie - - -
1999 Les Tournesols 62 - - Septième ciel
Fais semblant - - -
2000 J'écris des chansons - - -
Adieu Camille
(with Julie Depardieu)
- - -
2001 Le Pont Mirabeau 83 - - Marc Lavoine
J'ai tout oublié
(with Cristina Marocco)
1 4 -
2002 J'aurais voulu 54 - -
Je ne veux qu'elle
(with Claire Keim)
9 14 34
2003 Dis-moi que l'amour
(with Bambou)
10 14 38 Olympia Deuxmilletrois
2005 Je me sens si seul 16 17 59 L'Heure d'été
Toi, mon amour 8 10 43
2006 Tu m'as renversé - - -
J'espère
(with Quynh Anh)
- - -
2007 J'ai confiance en toi / me fido di te
(with Jovanotti)
- - - Les Duos de Marc
Un Ami
(with Florent Pagny)
- 25 -
2009 La semaine prochaine - 13 - Volume 10
Reviens mon amour - 12 -
2010 Rue des Acacias - - -
2010 Demande moi - - -
2013 Chère amie 159 - -
2018 Comme je t'aime 175 - -

Filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bach Lien, Thanh Liem. Bonjour Vietnam, a gift to the homeland. Vietnam News.
  2. ^ Avellaneda, Julia (28 March 2020). "" Je l'admire " : pourquoi Marc Lavoine se confie tant sur sa compagne Line Papin" ["I admire her": why Marc Lavoine is opening up so much on his partner Line Papin]. Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ Gegout, Salomé (21 February 2020). "Line Papin raconte tout : Marc Lavoine, anorexie, exil "destructeur"" [Line Papin tells all: Marc Lavoine, anorexia, "destructive" exile]. Le Journal des Femmes (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Marc Lavoine" (in French). Enfoires.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ^ lescharts.com
  6. ^ ultratop.be
  7. ^ hitparade.ch
  8. ^ "Freedom (2009) – IMDb". IMDb.

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