Marc Lavoine
Lavoine in 2010
Background information
Born	(1962-08-06) 6 August 1962 (age 49)
Origin	Longjumeau, France
Genres	Rock, Pop
Occupations	Singer, Actor
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Universal Music
Website	marclavoine.artistes.universalmusic.fr/

Marc Lucien Lavoine (born 6 August 1962 in Longjumeau, Essonne) is a French singer and actor. In 1985, his hit single "Elle a les yeux revolver" allowed him to reach the top of the French chart and marked the beginning of his successful singing career.

Singing career

Marc Lavoine is a French singer born near Paris. He was labeled 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 favorite 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 albums.

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 albulm 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.

Personal life

On 26 May 1995, he married Princess Sarah Poniatowski (of Poland), and they have three children, Yasmine, Roman and Milo born on 1 July 2010. Marc Lavoine also has a child, Simon, from his previous marriage to ex-Vogue model Denise Pascale. He now lives in Paris and has put out numerous albums along with several movies.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1985: Marc Lavoine (Philips)
• 1987: Fabriqué (Avrep)
• 1989: Les Amours du dimanche (Avrep)
• 1991: Paris (Avrep)
• 1991: Faux rêveur (BMG)
• 1996: Lavoine Matic (Avrep/RCA/BMG)
• 1999: 7e ciel (Avrep/RCA/BMG)
• 2001: Marc Lavoine (Mercury/Universal)
• 2005: L'Heure d'été (Mercury/Universal)
• 2009: Volume 10 (Mercury/Universal)

Live albums

• Live (1988, Avrep)
• Olympia Deuxmilletrois (2003, Mercury/Universal)

Compilations

• 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

Année	Single	Classement			Album
		France1	Belgium2	Switzerland3
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	-	-	-

Filmography

• 1984 : Frankestein 90
• 1994 : L'Enfer
• 1995 : Fiesta
• 1996 : Les Menteurs
• 1998 : Cantique de la racaille
• 1999 : Le double de ma moitié
• 2001 : Déception
• 2001 : My Wife Is an Actress
• 2002 : Blanche
• 2003 : Le coeur des hommes
• 2002 : The Good Thief
• 2003 : Les clefs de bagnole
• 2006 : Toute la beauté du monde
• 2006 : Arthur and the Minimoys (French voice of Darkos played by Jason Bateman)
• 2007 : Le cÅ“ur des hommes 2
• 2007 : Si c'était lui...

References

External links

• Biography of Marc Lavoine, from Radio France Internationale
• Marc Lavoine at the Internet Movie Database