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Roch Voisine

Roch Voisine

Joseph Armand Roch Voisine (born 26 March 1963) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and television host who lives in Montreal and Paris. He writes and performs material in both English and French. He won the Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1994. In 1997 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Born in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada, he grew up in Saint-Basile, New Brunswick and later moved to Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec when he was 12. Voisine studied at École technique des métiers de Lauzon in Lévis (today Guillaume-Couture Secondary School) and at Polyvalente de Lévis (today École Pointe-Lévy). Then he continued for 4 years at Cégep Limoilou. He attended the University of Ottawa where he graduated in 1985 with a degree in physiotherapy and played 4 seasons with the uOttawa Gee-Gees men's hockey team. Voisine aspired to be a professional ice hockey player. He had to set his plans aside when he was severely injured while playing baseball in 1981. In the summer of 1986, he had his music debut when he sang on Canada Day (1 July) in front of 50,000 people at la Ronde amusement park in Montreal. He also worked as presenter of music videos on Top Jeunesse on the TQS (Télévision Quatre-Saisons) private French Quebec channel. In 1989, he appeared as Dany Ross in the CBC Television series Lance et Compte (He Shoots, He Scores). Voisine's musical breakthrough came with his 1989 album Hélène which sold three million copies and became a major hit not only in Quebec but also in France, Belgium and Switzerland. In 1990, Hélène was awarded the Best Album prize at the Victoires de la Musique. He capitalized on his big success by releasing a bilingual French/English album Double with one CD containing all-French songs, the other all-English songs trying to position himself in both francophone and anglophone markets. After a highly successful European Tour in 1991, he was awarded France's Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, becoming the youngest artist to receive it at age 28. His second European tour culminated on 17 April 1992 at Champ-de-Mars in Paris where he sang in front of 75,000 people. The show was broadcast live on TF1 and reached 14 million viewers. In 1993, Voisine had his biggest English-language hit to date with the single and album both entitled I'll Always Be There, on which he worked with David Foster. The single reached number four on the Canadian music charts while the album reached number seven. Also in 1993, his wax statue was launched in Musée Grévin in Paris. In 2004, he had a huge success with the traditional song "Jean Johnny Jean" written by Gildas Arzel. The song appeared in Voisine's album Coup de tête. Over the years, he has continued alternating between recording both French and English-language albums. His French language work and concert tours have continued to enjoy success in Europe (especially France) and Quebec, while his English-language recordings are a frequent mainstay of Canadian adult contemporary radio. He also enjoys huge success internationally. In 2006, he took part alongside other musicians[2] in L'Or de nos vies in a formation named Fight Aids singing a song composed by Kyo. Revenues went to Fight Aids Monaco. ... Source: Article "Roch Voisine" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Personal information

Birthday

1963-03-26

Birth Place

Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada

Movies and TV shows :

Anne Murray's Classic Christmas

Anne Murray's Classic Christmas

1998

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Belle et Bum

2003

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TV
C'est votre vie

C'est votre vie

2013

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Ça finit bien la semaine

2010

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TV
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Cette année-là

2018

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Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
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En direct de l'univers

2009

1.0

TV
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En mode Salvail

2013

2.0

TV
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Fan School

1977

6.5

TV
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L'Été indien

2014

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L'oeil du cyclone

2021

9.0

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La belle tournée

2021

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La fureur

1998

8.0

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La gloire… mais à quel prix?

2014

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La petite séduction

2006

2.0

TV
La route : 2Frères aux Francos 2019

La route : 2Frères aux Francos 2019

2019

7.0

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La vraie nature

2017

7.0

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Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale dans la Capitale

1998

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Le Grand Tralala

1999

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Le monde est à vous

1987

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TV
Les 40 ans du top 50, la soirée anniversaire

Les 40 ans du top 50, la soirée anniversaire

2024

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Les enfants de la télé

2010

6.5

TV
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

2014

8.0

Movie
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés

1997

6.0

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Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000

Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000

1999

6.0

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Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000

Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000

2000

6.0

Movie
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés

2001

7.5

Movie
Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau

Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau

2002

7.5

Movie
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés

2005

8.0

Movie
Noël symphonique

Noël symphonique

2020

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On connaît la chanson

2011

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PaparaGilles

2014

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Pour toi Céline: La soirée évènement

Pour toi Céline: La soirée évènement

2024

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Ricardo

2002

4.1

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Star Academy

2001

6.4

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Stars 90

1990

6.2

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Stars à domicile

2001

6.8

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Sucré salé

2002

9.3

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Tout le monde aime

2018

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Tout le monde en parle

2004

4.2

TV
Tout le monde ensemble

Tout le monde ensemble

2020

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Vague d'acadie

2018

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Victoires de la musique

1985

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Vivement dimanche

1998

3.2

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Votre beau programme

2017

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TV
You Are Not Alone

You Are Not Alone

2024

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