Laurent Voulzy
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lucien Voulzy |
| Born | 18 December 1948 Paris, Fraunce |
| Genres | Alternative rock, French pop, pop rock, experimental, chanson, soft rock |
| Thrift | sangster-sangwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1969 – present |
| Wabsteid | laurentvoulzy.com <FR> |
Lucien "Laurent" Voulzy (born 18 December 1948) is a French sangster an componer.
Life an career
[eedit | eedit soorce]Voulzy wis born in Paris, Fraunce. He oreeginally led the Inglis-pop-influencit Le Temple de Vénus afore joinin Pascal Danel as guitarist frae 1969 tae 1974. Housomeivver, his kenspecklemaist efforts is his collaborative sangwritin anes wi sangster/sangwriter Alain Souchon an his solo singin career, at spanned several sonsie albums.
Voulzy haed an internaitional hit wi the sang Rockollection.[1] The French leerics wis interspersed wi some lines frae classic rock hits efter the chorus. His major French hits include 'Le Soleil Donne' – sung in French, Inglis an Spainyie – and 'Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde' ('Nichts athoot Kim Wilde'), inspired bi the chairt-toppin Inglis sangster.
Voulzy haed a wappin hit wi his album La Septième Vague at reakit nummer ane. Featured on the album is a cover o the Everly Brothers hit "All I Have to Do Is Dream", recordit as a duet wi Erse sangster Andrea Corr. The sang wis released as a single an wis includit on The Corrs' greatest hits album Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection an aw.
In 2006, Voulzy recordit in 2007 a duet wi famous French guitarist Jean-Pierre Danel on his hit album Guitar Connection 2. The sang hit the French chairts at #7 in 2008. For his 2011 album Lys and Love, Voulzy recordit a duet on the sang "Ma seule amour" wi Inglis sangster Roger Daltrey o The Who.[2] In 2007, Voulzy toured France.
He lives wi his faimily in Haslemere, in the Sooth o Ingland.[3]
Discografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]Studio albums
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Le Coeur Grenadine (1979, RCA)
- Bopper En Larmes (1983, RCA)
- Caché Derrière (1992, Ariola)
- Avril (2002, RCA)
- La Septième Vague (2006, RCA)
- Recollection (2008, RCA)
- Lys and Love (2011, Columbia)
Live albums
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Voulzy Tour (1994, Ariola)
- Le Gothique Flamboyant Pop Dancing Tour (2004, RCA)
Compilations
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Saisons (2003, RCA) 1977–2003
- Les Essentiels (2002, RCA) 1977–1988
Sangs
[eedit | eedit soorce]- 1977: Rockollection
- 1978: Bubble Star
- 1979: Le Cœur grenadine
- 1979: Karin Redinger
- 1979: Cocktail chez mademoiselle
- 1980: Surfing Jack
- 1981: Idéal simplifié
- 1983: Bopper en larmes
- 1983: Liebe
- 1984: Désir désir (duo with Véronique Jannot)
- 1985: Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde
- 1986: Belle-Île-en-Mer
- 1987: My Song of You
- 1988: Le soleil donne
- 1992: Paradoxal système
- 1993: Le Pouvoir des fleurs
- 1993: Caché derrière
- 1993: Le Rêve du pêcheur
- 2001: Une héroïne
- 2002: La Fille d'avril
- 2002: Amélie Colbert
- 2003: Là où je vais
- 2006: Derniers Baisers
- 2008: My Song of You (instrumental duo with Jean-Pierre Danel)
- 2008: Jelly Bean
- 2009: Le vent qui va
- 2013: Jeanne
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Famous French Music: Voulzy". Archived frae the original on 21 Mairch 2014. Retrieved 26 Mey 2013.
- ↑ "Un duo avec Roger Daltrey (The Who) sur le prochain Voulzy". 15 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ "Laurent Voulzy". Lyrics Freak. 2012. Retrieved 23 Mairch 2012.
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