Marc Lavoine was born on August 6, 1962 in Longjumeau, France. In his teens, he hesitated between acting and singing and started to write songs. However, at the age of 16, he became a member of an acting club and was an usher at Paris' Olympia. He attended many concerts with French stars, and met Fabrice Aboulker, who became his composer and producer. In 1982, Marc was sent to Lyon to be part of a hard-rock band, Your Vice, but the experience was finally short and he went back to Paris.
Still hesitating between acting and singing, he played a role in "Pause Café" TV series in 1981, which star was Véronique Jannot. In 1983, he released his first single, "Je N'Sais Même Plus De Quoi J'Ai L'Air". The following year, he became known with his single "Pour Une Biguine Avec Toi". In 1985, his song "Les Yeux Revolver" became one of the teenagers' favourite song : his first album Le Parking Des Anges was released the same year. In 1987, he released Fabrique, his second album, and a single was a duet. This was called "Qu'Est-Ce Que T'Es Belle", a duet with Rita Mitsouko leader Catherine Ringer, and the romantic singer started to show another face of him. In 1989, he released his third album, Les Amours Du Dimanche which peaked to 300,000 sold albums. Marc started to be one of the best.
In 1992, two singles were successful. "Paris", title track of his fourth album released the previous year, is a tribute to the French capital, and "L'Amour De Trente Secondes" is about the life of a prostitute. The following year was released his fifth album Faux Rêveur. Marc never gave up acting. In 1994, Claude Chabrol directed the film "L'Enfer" in which Marc was acting with Emmanuelle Béart. In 1995, Jérôme Savary directed the musical "Cabaret" in which Marc sang and played. The same year, he recorded a duet with Véronique Sanson, "Une Nuit Sur Son Epaule". In 1996, he released his sixth album Lavoine-Matic, and the single "C'Est Ca La France" is an anthem of tolerance, for which he received a Victoire De La Musique for Best Video. The prize was given by his friend Princess Erika, who sang with him on "Les Hommes Sont Des Femmes Comme Les Autres". In 1997, he played a role in "Le Juge Est Une Femme", TV series with Florence Pernel, and in 1999, he played in "Evamag" TV series : the heroïne was played by Chantal Lauby. In 1999, his seventh album Septième Ciel was released. The first single of this album was "Les Tournesols". Marc worked with Jean-Jacques Goldman & Pascal Obispo for some songs.
In 2000, he played the lead role of the telefilm "Dans La Gueule Du Loup". In 2001, he recorded his eighth album with a philharmonic orchestra. The album featured duets with Cristina Marocco, an Italian singer and actress, Françoise Hardy, a well-known singer, & Claire Keim, an actress. In 2003, he released the single "Dis-Moi Que L'Amour" and a live album Olympia Deux Mille Trois. The same year, he was the co-star of Marc Esposito's film "Le Coeur Des Hommes". In 2005, L'Heure D'été, Marc's ninth album, was released and featured singles "Je M'Sens Si Seul", "Toi Mon Amour" and "J'Espère", a duet with Vietnamese Quynh Anh. Early 2006, he was the star of another Marc Esposito film "Toute La Beauté Du Monde". In 2007, he released his 2 Best Of Les Duos De Marc & Les Solos De Marc and played in 2 films, Marc Esposito's "Le Coeur Des Hommes 2" & Anne-Marie Etienne's "Si C'Etait Lui".
Marc is a member of Les Enfoirés and participates to caritative projects. He is also the founder of Papotin Association for autistic children.
Source: http://artists.letssingit.com/marc-lavoine-fm8mf/biography
