Biography
Who is Daniel Lavoie?
Early life and name
Daniel Joseph Hubert Gérald Lavoie was born in Dunrea, Canada. He started his career in 1967 by winning a singer songwriter contest on the CBC show Jeunesse Oblige. He played in Quebec music clubs with groups called Spectre and Dieu de l'amour vous aime. During this period, he began using his birth name Daniel instead of Gérald.
Musical career and hits
Daniel released his first single, Marie connue, in 1973. He followed this with S'endormir pour une rose in 1974. His 1975 album A court terme featured the song J'ai quitté mon île. This track became popular in Brazil, Portugal, and France. In 2009, CBC Radio listeners chose this song as one of the top 49 Canadian songs for Barack Obama.
The album Berceuse pour un Lion came out in 1977. It had hits like La Vérité sur la vérité. In 1979, he released Nirvana bleu, which brought him fame in Quebec. He performed at the Théâtre Montparnasse in Paris in 1980. That same year, he won a Félix Award for best male singer. He was among the first pop artists signed to Sefel Records.
English albums and acting
Daniel Lavoie released three English albums. Cravings came out in 1981. He released Here in the heart in 1992. His final English project, Woman to Man, appeared in 1994. In 1992, he played Eugène Delacroix in the musical Sand et les Romantiques. He also appeared as himself on General Hospital to sing Weak for Love.
In 1998, he was cast as Frollo in the musical Notre-Dame de Paris. He has performed this role since 2016. The show won an award for best selling artist at the 1999 World Music Awards. He sang the song Belle with Patrick Fiori and Garou. This song sold 3 million copies in Europe. He also played the Pilot in the musical Le Petit Prince from 2002 to 2003.
Later works and honors
He released children's albums Le Bébé Dragon in 1996 and its second volume in 1997. In 2004, he wrote the storybook Roulé Boulé. This book became a teaching text in Quebec schools in 2011. He played Old Nelligan in the 2005 opera Nelligan.
Daniel worked on a poetry project called Douze homme rapaillés starting in 2008. This project featured poems by Gaston Miron. In 2014, he released La Licorne captive with composer Laurent Guardo. He performed on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for Canada Day in 2014. He was named President of Honor for the 2017 Montréal en lumière festival. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Birthday and age
Daniel Lavoie was born on March 17, 1949, which makes Daniel 77 years old today. That birthday falls under the Pisces sign. Daniel shares the date with 67 other famous people.
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