LetsSingIt
Roch Voisine
Genre
Country, Pop, Rock, Blues
LSI Rank
3,856 (+147) history
Search this artist
Moderator
This artist has no moderator.
Options
add lyrics
add album
add news
edit biography
Buy this music
Poll for November 21
"Have you ever broken a window by accident?"
yes
no
suggest a poll | old polls
Bookmark and Share LetsSingIt

Roch Voisine - Biography

01-05-2008 22:33 | 0 reaction(s) | add reply
Roch Voisine was born on March 26, 1963 in Edmundston, Canada. He started his career playing hockey. Unfortunately, at 17, he gave up after an accident. He turned to music, writing songs & playing guitar then recorded his own songs with friends. A Canadian DJ, Paul Vincent, became Roch's manager. Roch Voisine released his first album Sweet Songs & performed in front of 50,000 people on Canada's national day. His second album Roch Voisine followed in 1987. The young singer was the host of "Top Jeunesse" on television. In 1989, he played Dany Ross in the TV series "Cogne Et Gagne".
Roch Voisine got successful in 1989 with the song "Hélène" & the album, named like the song, sold 3 million copies. In 1992, before his third tour in France, Roch got the distinction "Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres". In 1993, his wax statue appeared in Musée Grévin. The Canadian singer continued his career but wasn't successful : Chaque Feu came out in 1999 & Roch Voisine in 2001. In 2002, he released an English album, Higher. Between pop/rock & ballads, this album was dedicated to a young Canadian woman, Myriam Saint-Jean : Roch married her on December 21.


Reactions
no reactions


Copyright © 1998-2009 LetsSingIt® | add to bookmarks | disclaimer | privacy policy | advertise on this site