Gregory Lemarchal
Gregory Lemarchal was born in La Tronche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France on May 13th, 1983 and is the Rock Singer. At the age of 23, Gregory Lemarchal biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal (13 May 1983 – April 30, 2007), also known as Grégory Lemarchal, was a French singer who rose to fame by winning the fourth series of the reality television show Star Academy, which was broadcast on the TF1. He died in hospital from a lung transplant after 23 years of illness (cystic fibrosis).
La Voix d'un ange, a posthumous album, was released with funds going to the Association Grégory Lemarchal charity.
In 2009, Rêves, a collection, was released.
He has sold more than 2 million albums.
Life and career
Lemarchal was born in La Tronche, Isère, to Pierre and Laurence Lemarchal, who also had a daughter named Leslie. He was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a medical disorder that affects the lungs, liver, pancreas, and intestine at twenty months of age.
Lemarchal grew up near Chambéry, loved sports such as basketball and football, and even considered becoming involved in sports journalism. Nevertheless, his obsession with music and rock n'roll dancing was irresistible. He was named the champion of France Rock 'N' Roll, a rock 'n' roll dancing competition, in 1997 at the age of 14.
Lemarchal auditioned for a talent show, Graines de stars, by performing a solo version of Daniel Balavoine's "Le chanteur" by the time, as well as performing in a trio with two other contestants singing "Foule sentimentale" by Alain Souchon. This first attempt fell short of his success, but it did help him to rise to fame and make him into a local celebrity as a result of his appearance on the program.
Lemarchal appeared in Adam and Eve, a musical produced by Paul Tordjmann, in May 2003. Sony Music, AB Prod, Radio Scoop, and Partouche supported the project before it took place at Le Zénith in Paris. The cast featured 16 actors and dancers, with Lemarchal playing Adam in the lead role.
Lemarchal gained international recognition in 2004 after competing in the fourth season of the French reality singing competition Star Academy. He was called by the show's producers who wanted another male contestant for the show, thanks to a friend. During his time on the show, he had the opportunity to perform with French singers such as Yannick Noah, Michel Sardou, and Patrick Bruel, as well as Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. On December 22, 2004, Lemarchal was declared the season's champion, defeating compatriot Lucie Bernardoni by 80% to become the first male champion of the series.
In March 2005, Lemarchal's debut single, "Écris l'histoire," debuted at number two on the French Singles Chart, but it was only after being held off by Ilona Mitrecey's "Un Monde parfait" that kept the top-one spot. The single spent a total of 21 weeks on the charts before going platinum. Je deviens moi, his widely awaited first album, debuted at number one and was certified platinum shortly afterward. "Je suis en vie" was the album's second single. It debuted at number 17 in the French Singles Chart, dropping to number 26 in its second week before gaining to position 21. The song remained in the charts for a total of 13 weeks. "Corp perdu," the third single, was less popular, with major French radio stations refusing to air it on account of it being "too sad."
Lemarchal was named "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" at the NRJ Music Awards in January 2006 ("Remiseneutive de l'année"). He traveled around France, Belgium, and Switzerland from May to June 2006; a DVD of his Olympia 06 appearance was later released. "Même si (What You're Made of)" the album's first single, was a hit. Lucie Silvas, the original singer of the song, and Lemarchal and the original artist of the song, as a bilingual French-English version. The single debuted at number two in the French Singles Chart, but was kept off the top spot by Pakito's "Life on Video" to claim second place. In total, it took up 26 weeks on the chart. Following the release of a live version of the album song "Le feu sur les planches," a live version of the song "Le feu survivre les planches" was also available.
Lemarchal's health was deteriorating in 2007 and doctors had ordered him to miss a few weeks off to recover. He died of complications while waiting in hospital for a lung transplant on the morning of 30 April 2007. His funeral dominated headlines for a week, with more than five thousand followers arriving in Chambéry on the day of his funeral to show their love. On May 4, 2007, a special television show "Grégory: La voix d'un ange," a TF1 broadcast to commemorate his life, attracted a huge audience of more than 10.5 million viewers, and there was an appeal for donations to combat cystic fibrosis and help develop research into a cure. More than €7.5 million has been raised in his memory for cystic fibrosis causes in his memory.
Following his death, Frédéric Martin, a comedian, was fined €4,000, including 2,000, to be paid to Lemarchal's family. When Martin gave a list of winners on national television, he referred to Lemarchal solely by the name of his disease, without revealing his name.
La voix d'un ange, a posthumous album, was released a month and a half after his record company Universal Music Group France's death, with proceeds going to the Association Grégory Lemarchal. This launch was not without controversy, as the record company was accused of profiting from the public's attention caused by his death. Despite the controversies, the album was a huge success, topping both the French Digital and Album charts in addition to the Belgian (Wallonia) Album Chart. The album was rated platinum by the IFPI for sales of more than 1 million copies around Europe.
Three singles were released from the album. The album "De temps en temps" debuted on both French and Belgian charts, becoming Lemarchal's first number one single in those charts. In its second week, the single dropped to number 2 in its second week and went on to spend a total of 21 weeks on the chart. SACEM, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada's success with the single earned him a posthumous award of Vincent Scotto. "Restons Amis" was the third single to debut on French Singles Chart and stayed in the top for a total of 16 weeks.
A compilation titled Rêves, containing all Lemarchal's previous hit singles and two unreleased songs, was released in November 2009. In France, the album debuted at number one.