Laurent Voulzy
Lucien Voulzy (lysjɛ̃ vulzi, born 18 December 1948), better known as Laurent Voulzy (loʁɑ̃ vulzi), is a French singer-songwriter, composer, and musician.
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Laurent Voulzy

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- Name
- Laurent Voulzy
- Birth Name
- Lucien Voulzy
- Born
- 18 December 1948
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- chanson
- Known for
- Rockollection
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · Victory of the album · Victory of the album of chansons and variety
- Languages
- French
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Lucien Voulzy (lysjɛ̃ vulzi, born 18 December 1948), better known as Laurent Voulzy (loʁɑ̃ vulzi), is a French singer-songwriter, composer, and musician.
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Laurent Voulzy (born 1948) is a French bandleader, composer and musician, among other activities. The bandleader was born in Paris.
Works include Rockollection. Genres include chanson. Languages used include French. Laurent Voulzy received Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Victory of the album and Victory of the album of chansons, variety.
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Biography
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The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are chanson. Works named in the authority record are Rockollection. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Victory of the album and Victory of the album of chansons, variety.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Laurent Voulzy • Birth Name — Lucien Voulzy • Born — 18 December 1948 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Instrument — Guitar • Genre — * Alternative rock • French pop • pop rock • experimental • chanson • soft rock • Occupation — Singer-songwriter • Years Active — 1969–present • Website — laurentvoulzy.com
Life and career
Life and career
Laurent Voulzy was born in Paris, France. Early in his musical career, he led the English-pop-influenced group Le Temple de Vénus before joining singer Pascal Danel as a guitarist from 1969 to 1974. Voulzy is best known for his long-standing songwriting collaboration with Alain Souchon, as well as for his own successful solo career as a singer. He achieved international recognition with the 1977 hit single "Rockollection", which combined original French lyrics with excerpts from classic rock songs in English. Among his other major hits are "Paradoxal Système", which reached the Top 10 in France, and "Le Soleil Donne", a multilingual song featuring lyrics in French, English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Another notable success was the double single "Belle-Île-en-Mer, Marie-Galante"/"Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde", the latter inspired by English pop singer Kim Wilde. Other popular titles in his discography include "Bopper en larmes", "Le Cœur Grenadine", and "Désir, désir". Voulzy's music also found success in Belgium, Switzerland, and Québec, often incorporating multiple languages in his lyrics, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, and German. In 2005, Voulzy co-produced and co-composed Nolwenn Leroy's second album, Histoires Naturelles. His 2006 album La Septième Vague topped the French charts. It included a cover of "All I Have to Do Is Dream" by the Everly Brothers, recorded as a duet with Irish singer Andrea Corr. The track was released as a single and featured on The Corrs' compilation album Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection. In 2007, Voulzy recorded a duet with French guitarist Jean-Pierre Danel for Danel's album Guitar Connection 2. The song reached No. 7 on the French charts in 2008. That same year, he also toured throughout France. In 2011, Voulzy released the album Lys and Love, which featured the song "Ma seule amour", a duet with Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who. • Illustration — Laurent Voulzy on stage at the salle Pleyel of Paris, on 01/19/2026 • Illustration — Laurent Voulzy on stage at the salle Pleyel of Paris, on 01/19/2026 • Illustration — Laurent Voulzy on stage at the salle Pleyel of Paris, on 01/19/2026 • Illustration — Laurent Voulzy on stage at the salle Pleyel of Paris, on 01/19/2026
Studio albums
Studio albums
• Year — Album — Record label — Peak positions • FR — BEL (Fl) — BEL (Wa) — SWI • 1979 — Le Cœur grenadine — RCA • 1983 — Bopper en larmes • 1992 — Caché derrière — Ariola — 9 • 2001 — Avril — RCA — 3 — — — 4 — 50 • 2006 — La Septième Vague — 1 — — — 1 — 7 • 2008 — Recollection — 2 — — — 1 — 20 • 2011 — Lys & Love — Columbia — 2 — — — 1 — 30 • 2014 — Alain Souchon & Laurent Voulzy (joint album with Alain Souchon) — Parlophone — 1 — 117 — 1 — 8 • 2017 — Belem — Columbia — 5 — — — 4 — 31 • 2020 — Florilège — 43 — — — 20 — 95
Live albums
Live albums
• Year — Album — Record label — Peak positions • FR — BEL (Wa) — SWI • 1994 — Voulzy Tour — Ariola — 5 • 2004 — Le Gothique flamboyant pop dancing tour — RCA — 10 — 12 • 2013 — Lys & Love Tour (live) — Columbia — 18 — 28 • 2019 — Mont Saint-Michel (live) — 24 — 24 — 89
Compilations
Compilations
• Year — Album — Record label — Peak positions • FR — BEL (Wa) — SWI • 2002 — Les Essentiels 1977–1988 — RCA — 6 • 2003 — Saisons, Le double best of 1977–2003 — 2 — 8 — 46 • 2012 — Belle île en mer 1977–1988 — Columbia — 167
Singles
Singles
• 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" • Year — Title — Peak positions — Sales • FR — BEL (Wa) — SWI • 1984 — "Désir désir" (duo with Véronique Jannot) — 29 — * FRA: 600,000 • 1985 — "Belle-Île-en-Mer, Marie Galante" / "Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde" (featuring Kim Wilde) — 20 • 1987 — "My Song of You" — 31 • 1989 — "Le soleil donne" — 21 • 1992 — "Paradoxal Système" — 10 • 1993 — "Le pouvoir des fleurs" • "Caché derrière" • "Le rêve du pêcheur" — 37 • 1995 — "Rockollection (Live 95)" — 37 — 39 • 2001 — "Une héroïne" • 2002 — "La fille d'Avril" — 26 — 8 (Ultratip) • "Amélie Colbert" — 36 • 2003 — "Là où je vais" • 2006 — "Derniers baisers" — 8 — 17 — 96 • 2008 — "My Song of You" (instrumental duo with Jean-Pierre Danel) • "Jelly Bean" — 3 (Ultratip) • 2009 — "Le vent qui va" • 2011 — "Jeanne" — 14 — 4 • 2012 — "C'était déjà toi" — 6 (Ultratip) • "En regardant vers le pays de France" (featuring Nolwenn Leroy, backing vocals) — 15 (Ultratip) • 2014 — "Derrière les mots" (duet with Alain Souchon) — 35 — 22 • "La baie des fourmis" (duet with Alain Souchon) — 197 • 2017 — "Spirit of Samba" (featuring Chyler Leigh, Nina Miranda and Luisa Maita) — 99
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- “Laurent Voulzy”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Steffen Hung. Laurent Voulzy - Rockollection Part I. lescharts.com.
- 2.Steffen Hung. Laurent Voulzy - Le soleil donne. lescharts.com.
- 3.Laurent Voulzy – Le soleil donne (1988). YouTube. January 2007.
- 4.Steffen Hung. Laurent Voulzy - Belle-Île-en-Mer, Marie-Galante. lescharts.com.
- 5.Wilde Life. Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde.
- 6.Laurent Voulzy and Kim Wilde live, 1986. YouTube. 26 January 2018.
- 7.Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde. YouTube. 10 November 2006.
- 8.The Best of Laurent Voulzy – Archive INA. YouTube. 25 May 2018.
- 9.Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde – Live at Le Zénith de Paris (1993). YouTube. 30 December 2020.
- 10.Le Soleil Donne – Live at Le Zénith (1993). YouTube. 16 December 2020.
- 11.Meu Samba Pra Você (1983). YouTube. 8 November 2014.
- 12.Un duo avec Roger Daltrey (The Who) sur le prochain Voulzy. 15 November 2011.
- 13.Hung Medien. Laurent Voulzy discography. lescharts.com.
- 14.Ultratop. Discographie Laurent Voulzy.
- 15.Discographie Laurent Voulzy. hitparade.ch.
- 16.InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste.
- 17.Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Top Albums (Week 50, 2019).
- 18.Euro-crossover. Music & Media. 5. 29 April 1985.
- 19.Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 37, 2017). February 2020.
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