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Also known as Gregory Lemarchal

French singer (1983-2007)

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Grégory Lemarchal, born Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal on 13 May 1983 in La Tronche, was a French singer working in pop music and pop rock. He signed to Universal Music Group and Mercury Records, and was influenced by Serge Lama. His career ran from 2004 to 2007. Lemarchal had cystic fibrosis and died of the condition, from natural causes, in Suresnes on 30 April 2007. He sang in French, and Last.fm tags his work as French pop and male vocalists.

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Film & TV

Acting · La Tronche, Isère, France

Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal (13 May 1983 – 30 April 2007), known professionally 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 at the age of 23 of health complications (cystic fibrosis) while waiting in hospital for a lung transplant. A posthumous album, La Voix d'un…

Known for

  • Pourquoi je vis — (évocation)2020
  • Grégory Lemarchal - Cinq ans — Self (archive footage)2012
  • Star Academy - La saga des clips — Self2006
  • Grégory Lemarchal - Olympia 06 — Self2006
  • La chanson de l'année — Self2004
  • La chanson de l'année — Self (archive footage)2004
  • Star Academy — Self2001

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1983
Active to
2007

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
58,984
Total plays
933,502

Tags

frenchpopmale vocalistsfrench popfrancais

Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal (May 13, 1983 – April 30, 2007) was the winner of the fourth series of French TV Show "Star Academy"(2004). His debut single, "Ecris l'histoire" peaked at number two on the French singles chart in March 2005 and was certified platinum. His album, "Je deviens moi" released on April 18, entered at number one and sold more than a million copies. He died on the April 30th 2007, shortly before his 24th birthday, from cystic fibrosis. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/G

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Key facts

Born
Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal , ( 1983-05-13 ) 13 May 1983, La Tronche , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , France
Died
30 April 2007 (2007-04-30) (aged 23), Suresnes , Île-de-France , France
Genres
Pop / Rock
Occupation
Singer
Years active
2004–2007
Label
Universal Music Group

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
La Tronche
Place of death
Suresnes
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
French
Instrument
voice
Record label
Mercury Records
Image
Gregoryrajz.JPG
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date of birth
1983-05-13
date of death
2007-04-30
cause of death
cystic fibrosis
birth name
Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Grégory Lemarchal
medical condition
cystic fibrosis
influenced by
Serge Lama
Commons category
Grégory Lemarchal
start of work period
2004-00-00
end of work period
2007-00-00
social media followers
146000
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal (13 May 1983 – 30 April 2007), known professionally 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 at the age of 23 of health complications (cystic fibrosis) while waiting in hospital for a lung transplant. A posthumous album, La Voix d'un ange, was released with profits going towards the Association Grégory Lemarchal charity. A compilation, Rêves, was released in 2009. He has sold more than 2 million albums.

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