Laurent Voulzy

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

Laurent Voulzy
Background information
Birth nameLucien Voulzy
Born (1948-12-18) 18 December 1948
Paris, France
GenresAlternative rock, French pop, pop rock, experimental, chanson, soft rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1969–present
Websitelaurentvoulzy.com <FR>

Life and career

Voulzy was born in Paris, France. He originally led the English-pop-influenced Le Temple de Vénus before joining Pascal Danel as guitarist from 1969 to 1974. However, he is best known for his collaborative songwriting efforts with singer-songwriter Alain Souchon and his solo singing career, which spanned several successful albums.

Voulzy had an international hit with the song Rockollection. The French lyrics were interspersed with some lines from classic rock hits after the chorus. His major French hits also include 'Le Soleil Donne' – sung in French, English and Spanish – and 'Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde' ('Nights without Kim Wilde'), inspired by the chart-topping English singer.

In 2005, Voulzy co-produced and co-composed Nolwenn Leroy's second album Histoires Naturelles.

Voulzy had a huge hit with his album La Septième Vague which reached number one in 2006. Featured on the album is a cover of the Everly Brothers hit "All I Have to Do Is Dream", recorded as a duet with Irish singer Andrea Corr. The song was released as a single and was also included on The Corrs' greatest hits album Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection.

Voulzy recorded in 2007 a duet with the French guitarist Jean-Pierre Danel on his hit album Guitar Connection 2. The song hit the French charts at No. 7 in 2008. For his 2011 album, Lys and Love, Voulzy recorded a duet on the song "Ma seule amour" with English singer Roger Daltrey of The Who.[1] In 2007, Voulzy toured France.

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album Record
label		 Peak positions
FR
[2]		 BEL
(Fl)
 BEL
(Wa)
[3]		 SWI
[4]
1979 Le Cœur grenadine RCA
1983 Bopper en larmes
1992 Caché derrière Ariola
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

Live albums
Year Album Record
label		 Peak positions
FR
[2]		 BEL
(Wa)
 SWI
1994 Voulzy Tour Ariola
2004 Le Gothique flamboyant pop dancing tour RCA 10 12
2013 Lys & Love Tour (live) Columbia 18 28
2019 Mont Saint-Michel (live) 24
[5]		 24 89

Compilations
Year Album Record
label		 Peak positions
FR
[2]		 BEL
(Wa)
 SWI
2002 Les Essentiels 1977–1988 RCA
2003 Saisons, Le double best of 1977–2003  – 8 46
2012 Belle île en mer 1977–1988 Columbia 167  –  –

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
FR
[2]		 BEL
(Wa)
 SWI
1984 "Désir désir"
(duo with Véronique Jannot)		 29
1984 "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
[6]		  –  –

References
  1. "Un duo avec Roger Daltrey (The Who) sur le prochain Voulzy". 15 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  2. "Laurent Voulzy discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  3. "Discographie Laurent Voulzy". Ultratop. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. "Discographie Laurent Voulzy". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. "Top Albums (Week 50, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 37, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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