Grégoire (musician)

Grégoire

Grégoire at the "Concert pour l'égalité" on 14 July 2011
Background information
Birth name Grégoire Boissenot
Born 3 April 1979
Origin Senlis, France
Genres Pop music
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active 2008–present
Labels My Major Company
Warner Music Group
Website Official site

Grégoire (born Grégoire Boissenot[1] on 3 April 1979[2] in Senlis, France) is a French singer-songwriter and composer. He has released three albums to date and has a number of successful singles in France, Belgium and Switzerland.

Career

In December 2007,[2] Gregoire signed a contract with the young label My Major Company, which gives subscribers the possibility to become music producers. Grégoire's first album was produced by 347 producers, of which forty feature in the music video of his first single, "Toi + Moi".[3] The song was subsequently aired by the NRJ and RTL radio stations[4] and became a hit in Belgium, Switzerland and on the French digital chart.

In 2008, Grégoire was nominated at the NRJ Music Awards in the category 'French revelation of the year'. A second single, "Rue des Étoiles" went to radio in November 2008 and was released in December, then a third single, "Ta Main", whose music video was shot in March 2009 with the actress Inès Sastre.[5] In September 2009, a fourth single started to be aired, "Nuages". The music video was broadcast on television, but the song was only available digitally.

In 2010, Grégoire became a member of Les Enfoirés.

Personal life

Grégoire had four brothers. As indicated in the music video, the song "Ta Main" was dedicated to Ludovic (1969-2002) and Nicolas (1974-2007), his two deceased brothers. Grégoire holds a BA in Applied Languages (LEA) English and German.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Information Charts
FR
[6]		 FR
(DD)		 BEL
(Vl)
[7]		 BEL
(WA)
[7]		 SWI
[8]
2008 Toi + Moi * First studio album
* Date of release : 2008
1
1
—
5
18
2010 Le Même Soleil * Second studio album
* Date of release : 2010
1
2
—
6
14
2013 Les Roses de Mon Silence * Third studio album
* Date of release : 2013
2
4
102
3
16

Singles

Year Single Charts Album
FR
[6]		 FR
(DL)		 BEL
(Vl)		 BEL
(WA)
[7]		 SWI
[8]
2008 "Toi + Moi" 87 1 70* 1 9 Toi + Moi
"Rue des Étoiles" — 15 — 8 59
2009 "Ta Main" 172 12 — 51* —
"Nuages" — — — 60* —
2010 "Danse" 60 19 — 18 — Le Même Soleil
2011 "Soleil" 43 — — 30 —
"La Promesse"
(duo with Jean-Jacques Goldman)		 — — — 22 —
2013 "Si tu me voyais" 102 — — 55* — Les Roses de Mon Silence
"Les roses de mon silence" 121 — — — —
2014 "Coup du sort" 111 — — — —

(Did not appear in Ultratop main chart, but in "bubbling under" Ultratip charts. Position in table reflects position in Ultratip plus 50 positions added)

Collaboration singles
Year Single Charts Album
FR
[6]		 BEL
(WA)
[7]		 SWI
[8]
2010 "Parce que c'est toi"
(Grégoire / Zazie / Bruel / St-Pier)		  – 30  –

References

  1. ↑ Grégoire, on Virgin Mega Virginmega.fr (Retrieved 16 May 2009)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Présentation, MyMajorCompany.com (in French, retrieved 29 Feb 2012)
  3. ↑ "Grégoire : un artiste produit par les internautes", Chartsinfrance, Cédric Beaufils, 21 August 2008 Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved 16 May 2009)
  4. ↑ "Grégoire, une voix en or", RTL Rlt.fr (Retrieved 16 May 2009)
  5. ↑ "Grégoire veut vous prendre par la main...", NRJ, 16 April 2009 Nrj.fr (Retrieved 16 May 2009)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Grégoire's discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 May 2009)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Grégoire's discography and peak positions in Belgium (Vlanders) Ultratop.be (Retrieved 27 September 2009)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Grégoire's discography and peak positions in Switzerland Ultratop.be (Retrieved 16 May 2009)

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