Global InformationYoan Garneau information
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| Birth name | Yoan Garneau |
| Born | May 10, 1995 Ferme-Neuve, Quebec[1] |
| Genres | Pop, rock, country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Website | www.yoan.mu/en |
Yoan Garneau, also known as Yoan, (born May 10, 1995) is a Canadian pop, rock and country singer from Ferme-Neuve, Quebec.[2] The winner of Season 2 of the reality television series La Voix in 2014,[3] he released his self-titled debut album in 2015.[2]
Garneau's father Sylvain is a country musician.[4] Before his original audition for La Voix, Garneau had difficulty deciding whether to audition with an original song or a cover of Billy Joe Shaver's "Live Forever",[5] deciding only at the last minute to go with the Shaver cover.[5]
His debut album Yoan, released on March 25, 2015, features duets with Isabelle Boulay, his coach on La Voix, and country singer Brett Kissel.[6] The album features material in both English and French, mixing both original compositions and covers;[4] its lead single is a cover of Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me to Do".[4]
The album debuted at #1 on Billboard's Canadian Albums Chart for the week of April 11, 2015,[7] retaining that spot for the weeks of April 18 and April 25. In its first two months of release, the album sold approximately 90,000 copies.[4]
- ^ "Yoan Garneau: le triomphe de l'authenticité". La Presse, April 15, 2014.
- ^ a b "Un premier album pour Yoan Garneau, un an après sa victoire à La Voix: «J'avais besoin de me faire oublier»". Le Journal de Montréal.
- ^ "Yoan Garneau, la nouvelle Voix du Québec". Le Journal de Montréal, April 13, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Quebec's love affair with Yoan deepens". Montreal Gazette, May 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "Suivre son instinct". Le Journal de Montréal, April 13, 2014.
- ^ "Un album comme un portrait pour Yoan Garneau". La Presse, March 25, 2015.
- ^ Canadian Albums Chart: Week of April 11, 2015. Billboard, April 11, 2015.