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Birth name | Yoan Garneau |
Born | Ferme-Neuve, Quebec [1] | May 10, 1995
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]
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Depuis longtemps |
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11 |
Year | Association | Category | Result |
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2015 | Canadian Country Music Association | Top Selling Canadian Album — Yoan | Won |