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- Born: Dec 18, 1948
From Wikipedia:
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.
Life and career
Laurent Voulzy was born in Paris, France. Early in his musical career, he led the English-pop-influenced group Le Temple de Vénus before joining singer Pascal Danel as a guitarist from 1969 to 1974. Voulzy is best known for his long-standing songwriting collaboration with Alain Souchon, as well as for his own successful solo career as a singer.
He achieved international recognition with the 1977 hit single “Rockollection”, which combined original French lyrics with excerpts from classic rock songs in English. Among his other major hits are “Paradoxal Système”, which reached the Top 10 in France, and “Le Soleil Donne”, a multilingual song featuring lyrics in French, English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Another notable success was the double single “Belle-Île-en-Mer, Marie-Galante”/”Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde”, the latter inspired by English pop singer Kim Wilde.
Other popular titles in his discography include “Bopper en larmes”, “Le Cœur Grenadine”, and “Désir, désir”. Voulzy’s music also found success in Belgium, Switzerland, and Québec, often incorporating multiple languages in his lyrics, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, and German. […]
Quand j’étais adolescent, je passais des heures à écouter leurs disques, à regarder les pochettes, à apprendre les chansons presque par cœur… Je n’aurais jamais imaginé qu’un jour je pourrais partager des moments avec Hank Marvin, Billy Wyman, Paul McCartney ou Roger Daltrey. Certaines rencontres vous bouleversent silencieusement. Parce qu’elles touchent à quelque chose de très profond en vous : l’émerveillement, la musique, les rêves qu’on avait plus jeune.
(auto-translation) When I was a teenager, I would spend hours listening to their records, studying the album covers, and learning the songs almost by heart. I could never have imagined that one day I would be able to share moments with Hank Marvin, Billy Wyman, Paul McCartney, or Roger Daltrey. Some encounters quietly change you. Because they touch something very deep inside: a sense of wonder, the music, and the dreams you had when you were younger.
From Laurent Voulzy on Facebook, June 12, 2026
