Laurent Voulzy

Lucien Voulzy (, born 18 December 1948), better known as Laurent Voulzy (), 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, ofte