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SobreGrégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal was a French singer, born on May 13, 1983 in La Tronche, France & dead on April 30, 2007 in Suresnes, France. His nicknames were Greg or P'tit Greg. He grew up with his parents, Pierre & Laurence, & his little sister Leslie in Sonnaz, near Chambéry, in France, despite his illness, cystic fibrosis, detected when he was 18 months old. However, he found a pleasure with acrobatic dance. In 1995, he became a champion of acrobatic rock. In 1998, he participated to "Graines De Star" without success, but he became a star, performing before artists in Chambéry. In 2004, he joined the casting for Star Academy fourth season & became the winner.
All started with his songs & his audience, while his debut album Je Deviens Moi came out in April 2005. Sadly, Grégory passed away at 23 years old. He had an ephemere success. His posthumous album La Voix D'Un Ange came out 2 months later, selling 1 million copies, followed by another album, Rêves in 2009.
In the 2020 TF1 television film Pourquoi Je Vis, he was portrayed by Michaël Lumière.
In 2007, Lemarchal announced that his health was deteriorating and that he had been ordered by doctors to take a few weeks off to recuperate. On the morning of 30 April 2007, just two weeks before his 24th birthday, he died of complications while waiting in hospital for a lung transplant. His death made news headlines for an entire week, and more than five thousand fans arrived in Chambéry on the day of his funeral to pay their respects. A special television programme on 4 May 2007, "Grégory: La voix d'un ange", broadcast on TF1 to commemorate his life, reached an audience of more than 10.5 million viewers, and there was an appeal for donations to raise funds to fight cystic fibrosis and help progress research into finding a cure. To date, more than €7.5 million has been raised for cystic fibrosis causes in his memory.
A controversy emerged following his demise when Frédéric Martin, a comedian, was fined €4,000 including 2,000 in damages, to be paid to Lemarchal's family. Martin had referred to Lemarchal by the name of his illness on national television.
2007–2009: Posthumous releases
A posthumous album, La voix d'un ange, was released a month-and-a-half after his death by his record company Universal Music Group France, with profits going towards the Association Grégory Lemarchal. This release was not without controversy, for the record company was accused of cashing in on the public attention caused by his death. Despite the controversy the album was a success, topping both the French Digital and Album Charts in addition to the Belgian (Wallonia) Album Chart. The album was certified Platinum by the IFPI for sales of more than 1 million copies across Europe.
Three singles were released from the album. The song "De temps en temps" debuted at number 1 in both the French and Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Charts becoming Lemarchal's first number 1 single in those charts. The single dropped to number 2 in its second week, and went on to spend a total of 21 weeks on the chart. The success of the single eventually garnered him a posthumous award of Vincent Scotto by SACEM, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. The third single, "Restons Amis" debuted at number 9 in French Singles Chart and stayed in the chart for a total of 16 weeks.
In November 2009, a compilation entitled Rêves was released, containing all Lemarchal's previous hit singles plus two unreleased songs. The album debuted at number 1 in France.
Musical DVDs
Grégory Lemarchal, Droit Dans Les Yeux (Séb Brisard) - 2005 (with Je Deviens Moi)
Olympia 06 (Stéphane Caput) - 2006 (recorded at L'Olympia, Paris)
Cinq Ans (Jean-Jacques Amsellem, Franck Broqua, Jérôme Revon) - 2012
All started with his songs & his audience, while his debut album Je Deviens Moi came out in April 2005. Sadly, Grégory passed away at 23 years old. He had an ephemere success. His posthumous album La Voix D'Un Ange came out 2 months later, selling 1 million copies, followed by another album, Rêves in 2009.
In the 2020 TF1 television film Pourquoi Je Vis, he was portrayed by Michaël Lumière.
In 2007, Lemarchal announced that his health was deteriorating and that he had been ordered by doctors to take a few weeks off to recuperate. On the morning of 30 April 2007, just two weeks before his 24th birthday, he died of complications while waiting in hospital for a lung transplant. His death made news headlines for an entire week, and more than five thousand fans arrived in Chambéry on the day of his funeral to pay their respects. A special television programme on 4 May 2007, "Grégory: La voix d'un ange", broadcast on TF1 to commemorate his life, reached an audience of more than 10.5 million viewers, and there was an appeal for donations to raise funds to fight cystic fibrosis and help progress research into finding a cure. To date, more than €7.5 million has been raised for cystic fibrosis causes in his memory.
A controversy emerged following his demise when Frédéric Martin, a comedian, was fined €4,000 including 2,000 in damages, to be paid to Lemarchal's family. Martin had referred to Lemarchal by the name of his illness on national television.
2007–2009: Posthumous releases
A posthumous album, La voix d'un ange, was released a month-and-a-half after his death by his record company Universal Music Group France, with profits going towards the Association Grégory Lemarchal. This release was not without controversy, for the record company was accused of cashing in on the public attention caused by his death. Despite the controversy the album was a success, topping both the French Digital and Album Charts in addition to the Belgian (Wallonia) Album Chart. The album was certified Platinum by the IFPI for sales of more than 1 million copies across Europe.
Three singles were released from the album. The song "De temps en temps" debuted at number 1 in both the French and Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Charts becoming Lemarchal's first number 1 single in those charts. The single dropped to number 2 in its second week, and went on to spend a total of 21 weeks on the chart. The success of the single eventually garnered him a posthumous award of Vincent Scotto by SACEM, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. The third single, "Restons Amis" debuted at number 9 in French Singles Chart and stayed in the chart for a total of 16 weeks.
In November 2009, a compilation entitled Rêves was released, containing all Lemarchal's previous hit singles plus two unreleased songs. The album debuted at number 1 in France.
Musical DVDs
Grégory Lemarchal, Droit Dans Les Yeux (Séb Brisard) - 2005 (with Je Deviens Moi)
Olympia 06 (Stéphane Caput) - 2006 (recorded at L'Olympia, Paris)
Cinq Ans (Jean-Jacques Amsellem, Franck Broqua, Jérôme Revon) - 2012
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