Marc Dupré#Discography
{{Short description|Canadian musician (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Marc Dupré
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| caption = Dupré performing at Les FrancoFolies de Montréal in 2014
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| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|28}}
| birth_place = Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
| instrument = Guitar, Vocals
| genre = French pop, pop rock
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
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| website = http://www.marcdupre.com/
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Marc Dupré (born July 28, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and comedian from Quebec.Andréanne Lebel, [https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/culturel/353288/marc-dupre-en-spectacle-a-riviere-du-loup "Marc Dupré en spectacle à Rivière-du-Loup"]. Infodimanche, Januay 13, 2019.
Career
Dupré began his career as a stand-up comedian, known particularly as a musical impressionist who performed music in the voices and styles of various singers, before turning to recording conventional pop music in the mid-2000s.Stéphanie Morin, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/humour/2023-08-01/comediha/marc-dupre-renoue-avec-l-adrenaline-de-l-humour.php "Marc Dupré renoue avec l’adrénaline de l’humour"]. La Presse, August 1, 2023. As a comedian, he was particularly famous for his vocal impression of Bryan Adams,Frédérique De Simone, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/10/30/marc-dupre-la-fete-du-dimanche-soir-1 "Marc Dupré: la fête du dimanche soir"]. Le Journal de Montréal, October 30, 2022. while other singers he impersonated in his shows included Mario Pelchat and Éric Lapointe.Agnès Gaudet, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/09/26/photos-souvenirs-marc-dupre "Photos souvenirs: Marc Dupré"]. Le Journal de Montréal, September 26, 2020.
After turning to music, he continued to include shorter comedy segments in his concert performances, as well as performing selected Adams covers,Laure Gagnon-Tremblay, [https://www.lequotidien.com/2017/04/01/marc-dupre-en-met-plein-la-vue-a-la-baie-54c383d8d7eefddb98557c8c1a1b50e1/ "Marc Dupré en met plein la vue à La Baie"]. Le Quotidien, April 1, 2017. but stopped performing regular full shows as a comedian.
His first album release was Refaire le monde in 2005.Luc Weil-Brenner, [https://www.iheartradio.ca/fr/nouvelles-musicales/10-hits-de-marc-dupre-qui-celebre-aujourd-hui-ses-50-ans-1.15676464.html "10 hits de Marc Dupre qui celebre aujourd’hui ses 50 ans"]. iHeartRadio Canada, July 28, 2023. It included "Tout près du bonheur", a duet with Céline Dion. The song was originally written by Dion for Dupré's wedding to her stepdaughter Anne-Marie Angélil, and a music video was also released that was shot in Nevada. At the first Gala Artis, held in Montreal on April 30, 2006, Céline Dion also performed the song with Dupré.{{cite news|url=http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/tele-medias/nouvelles/2006/04/27/1732097-jdm.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115061602/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/tele-medias/nouvelles/2006/04/27/1732097-jdm.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 15, 2013|title=La star chantera en duo avec Marc Dupré|last=Bouchard|first=Dany|date=April 27, 2006|work=Canoe|accessdate=August 16, 2012}}
Dupré opened for Céline Dion in her "Taking Chances" tour in Montréal and the release of a second album Revenir à toi in 2008.
His third album Entre deux mondes also contained a duet with Dion in the track "Y'a pas de mots".[https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/201010/19/01-4334076-marc-dupre-lance-son-troisieme-album.php "Marc Dupré lance son troisième album"]. La Presse, October 19, 2010.
His fourth album, titled Nous sommes les mêmes, was released in 2013.Valérie Lessard, [https://www.ledroit.com/2013/05/07/nous-sommes-les-memes-marc-dupre-0c96a06c8b0bc087fc7089c8c2ff541d/ "Nous sommes les mêmes, Marc Dupré"]. Le Droit, May 7, 2013. The title track was a hit in Quebec, and earned him the Félix Award for Popular Song of the Year at the 35th Félix Awards, with Dupré also winning the award for Male Artist of the Year.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/638686/adisq-gala-celine-dion "Louis-Jean Cormier, Marie-Mai et Marc Dupré se démarquent au 35e Gala de l’ADISQ"}. Ici Radio-Canada, October 27, 2013. The album was certified gold in Quebec.
He has also cooperated with other artists, including Marc-André Fortin, Marie-Pier Perreault, Wilfred Le Bouthillier, Annie Villeneuve, Marie-Ève Côté, Maxime McGraw, Jérôme Couture, Jean-Marc Couture and Olivier Dion.
In 2018, Dupré recorded and released a cover of Calum Scott's "You Are the Reason" as a duet with his daughter Stella.[https://showbizz.net/stars/marc-dupre-chante-avec-sa-fille-stella-et-cest-magnifique "Marc Dupré chante avec sa fille Stella et c'est magnifique"]. Showbizz.net, April 22, 2018.
In 2023, he announced that in 2024 he would return to comedy with Ben voyons donc, his first full comedy show since his debut as a singer-songwriter.Cédric Bélanger, [https://www.journaldequebec.com/2023/05/11/marc-dupre-part-en-tournee-avec-un-nouveau-spectacle-dhumour-en-2024 "Marc Dupré part en tournée avec un nouveau spectacle d’humour en 2024"]. Le Journal de Montréal, May 11, 2023.
In popular culture
In 2012, he produced the annual album of the Quebec popular reality television series Star Académie.
From 2013 to 2017, Dupré was one of the four judges of La Voix, the French Canadian version of The Voice. Through the years, he sat next to Marie-Mai, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Ariane Moffatt, Isabelle Boulay, Éric Lapointe, Louis-Jean Cormier, and Pierre Lapointe.
He was also, in 2016 and 2017, one of the three coaches of La Voix Junior, the French-Canadian version of The Voice Kids, along with Marie-Mai and Alex Nevsky.
In October 2017, Dupré announced his intention to take a break from La Voix, heading into its sixth season. He will also take a break from the kids' version, La Voix Junior. However, he will return to La Voix for its seventh season, in 2019.
In 2021 he was one of the panelists on Chanteurs masqués, the Quebec adaptation of the Masked Singer franchise.Jean Philippe Angers, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/television/2021-09-14/des-chanteurs-masques-danseurs-et-politiciens-a-la-tele.php "Des chanteurs masqués, danseurs et politiciens à la télé"]. La Presse, September 14, 2021.
In 2024 he was profiled in Marc Dupré: à la croisée des chemins, a TVA documentary special about his life and career.Frédérique De Simone, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/11/21/marc-dupre-a-la-croisee-des-chemins--le-chanteur-se-confie-dans-un-nouveau-documentaire-sur-sa-vie "«Marc Dupré: à la croisée des chemins»: le chanteur se confie dans un nouveau documentaire sur sa vie"]. Le Journal de Montréal, November 21, 2024.
Personal life
He was married to Anne-Marie Angélil, the daughter of René Angélil with his first wife Anne Renée, and the stepdaughter of Céline Dion. They have three children. They divorced in 2023 after 23 years of marriage.Caroline G. Murphy, [https://www.7jours.ca/2024/02/04/marc-dupre-aborde-sa-separation-apres-23-ans-de-mariage "Marc Dupré aborde sa séparation après 23 ans de mariage"]. 7 Jours, February 4, 2024.
Discography
=Albums=
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| scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Album details ! scope="col"| Notes |
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| scope="row"| Refaire le monde
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| scope="row"| Revenir à toi
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| scope="row"| Entre deux mondes
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| {{Track listing | title1 = Mille raisons | length1 = 3:28 | title2 = Y'a pas de mots | note2 = Duet with Céline Dion | length2 = 3:12 | title3 = On s'habitué | length3 = 3:41 | title4 = Si on changeait | length4 = 3:49 | title5 = Entre deux mondes | length5 = 3:43 | title6 = Le jour se lève | length6 = 3:16 | title7 = Comme un seul homme | length7 = 3:51 | title8 = Pour qu'on se garde | length8 = 3:40 | title9 = Comme des sauveurs | length9 = 3:51 | title10 = Sans raison | length10 = 3:30 | title11 = Ça donne quoi? | length11 = 3:50 }} |
| scope="row"| Nous sommes les mêmes
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| scope="row"| Là dans ma tête
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| scope="row"| La vie qu'il nous reste
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| scope="row"| Rien ne se perd
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| scope="row"| Où sera le monde
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Single ! Peak positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Album |
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! width="65"| CAN |
| rowspan=1| 2006
! scope="row"| "Tout près du bonheur" | | style="text-align:center;"| Refaire le monde |
| rowspan=2| 2008
! scope="row"| "Sans toi" | 85 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| Revenir à toi |
| scope="row"| "Si pour te plaire"
| 86 |
| 2010
! scope="row"| "Entre deux mondes" | 87 | style="text-align:center;"| Entre deux mondes |
| rowspan=2|2013
! scope="row"| "Nous sommes les mêmes" | 47 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| Nous sommes les mêmes |
| scope="row"| "Un coup sur mon cœur"
| 91 |
| colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References
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External links
- [http://www.marcdupre.com/ Marc Dupré]: Official site
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Category:French-language singers of Canada
Category:21st-century Canadian male singers
Category:Canadian rock singers
Category:Canadian male singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
Category:20th-century Canadian comedians
Category:21st-century Canadian comedians
Category:Canadian stand-up comedians
Category:Canadian male comedians
Category:Canadian impressionists (entertainers)
Category:Comedians from Quebec