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Grйgory LEMARCHAL
12+ albums
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Grégory Lemarchal (May 13, 1983 - April 30, 2007) was a French singer and winner of the fourth series of the reality TV programme Star Academy, broadcasted on the TF1 television network. Grégory was born in La Tronche, and raised near Chambéry, as the first child of mother Laurence and father Pierre Lemarchal, with a sister Leslie. At twenty months of age, he was diagnosed with the hereditary disease cystic fibrosis. In 1995, he became France's champion of acrobatic rock. In 1998, he unsuccessfully participated in the show "Graines de stars", but became a local star. Through a friend, in mid-June of 2004, Lemarchal was contacted by the producers of Star Academy in Paris who needed one more male singer for the show. On December 22, Lemarchal was announced the winner, with 80% of the total vote, an unmatched score. His debut single, "Ecris l'histoire" peaked at number two on the French singles chart in March 2005 and was certified platinum. His album, "Je deviens moi", released on April 18, entered at number one. At the NRJ Music Awards in January 2006, Lemarchal was awarded "breakthrough artist of the year" ("Révélation francophone de l'année"). In the spring, he completed his first solo nationwide tour, and a DVD of his performance at the Olympia was released. A new French duet version of the British singer Lucie Silvas' hit single "What You're Made Of" went to number two in the singles chart. In 2007, Lemarchal announced that his health was deteriorating and that he was orde