Daniel Lavoie

Acting

Daniel Lavoie

Born 1949-03-17 · Dunrea, Manitoba, Canada

Daniel Lavoie (born Joseph-Hubert-Gérald Lavoie on March 17, 1949) is a Canadian musician, actor, and singer best known for his song "Ils s'aiment" and the role of Frollo in musical Notre-Dame de Paris. He releases albums and performs on stage in Canada and France and tours in Canada and Europe. Daniel Lavoie was born in Dunrea, Manitoba on March 17, 1949. He is bilingual in English and French, since his family was part of a small French-speaking community in the predominantly anglophone province. He is the eldest of six children. His father was a shopkeeper and his mother a housewife. Daniel took piano lessons with nuns as a little boy and continued his musical education in a French-language Jesuit boarding school, Collège de St-Boniface (now Université de Saint-Boniface), in St. Boniface neighborhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1967, Daniel Lavoie won the CBC's competition for singer-songwriters, in the television program, "Jeunesse Oblige". Soon after that he began touring Quebec's music clubs with groups (Spectre, then Dieu de l'amour vous aime). At that time he changed his name from Gérald to Daniel. In 1973 Daniel Lavoie recorded his first single, "Marie connue", and in 1974, his second, "S'endormir pour une rose". His first album A court terme (1975) had moderate success. One of the songs from this albums, "J'ai quitté mon île" became especially popular in France and also in Portugal and Brazil. In 2009 "J'ai quitté mon île" was selected by CBC Radio listeners among the top 49 Canadian songs in all genres that best defined the country's image for Barack Obama, to be presented to him on an iPod for his inauguration. The second album, Berceuse pour un Lion (1977) was well received in Quebec and contained several hits ("Dans le temps des animaux", "La Vérité sur la vérité", "Berceuse pour un lion"), but it was the third album, Nirvana bleu (1979) that brought Daniel Lavoie true recognition in Quebec. He toured all over Quebec and also performed in France (Théâtre Montparnasse in Paris in 1980). His popularity as a live performer was growing. In 1980 he received his first Félix Award for the best male singer of the year. Many more were to follow. In 1981, Daniel Lavoie released his first English-language album Cravings as well as his fourth French-language album Aigre doux. The year 1984 was a turning point in Daniel Lavoie's career with the release of his album Tension Attention (European title Ils s'aiment). One of the songs from this album, "Ils s'aiment" became especially popular and its single sold 2 million copies. It has been translated into several languages and covered by dozens of performers, among them Ana Belén ("Ellos se aman", in Spanish), Richard Cocciante (in Italian and Spanish), Diane Dufresne (in French), Paulo Gonzo ("Ridiculous Love", in English), Ramses Shaffy ("Regenboog", in Dutch). "Ils s'aiment" and "Tension Attention" brought Daniel Lavoie multiple awards both in Quebec and in France. The same year Daniel created his solo concert show Hôtel des rêves which he presented both in Quebec and in Europe. ... Source: Article "Daniel Lavoie" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acting credits

Le Grand Concert de la Francophonie célèbre Jean-Jaques Goldman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Le Grand Concert de la Francophonie célèbre Jean-Jaques Goldman

2025

Notre-Dame de Paris poster
8.2

A musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "Notre Dame de Paris" which follows the gypsy dancer Esmeralda and the three men who vie for her love: the kind hunchback Quadimodo, the twisted priest Frollo, and the unfaithful soldier Phoebus.

Notre-Dame de Paris

1998

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8.0

Celine Dion at her very best, performing live in Montreal on December 31st 1999.

Céline Dion - The Millennium Concert

1999

Canada Mania poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Canada Mania

2025

Le Petit Prince - Spectacle Musical poster
8.0

The musical was written by Richard Cocciante in co-authority with Elisabeth Anais on the famous book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. This book of amazing humanity, written by the French author, is translated into 200 languages and dialects all over the world and is being sold annually in quantities of 1 million copies. The premiere of the musical was held in Paris in October 1, 2002. Ambitious project was carried out by the first-class artistic team, expects their performance to be able to win no less glory than the famous «Notre Dame de Paris». The pilot was played by Daniel Lavoie (Daniel was playing this role since October 2002 until April 2003 at the Casino de Paris). For the role of Little Prince producers invited 13-year-old debutant from Lyon

Le Petit Prince - Spectacle Musical

2002

11e edition de La Nuit de la Deprime aux Folies Bergère poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

11e edition de La Nuit de la Deprime aux Folies Bergère

2026

Comédies musicales Made in France poster
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From Starmania to the blockbusters of the 2000s, from Parisian theaters to provincial concert halls, this documentary traces the invention of a French genre: the musical. A story of success, trial and error, and failed attempts, of cult songs and famous artists, of great moments and forgotten gems.

Comédies musicales Made in France

2025

The Book of Eve poster
3.3

A Romanian immigrant uses good food, good humor and good conversation to break down the walls around a reclusive woman's heart.

The Book of Eve

2002

Notre Dame de Paris poster
NR

The gypsy Esmeralda captures the hearts of many men, including those of Captain Phoebus, the poet Pierre Gringoire, the hunchback Quasimodo, and his guardian Archdeacon Frollo. A story of love and desire set against a backdrop of social and class turmoil, the tragic story of Notre Dame de Paris comes to life on screen.

Notre Dame de Paris

2017

Garou : Live à Bercy poster
5.5

Je n'attendais que vous - Gitan - La bohème - You can leave your hat on - Au plaisir de ton corps - La dame de Haute Savoie - Que l'amour est violent - Georgia on my mind - Lis dans mes yeux - Demande au soleil - Sous le vent (Duo avec Céline DION) - Salut les amoureux - Belle (Version française, anglaise et espagnole) - Au bout de mes rêves - Le monde est stone - Seul - L'adieu

Garou : Live à Bercy

2002

The Return of Tommy Tricker poster
6.3

Welcome to the world of stamps with Tommy Tricker and friends as they learn the magic of travelling through time and space for the mere price of the postage. Though of course, nothing is as easy as it seems as they soon learn when they try to rescue Charles Merriweather, a stamp traveller frozen in time since his last attempt at stamp- travelling, 65 years ago. But Charles turns out to be a girl, his sister Molly! And she is rapidly turning into an old woman. To find a cure, Tommy takes off in a race against the time that leads him and Molly to the exotic and magical South Pacific islands.

The Return of Tommy Tricker

1994

Starmania : l'anniversaire événement, les 45 ans poster
7.0

45 years ago, Starmania was born, a masterpiece created through the collaboration of Michel Berger and Luc Plamondon. To mark this 45th anniversary in an unforgettable way, France 2 invites you to experience or re-experience this legendary rock opera revisited by the greatest French, Quebecois... and for the first time, the new troupe of Thomas Jolly.

Starmania : l'anniversaire événement, les 45 ans

2024

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9.0

Francis is a taxi driver and comic book artist who begins drawing a fantastical comic series about an intergalactic taxi driver in outer space, only to find that the stories he imagines for his comic strip start to materialize in real life.

The Fabulous Voyage of the Angel

1991

Daniel Lavoie: Failing at Retirement poster
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Reflecting on his prolific, award-winning career in music and stage acting, Daniel Lavoie has no plans to slow down, with continuing performances around the world.

Daniel Lavoie: Failing at Retirement

2026