Marc Dupré (born July 28, 1973) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and musician from

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Career

His first album release was ''Refaire le monde'' in 2005. It included "

Tout près du bonheur "Tout près du bonheur" (meaning "So Close to Happiness") is a duet between Marc Dupré and Celine Dion, released as a music download on 11 April 2006 in Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth single from Dupré's debut album ''Refaire le monde'', rele ...

" with

Céline Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

. The song was written by Dion and a music video was also released that was shot in Nevada. At the first Gala Artis, held in

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on April 30, 2006, Céline Dion also performed the song with Dupré. 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 toz'' also contained a duet with Dion in the track "Y'a pas de mots". His fourth album was released in 2013 titled ''Nous sommes les mêmes'' earning him the Félix for "Best male artist of the year"during the "35e Gala L'ADISQ" on October 27, 2013. The title track was a great success in Quebec and earned him also the Félix for "Popular song of the year" during the same event. The album was certified gold in Quebec. Dupré is also well known as a comedian who imitates other voices and had several comedy appearances at the Juste pour rire festival (known also as Just for Laughs in English) in Montreal. He has also cooperated with other artists, including Marc-André Fortin, Marie-Pier Perreault,

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, Annie Villeneuve, Marie-Ève Côté, Maxime McGraw, Jérôme Couture, Jean-Marc Couture and Olivier Dion. In 2018, Dupré recorded and released a cover of

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's " You Are the Reason" as a duet with his daughter Stella.

In popular culture

In 2012, he produced the annual album of the Quebec popular reality television series ''

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''. 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

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, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Ariane Moffatt, Isabelle Boulay, Éric Lapointe,

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, and

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. 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

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 ''

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'', the Quebec adaptation of the '' Masked Singer'' franchise.

Personal life

He has been married since 2000 to Anne-Marie Angélil, the daughter of

René Angélil René Angélil (; January 16, 1942 – January 14, 2016) was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was the manager and husband of singer Celine Dion. Early life Angélil was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father of ...

and Anne Renée, as well as stepdaughter of

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

."«Tout le monde en parle»: le départ de René Angélil, un deuil «encore à faire» pour Marc Dupré"
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'', April 23, 2018. They have 3 children.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Marc Dupré
Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Dupre, Marc 1973 births Singers from Quebec Living people French-language singers of Canada French Quebecers 21st-century Canadian male singers Canadian rock singers Canadian pop singers Canadian singer-songwriters Félix Award winners Canadian male singer-songwriters