Lucknerson Junior Mervil (born October 20, 1967), is a Haitian-Canadian singer-songwriter, actor and entrepreneur. He is known for his work in the French musical

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, playing Clopin in the original French & English casts. During early 1990s, he achieved fame as the front runner of pop-rock/funk band RudeLuck by winning music contest ''L’Empire des futures starts''. He was approached by

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, to star in a Quebec/French cast new musical called

. In 2001, he starts his film career with the French movie Betty Fisher et autres histoires from director

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and will appear in several films throughout his career. He revisited his theatre musical career this time in Quebec with Génération Motown which was shown in Québec city and Montreal. Mervil hosted acclaimed boy/girl band contest ''Mixmania'', on Vrak-TV, which will earn him an Award for his hosting skills. He hosted a public affairs television program ''Le 3950'' on TV5. Mervil is also known for his involvement in his community. In particular when

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hit his mother land in 2004. He shared the profit of his single Ti peyi a with the CECI and Medecins du Monde Canada. That year, for his implication and bringing the Haitian and Quebecer communities together he was named Patriot of the Year by the Saint-Jean-Bapstiste Society. He release his creole album Ti Peyi A that year featuring songs like Ti Mari & Mezanmi that are known as anthems in Haiti.

Early life

Mervil was born in

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, Haiti. His family moved to Quebec when he was four years old.
Éthique de l'altérité: la question de la culture dans le champ de la santé et des services sociaux
'. Presses Université Laval; 2007. . p. 66. He lived in New York between the ages of 12 and 17, and then returned to Quebec."Luck Mervil, patriote de l'année"
''Ici Radio Canada'', 8 November 2004

Career

Mervil recorded several albums of reggae and rap music, including three with his band RudeLuck and later a self-titled solo album in 2000.
Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism
'. University of Kansas; 2004. pp. 131–133. Mervil performed the role of Clopin is the original distribution of the 1998 ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' musical. He made several subsequent television appearances, and in 2001 acted in the film ''Betty Fisher et autres histoires'' in 2001.Marie-Christine Weidmann Koop.
Le Québec à l’aube du nouveau millénaire: Entre tradition et modernité
'. PUQ; 22 April 2011. . p. 350. Mervil was a spokesperson for the Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation. He founded the charitable organization, Vilaj vilaj.

Personal life

Mervil is a father of 3. Luck Mervil pleaded guilty in May 2018 to one charge of sexual exploitation for engaging in sexual relationship with a girl in 1996. The sexual contacts started when the girl was 17 and Mervil was 29, and continued after she turned 18. Despite age of consent in Canada being 14 years old at the time, the conviction stems from the fact Mervil was "in a position of authority" when the sexual contacts started while the girl was a minor. The judge, accepting the joint recommendation of the prosecution and defense, sentenced Mervil to 6 months to be served in the community, the first three of which under

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."Luck Mervil est accusé d'agression sexuelle"
''Ici Radio Canada'', 2014/12/03
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Discography

* 1993 : ''RudeLuck'' (with RudeLuck) * 1995 : ''Two'' (with RudeLuck) * 1998 : ''Revolution'' (CD single, with RudeLuck) * 1999 : ''Aller Simple'' * 2000 : ''Luck Mervil'' * 2003 : ''Soul'' * 2009 : ''Ti peyi a''

Filmography

Movies

* 2001: ''Betty Fisher et autres histoires'' as François Diembele * 2004: ''C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre'' as Dieudonné * 2004: ''

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'' () as actor and composer * 2006: ''

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'' as Raphaël

Television

* 1997: ''Sauve qui peut!'' (series) as Christopher Étienne * 1999: ''

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'' (special) as Clopin * 1998–2001: '' Piment Fort'' (recurring game show guest) * 2002: ''The Mess Age'' (English performance, recorded in Montreal) * 2003: ' (

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), show host

References

External links

Luck Mervil Official Website
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Quebec Info Musique: Luck Mervil
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10 November 2004 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mervil, Luck 1967 births Living people Canadian male film actors 20th-century Black Canadian male singers 20th-century Canadian male singers Canadian rock singers Canadian rhythm and blues musicians Canadian male television actors Haitian Quebecers Haitian emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada People from Port-au-Prince Male actors from Quebec Singers from Quebec Haitian male film actors 21st-century Black Canadian male singers 21st-century Canadian male singers French-language singers of Canada 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Black Canadian male actors Canadian male singer-songwriters 20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters