Grégory Lemarchal

On April 30th 2007, French singer Grégory Lemarchal, passed away from health complications caused by cystic fibrosis. He was best known as the winner of the music television show Star Academy, which he had appeared on three years earlier. Born 13 May, 1983 in La Tronche, France, Lemarchal was diagnosed with the genetic condition at the age of twenty months but remained active throughout his life, auditioning for talent shows and competitions before eventually appearing on the reality singing show in 2004. A firm favourite with audiences throughout the series, Lemarchal won 80% of the audience vote and became the first male winner of the series. He released his debut album, Je deviens moi (2005), which was a Number 1 hit that eventually went platinum as well as a live record, Olympia 06, the following year. He won Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the NRJ Music Awards and performed in France, Belgium, and Switzerland. Following his death, Universal Music Group, controversially released his second album, La voix d'un ange, posthumously a mere month-and-a-half afterward. The album sold more than 1 million copies with profits going to the Association Grégory Lemarchal, a charity that seeks to raise awareness and aid cystic fibrosis sufferers. This was followed up with best-of LP called Pourquoi je vis in 2020.

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