Grégory Lemarchal
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Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal (13 May 1983 – 30 April 2007), known professionally as Grégory Lemarchal, was a French singer who rose to fame by winning the fourth series of the reality television show Star Academy, which was broadcast on the TF1.
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Birth name | Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal |
Born | (1983-05-13)13 May 1983 La Tronche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
Died | 30 April 2007(2007-04-30) (aged 23) Suresnes, Île-de-France, France |
Genres | Pop rock[1] Rock[2] |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2004–2007 |
Labels | Universal Music Group |
He died at the age of 23 of health complications (cystic fibrosis) while waiting in hospital for a lung transplant. A posthumous album, La Voix d'un ange, was released with profits going towards the Association Grégory Lemarchal charity. A compilation, Rêves, was released in 2009. He has sold more than 2 million albums.[3]
Grégory Lemarchal remains an emblematic figure in France, often associated in the research and fight against cystic fibrosis.