Yoan Garneau

Yoan
Birth name Yoan Garneau
Born May 10, 1995
Ferme-Neuve, Quebec[1]
Genres Pop, rock, country
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active 2014–present
Website www.yoan.mu/en

Yoan Garneau, also known as Yoan, is a Canadian pop, rock and country singer from Ferme-Neuve, Quebec.[2] The winner of Season 2 of the reality television series La Voix in 2014,[3] he released his self-titled debut album in 2015.[2]

Garneau's father Sylvain is a country musician.[4] Before his original audition for La Voix, Garneau had difficulty deciding whether to audition with an original song or a cover of Billy Joe Shaver's "Live Forever",[5] deciding only at the last minute to go with the Shaver cover.[5]

His debut album Yoan, released on March 25, 2015, features duets with Isabelle Boulay, his coach on La Voix, and country singer Brett Kissel.[6] The album features material in both English and French, mixing both original compositions and covers;[4] its lead single is a cover of Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me to Do".[4]

The album debuted at #1 on Billboard's Canadian Albums Chart for the week of April 11, 2015,[7] retaining that spot for the weeks of April 18 and April 25. In its first two months of release, the album sold approximately 90,000 copies.[4]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak positions Certification Sales
CAN
[8]
Yoan
  • Release date: March 25, 2015
  • Label: Productions J
 1
Depuis longtemps
  • Release date: March 23, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
 11

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Result
2015 Canadian Country Music Association Top Selling Canadian Album — Yoan Won

References

  1. ↑ "Yoan Garneau: le triomphe de l'authenticité". La Presse, April 15, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Un premier album pour Yoan Garneau, un an après sa victoire à La Voix: «J'avais besoin de me faire oublier»". Le Journal de Montréal.
  3. ↑ "Yoan Garneau, la nouvelle Voix du Québec". Le Journal de Montréal, April 13, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Quebec's love affair with Yoan deepens". Montreal Gazette, May 11, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Suivre son instinct". Le Journal de Montréal, April 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Un album comme un portrait pour Yoan Garneau". La Presse, March 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ Canadian Albums Chart: Week of April 11, 2015. Billboard, April 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Yoan Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Yoan – Yoan". Music Canada.
  10. ↑ http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2016/01/08/nielsen-billboard%E2%80%99s-2015-canadian-music-industry-sales-report
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