In 1989, Roch Voisine acquired notoriety in Canada as in France thanks to his first albumHelene, which allowed him to receive a first Victoire de la musique, and numerous other prizes in Quebec. As he prepares to celebrate the 35th anniversary of this cult song, the 60-year-old singer gave a very frank interview to France Bleu in which he reveals not liking this song, which he is forced to sing at each of his concerts for almost four decades, despite himself: “It’s not because I didn’t like the song that I didn’t like singing it. On the contrary” tried to nuance the singer, who however agreed that “after Hélène was difficult” for him. The other albums that the singer has published have not really met with the same success, and apart from Too badthe other titles of Roch Voisine were not very attractive.
A painful observation for the Quebec singer, who must be content with his two successes, which he strives to sing in all his concerts, annoyed to see fans come to hear him sing these songs rather than listen to the unreleased songs that he has just written and published: “It was complicated, you arrived with a new album, a new song, like the second single, and the first thing they asked me was to sing Helene. I was talking for nothing, trying to sell my stuff. . It’s a very simple song, but that’s what makes the big hits too. The fact remains that there were things after that which were musically better but which had no place” he bitterly regrets.
If he recognizes duty“(his) French-speaking career” has HeleneRoch Voisine nonetheless remains disappointed to find himself reduced to a single song, even though he has released more than 30 studio albums: “It’s become annoying to the point where, to laugh with the fans, I start the concert with this song and I say Well that’s it, those who came for that can go home, the others have two hours of music“. A song that he seems to hate, but that he intends to celebrate from April 2024 in France, Quebec and throughout Europe, since it is thanks to it that we owe him the career we know him for today. today…