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Nolwenn Leroy

1982 - Today

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Nolwenn Le Magueresse (French pronunciation: [nolwɛn lə maɡəʁɛs]; born 28 September 1982), known by her stage name Nolwenn Leroy (pronounced [nolwɛn ləʁwa]), is a French singer-songwriter and actress. Originally classically trained (violin and opera singing), she rose to fame after winning the second season of the French television music competition Star Academy in 2002. She has since recorded eight studio albums and scored two number one singles, "Cassé" and "Nolwenn Ohwo!", on the French charts. In 2012, her album Bretonne was certified two times diamond for sales exceeding one million copies. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nolwenn Leroy is the 2,516th most popular musician (down from 2,328th in 2019), the 5,451st most popular biography from France (down from 5,371st in 2019) and the 74th most popular French Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nolwenn Leroy ranks 2,516 out of 3,175Before her are Roy Z, Allen Lanier, John Leckie, Josh Freese, Dick Hyman, and Andy LaRocque. After her are Adam Gontier, Erlend Øye, Anthony Moore, Sean Kinney, Erick Morillo, and DJ Ashba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Nolwenn Leroy ranks 353Before her are Everton Kempes dos Santos Gonçalves, Lee So-yeon, Javier Portillo, Rubinho, Gérald Darmanin, and Michael Umaña. After her are Dichen Lachman, Yasuyoshi Nara, Derek Muller, Roger Guerreiro, Billie Piper, and Matt Dallas.

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In France

Among people born in France, Nolwenn Leroy ranks 5,451 out of 6,770Before her are Reda Kateb (1977), Adrian Mannarino (1988), Boris Diaw (1982), Jean-Christophe Thouvenel (1958), Michel Roux (1941), and Gérald Darmanin (1982). After her are François Brisson (1958), Alexandre Jardin (1965), Ary Abittan (1974), Jessy Matador (1983), Laurent Fournier (1964), and Philippe Candeloro (1972).

Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Nolwenn Leroy ranks 74Before her are Pierre Bastien (1953), Mr. Oizo (1974), DJ Snake (1986), Vitalic (1976), Yoann Lemoine (1983), and Joe Duplantier (1976). After her are Sébastien Tellier (1975), Frédéric Leclercq (1978), Cécile Corbel (1980), Renaud Capuçon (1976), Laurent Wolf (1971), and Gautier Capuçon (1981).