Emmanuel Moire

Biography

Emmanuel Moire (French pronunciation: [emanɥɛl mwaʁ]; born 16 June 1979) is a French singer, best known for playing Louis XIV in the French stage musical Le Roi Soleil.
Moire has released four albums (Là) Où je pars (2006), L'Équilibre×L'Équilibre13 April 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Suite et fin5:302Adulte & sexy3:173Sans dire un mot3:344Mieux vaut toi que jamais3:255L'Adversaire4:496Dis-moi encore3:487Promis4:038L'Attraction4:169Habillez-moi4:3610Sois tranquille4:4311Retour à la vie7:42 (2009), Le Chemin×Le Chemin1 January 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1La vie ailleurs5:162Beau malheur3:383Venir voir4:064Je ne sais rien3:345Suffit mon amour3:066La Blessure4:357Vous deux4:018Ici ailleurs3:349Le Jour3:1710Ce qui me vient3:0111Mon possible4:0912Ne s'aimer que la nuit4:0713L'Abri et la Demeure3:5514Quatre vies3:4715La vie ici8:16 (2013) and La Rencontre (2015). He sings and plays the piano, with a hundred tunes to his credit.
He participated on TV show Danse avec les Stars, which he won in December 2012.

Career

At 21 years of age, Emmanuel was selected to take part in the 16th meeting of Astaffort, a training course for songwriters and performers. Between 2004 and 2007, he played Louis XIV in the successful musical Le Roi Soleil, whose cast included Christophe Maé and Merwan Rim.
Emmanuel Moire released his first solo album, titled Là où je pars×Là où je pars21 May 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Celui que j'étais3:512Le Sourire3:563Je vis deux fois3:294La où je pars4:375Ça me fait du bien3:376Rien ni personne3:497La Femme qu'il me faut3:328La Fin4:219Si c'était ça la vie4:0110Plus que jamais4:0911Merci (feat. Claire Joseph)4:03, on 13 November 2006. With British pop influences, the album paid special attention to the melodies even more than the emotions. The piano, vocals and beautiful guitar segments led the listener to a place where love, sufferings and the small joys of the life all mixed. On his Facebook site, Emmanuel said his first album was "about the universal topics which I wanted to treat in a personal way. The role of an artist, it is to invite people into his universe, to give all that he has in him so that each one finds his own story there." "This album is the fruit of a lot of collaboration. I wanted it to represent me so that people could discover me, musically, there." "It is easy to see that this album is a reunion of those close to me at Astaffort. Those, who for several years, share in the same hopes and dreams: Claire Joseph, Yann Guillon, Benoît Poher, Davide Esposito, Christophe Beucher..." The first single from the album was "Le Sourire×Le Sourire2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Le Sourire3:212Je vis deux fois3:27".
His second album, titled L'Équilibre×L'Équilibre13 April 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Suite et fin5:302Adulte & sexy3:173Sans dire un mot3:344Mieux vaut toi que jamais3:255L'Adversaire4:496Dis-moi encore3:487Promis4:038L'Attraction4:169Habillez-moi4:3610Sois tranquille4:4311Retour à la vie7:42 was released in April 2009, and includes songs such as "Adulte et Sexy" and "Sans dire un mot" which were made into music videos. "Sois Tranquille" is a very personal song for Moire. In an interview by Deborah Laurent for 7sur7, he said: "The music was already written when my brother passed away. I wanted to speak about my brother, of his uncommon greatness. I lost my brother on 28 January. I just said to myself that it was not necessary for me to speak, because I was going to speak about my suffering. I wanted it to be more positive, a homage, some thing more spiritual. Therefore, I 'lent' my voice to my brother."
Emmanuel Moire represented France at the 2007 Sopot Festival in Poland performing his song "Ça me fait du bien" coming runner-up to eventual winner, the Polish band Feel.
In 2019, Moire participated in the 2019 edition of Destination Eurovision to attempt to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the song "La promesse". He placed fourth overall in the final.

Personal life

He and his twin brother Nicolas were born in Le Mans on 16 June 1979.
In early 2008, Emmanuel Moire was hit by a car outside his Paris residence. He received a sprained ankle and three cracked ribs. The accident caused him to miss a performance in Strasbourg and the NRJ Music Awards.
On 12 January 2009, Emmanuel's twin brother Nicolas was run over by a car. Nicolas went into a coma and died two weeks later, on 28 January 2009. He was 29.
Moire came out as gay in the French LGBT magazine Têtu in October 2009. In that interview he said, "I hope to live a normal discreet life. I am at peace with myself."

Charity work

Moire has been a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 2014.

Singles

• Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other charted songs

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