Vianney (singer)

French singer and songwriter

Vianney

Vianney in 2020

Background information
Birth name| Vianney Bureau
Born|  (1991-02-13) 13 February 1991 (age 34)
Pau, France
Genres| French music
Occupation| Singer songwriter
Instrument(s)| Guitar, piano
Years active| 2014–present
Labels| Oliniho Records[usurped]
Website| vianney-musique.com

Musical artist

Vianney Bureau (French pronunciation: [vjanɛ byʁo]; born 13 February 1991), better known by the mononym Vianney, is a French singer-songwriter.[1] At 24 years old he won the award for performing artist of the year at the "Victoires de la musique 2016"[2] one year after having been named in the up and coming category of the "Victoires de la musique 2015". His debut album Idées blanches was certified platinum. His second album was released on 25 November 2016[3] and was certified double platinum.

## Beginnings

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Born to a father who was a helicopter pilot in the army and a mother who worked in animal control, Vianney comes from a family of three brothers.[4] Vianney grew up in a music-loving family. Listening to his father sing while playing songs on the guitar by artists such as Georges Brassens, François Béranger, Maxime Le Forestier and Rickie Lee Jones,[5] Vianney discovered a passion for music from the age of 12 and began to write songs from then on.[6] In 2005, his father introduced him to some musician friends with whom he recorded his first track along with his older brother. In 2007, he held his first concert in an auditorium, the New Morning in Paris.[7] He grew up in Paris and studied at Notre-Dame-des-Oiseaux College in the 16th district, where he would write a song of the same name, present on his first album Idées blanches[8]. He then attended the Lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr, where he would spend three years. After his baccalaureate, in 2009, he studied at the Paris School of Business, formerly the ESG Management School de Paris, for three more years and later earned a business diploma in London. Finally, he studied styling at École supérieure des arts et techniques de la mode (ESMOD), graduating in June 2014. He explained his school life by his "desire to live in different ways",[5] and believes that these experiences had "opened [his] mind, socially and artistically".[9]

## Career

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In 2011, Vianney met Isabelle Vaudey, who became his manager. It was Vaudey who encouraged Vianney to reveal his songs to the general public, and she arranged a meeting with vocalist Antoine Essertier, who offered to produce his debut album, Idées blanches, which was recorded throughout two weeks during summer of 2013 in the Auvergne mountains, not far from Vichy. The album was realised on 20 October 2014. With the album, he was signed to the "Tôt ou tard" record label in February 2014. His first charting single from the album was "Je te déteste" with the music video directed by Nicolas Davenel. The follow-up single "Pas là" became his biggest chart success. The music video was directed by Nicolas Bary and featured Lola Bessis.

He took part in the 30-event tour of Florent Pagny entitled Vieillir Ensemble, and has recorded with other artists, including Samaha of Shaka Ponk, and then with Joyce Jonathan in "Les filles d'aujourd'hui". He also recorded an acoustic version of his album Idées blanches.

On 27 January 2015, he won the W9 Talent Award over other nominated acts Christine and the Queens, Indila, Black M, Irma, The Dø, Camélia Jordana, Peter Peter, Brigitte and Adrien Gallo. He was nominated for "Revelation Album of the Year" during Victoires de la musique 2015\. In 2016, he won the "Artiste interprète of the Year" at the same event.

Since 2021, Vianney has served as a coach on the competition The Voice – La plus belle voix.[10]

## Awards and nomination

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Vianney in 2014 Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominated work  | Result

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2014  | Virgin Radio  | Male Revelation of the Year  | Vianney  | Won
2015  | W9  | Talents Award  | Vianney  | Won
2015  | SACEM's Francis Lemarque Award  | Best New Singer-Songwriter of the Year  | Vianney  | Won
2015  | RFM Award  | Songwriter of the Year  | "Pas là"  | Won
2015  | Victoires de la musique | Revelation Album of the Year  | Idées blanches | Nominated
2015  | NRJ Music Award | Revelation Artist of the Year  | Vianney  | Nominated
2016  | Victoires de la musique  | Male Artist of the Year  | Vianney  | Won
2017  | NRJ Music Award  | Male Artist of the Year  | Vianney  | Nominated
2017  | Victoires de la musique  | Original Song of the Year  |  | Won
2018  | NRJ Music Awards  | Francophone Group/Duo of the Year (with Gims)  |  | Nominated
2018  | NRJ Music Awards  | Francophone Song of the Year  |  | Nominated
2020  | NRJ Music Awards  | Francophone Male Artist of the Year  |  | Nominated
2020  | NRJ Music Awards  | Francophone Performance of the Year  |  | Nominated

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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FRA
[11] | BEL
(Fl)
[12] | BEL
(Wa)
[13] | SWI
[14]
Idées blanches
(including Idées blanches – Les acoustiques) |

* Released: 20 October 2014
* Label: Tôt ou tard
* Format: Digital download, CD

| 31 |  — | 29 | 91  |

* SNEP: 2× Platinum[15]

Vianney |

* Released: 25 November 2016
* Label: Tôt ou tard
* Format: Digital download, CD

| 1 | 118 | 2 | 12  |

* SNEP: Diamond[15]

N'attendons pas |

* Released: 30 October 2020
* Label: Tôt ou tard
* Format: Digital download, CD

| 1 | 147 | 2 | 10  |

* SNEP: Platinum[15]

À 2 à 3 |

* Released: 10 November 2023
* Label: Tôt ou tard
* Format: Digital download, CD

| 1  | 155 | 1 | 7 |
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

### Live albums

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Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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FRA
[11] | BEL
(Wa)
[13] | SWI
[14]
Le Concert |

* Released: 9 November 2018
* Label: Tôt ou tard
* Format: Digital download, CD

| 11 | 27 | 33  |

* SNEP: Gold[15]

### Singles

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#### As lead artist

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications  | Album

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FRA
[11] | BEL
(Fl)
[12] | BEL
(Wa)
[13] | SWI
[14] | TUR
[16]
"Je te déteste"  | 2014  | 113 |  — |  — |  — | *  |  | Idées blanches
"Pas là"  | 18 |  —[A] | 13 |  —  |
"Veronica"  | 2015  | 185 |  — |  —[B] |  —  |
"Les gens sont méchants"  |  — |  —[C] |  — |  —  |
"On est bien comme ça"  | 110 |  —[D] | 30 |  —  |
"Je m'en vais"  | 2016  | 2 | 33 | 3 | 48  |

* SNEP: Diamond[15]

| Vianney
"Moi aimer toi"  | 2017  | 71 |  —[E] | 8 |  —  |

* SNEP: Diamond[15]

"Dumbo"  | 151 |  —[F] | 44 |  —  |

* SNEP: Platinum[15]

"Si on chantait"  |  — |  — |  — |  —  |  | Le Petit Spirou la bande originale
"Le Fils à papa"  | 2018  |  — |  — |  —[G] |  —  |  | Vianney
"J'm'en fous"  | 153 |  — |  — |  —  |
"N'attendons pas"  | 2020  | 146 |  — | 21 |  — |  —  |  | N'attendons pas
"Beau-papa"  | 13 |  — | 2 |  — |  —  |
"Dabali"  | 2021  | 141 |  — |  — |  — |  —  |  | Non-album singles
"Les imbéciles"  |  — |  — | 22 |  — |  —  |
"Call on Me"
(featuring Ed Sheeran) | 2022  | 30 |  — | 9 | 33 |  —  |  | À 2 à 3
"Keep It Simple"
(featuring Mika) | 2023  |  — |  — | 19 |  — | 10  |
"Le feu"
(with Kendji Girac) | 29 |  — | 9 |  — |  —  |
"Comment on fait"
(with Zazie) | 37 |  — | 13 |  — |  —  |
"Je suis fou"
(with Kendji Girac and Soprano) | 61 | 42 |  — |  — |  —  |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

#### As featured artist

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications  | Album

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FRA
[11] | BEL
(Fl)
[12] | BEL
(Wa)
[13] | SWI
[14]
"Les Filles d'aujourd'hui"
(Joyce Jonathan with Vianney) | 2016  | 46 |  — |  —[H] |  —  |

* SNEP: Platinum[15]

| Une place pour moi
"La même"
(with Maître Gims) | 2018  | 1 | 21 | 1 | 24  |

* SNEP: Diamond[15]
* BEA: 2× Platinum[17]

| Le Concert & Ceinture noire
"Chanson sur ma drôle de vie"
(with Véronique Sanson) |  — |  — |  —[I] |  —  |  | Le Concert & Duos volatils
"Allez reste"
(Boulevard des airs featuring Vianney) | 2019  | 69 |  — | 38 |  —  |

* SNEP: Platinum[15]

| Je me dis que toi aussi
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

### Other charted songs

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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FRA
[11]
"Quand j'étais chanteur"  | 2016  | 142  | J'étais un ange – Michel Delpech
"Sans le dire"  | 185  | Vianney
"J'm'en fous"  | 2017  | 153
"Merci pour ça"  | 2020  | 190  | N'attendons pas

### As songwriter

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Title  | Year  | Artist

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"Donnez-moi"  | 2019  | Les Frangines
"Je chanterai"  | Erza Muqoli

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ "Pas là" did not enter the Belgian Ultratop 50 Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Ultratip chart.
2. ^ "Veronica" did not enter the Belgian Ultratop 50 Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Ultratip chart.
3. ^ "Les gens sont méchants" did not enter the Belgian Ultratop 50 Chart, but peaked at number 73 on the Bubbling Under Ultratip chart.
4. ^ "On est bien comme ça" did not enter the Belgian Ultratop 50 Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Ultratip chart.
5. ^ "Moi aimer toi" did not enter the Belgian Ultratop 50 Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the Bubbling Under Ultratip chart.
6. ^ "Dumbo" did not enter the Belgian Ultratop 50 Chart, but peaked at number 38 on the Bubbling Under Ultratip chart.
7. ^ "Le Fils à papa" did not enter the Belgian Ultratop 50 Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Ultratip chart.
8. ^ "Les Filles d'aujourd'hui" did not enter the Belgian Ultratop 50 Chart, but peaked at number 26 on the Bubbling Under Ultratip chart.
9. ^ "Chanson sur ma drôle de vie" did not enter the Belgian Ultratop 50 Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the Bubbling Under Ultratip chart.

### Sources

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1. ^ AFP / La Croix: Vianney, un petit vent de fraîcheur dans la chanson française (in French)
2. ^ "VIDEOS. Victoires de la musique : la jeunesse au palmarès". Le Parisien. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
3. ^ "Avec son deuxième album éponyme, Vianney signe un disque organique réussi !". virginradio.fr (in French). 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
4. ^ "Vianney : Voix parallèle". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2017-04-26.
5. ^ a b "Vianney, un petit vent de fraîcheur dans la chanson française". La Croix (in French). 2015-06-27. ISSN 0242-6056. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
6. ^ "VIDEO. Chanson : vous allez adorer Vianney". Le Parisien. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
7. ^ Dalle, Bertrand (February 11, 2017). "Il y a 10 ans, pour lui, c'était nous les stars... La roue tourne !". LinkedIn.
8. ^ "Vianney, le génial petit canard de la chanson française". LCI (in French). Retrieved 2017-04-26.
9. ^ Médioni, Gilles (28 January 2015). "2014-10-281589l_express.pdf" (PDF). L'Express. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
10. ^ "The Voice : tout savoir sur la saison 10 avec Vianney". CNEWS (in French). 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
11. ^ a b c d e "Vianney discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
12. ^ a b c "Vianney discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
13. ^ a b c d "Vianney discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
14. ^ a b c d "Vianney discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "SNEP – National Union of Phonographic Edition". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
16. ^ @RadiomonitorTR (March 3, 2023). "Radiomonitor Türkiye Uluslararası Listesi Dinlenme Adedi bazında – 8. Hafta Top10" [Radiomonitor Turkey International Chart based on number of listens – Week 8 Top 10] (Tweet). Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Twitter.
17. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2019". Ultratop. Hung Medien.

## External links

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