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Marc Antoine (born 26 April 1977) is a Canadian singer.

Marc Antoine
Birth name	Marc Antoine Jr.
Born	(1977-04-26) 26 April 1977 (age 45) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Origin	Canadian singer of Haitian descent
Genres	Pop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Website	www.marcantoine-lesite.com

Biography

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Antoine is of Haitian descent. He was a musical talent from young age impersonating Michael Jackson. His parents were fans of various types of music (soul, French music, zouk, kompa etc.). As an 11-year adolescent, he was part of a family group Eden with his brothers imitating harmonized tunes in the style of Boyz II Men.

Marc Antoine studied law but concentrated on his music. After meeting renowned Montreal producer Sonny Black, he has broken as a local artist in Quebec and in France with three albums, Comme il se doit (2008), the follow-up Notre histoire (2010) and Je ferai tout (2013). He has had a number of charting singles in France, Belgium and Quebec. "Tant besoin de toi" taken from his debut single remains his most successful hit having reached No. 4 on the SNEP French Singles Chart.

Musical theatre

Marc Antoine is playing the role of Petit Jean (Little John) in the 2013 French musical Robin des Bois. He performs "Lui sait qui je suis" as solo in his role, and sings "À nous" with Nyco Lilliu (Frère Tuck) and M. Pokora (Robin des Bois

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Charts		Certification
		BEL Wa [1]	FR [2]
2008	Comme il se doit	78	11
2010	Notre histoire	–	26
2013	Je ferai tout	–

Singles

Year	Single	Charts		Certification	Album
		BEL Wa [1]	FR [2]
2008	"Tant besoin de toi"	4 (Ultratip)	4		Comme il se doit
	"Comme il se doit"	6 (Ultratip)	10
	"Triste novembre"	–	43
2012	"Je ferai tout"	–	–		Je ferai tout
2013	"À nous" (with M. Pokora & Nyco Lilliu)	–	–		Robin des Bois

Featured in

Year	Single	Charts	Certification	Album
		FR [2]
2008	"J'suis KO" (Singuila featuring Marc Antoine)	20

Songs

• 2006: "Triste novembre"
• 2008: "Tant besoin de toi" (music video by John Gabriel Biggs)
• 2008: "Triste novembre" (2nd version) (music video by John Gabriel Biggs)
• 2008: "Comme il se doit"
• 2008: "Plus rien à perdre"
• 2010: "Qui tu aimes"
• 2010: "Ballade a la Marc Antoine"
• 2010: "Nous"
• 2010: "Remonter le temps (tu me manques) (Marc Antoine and Sarah Riani)
• 2011: "La promesse"
• 2012: "Je ferai tout"

Awards and nominations

• In 2009, Antoine won an International Achievement Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards in Montreal.[3]
• In 2010, nominated for "Francophone Revelation of the Year" at the NRJ Music Awards[4]

References

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