Canadian singer-songwriter and actor Luc Merville is world famous for her role as Clopin in the musical Notre Dame de Paris. Awarded Patriot of the Year 2005 and World Music Award best-selling French artist, the artist continues to perform.
Haitian-born artist Lucknerson Merville has appeared in films and continues to sing with the group Rudeluck. As a soloist, he works in R&B, tropic and soul styles.
The path to the vocation
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1968. The boy saw the light in Haitian Port-au-Prince on October 20. The family of the head of a limousine company has lived for a time in both Canada and the United States. Seventeen-year-old Merville returned to Quebec, the country he calls his real homeland, to start a career.
Together with a friend, Rudy Toussaint, in 1987 Luke founded the group "Rudeluck". In 1992 the ensemble took part in the L'Empire des Futures Stars festival, becoming the winner of the competition. In 1993, the team presented an album that was consonant with the name of the ensemble.
The band's performances at the summer Quebec festival and the Francofolies de Montreal in 1994 gained tremendous success. There the musician met Luc Plamondon. The band played at the Printemps de Bourges and Francofolies de la Rochelle in France.
Success
In 1996, Merville released a solo disc in English. The following year, the performer became a participant in Fete du Canada and the Francofetes gala show.
In the TV serial "Sauve qui peut" the vocalist got the role of Christopher Etienne. Also in 1997 he was invited to the musical "Notre-Dame de Paris". In the upcoming show of Cocciante and Plamondon, Clopin becomes the character of the musician. After a triumphant start, Luke joined the cast of the English version of the production. He moved to London, and in 2000 the listeners received a new solo album "Luck Mervil".
In 2003, Merville began her professional career on Canadian television. He hosted the reality show MixMania. After 5 years, the artist became the host of "3950" on "TV5".
Creativity and family
The film career is also developing successfully. In 2001, the singer got the role of François Dembel in Betty Fisher et autres histoires. Then he played a taxi driver in The Book of Eve, was Dedonna in C’est pas moi, c’est l’autre. Merville appeared in the role of actor and composer in the project "Le Got des jeunes filles".
As a vocalist, the performer continues to perform with the group "Rudeluck", does not stop his solo work. In 2003 the fans received the disc "Soul", and in 2009 the compilation "Ti peyi a" was released.
There is little information about the artist's personal life, although Merville does not hide her stay away from the stage. He is a father of many children. In the first marriage, two daughters were born. The wife of the musician then became the Canadian actress Tanya Kantoyanni. A baby Luka appeared in their family.
The artist represented the Canadian Center for International Studies and Cooperation. Then the author-performer initiated the creation of his own organization with such a profile “Vilaj vilaj”.
