The first fame of the French singer and pianist Nolwenn Leroy brought victory in the reality show "Star Academy". The vocalist's album "Bretonka" in 2010 entered the top ten most popular in the country.
Since childhood, Nolwenne Le Magresse adored Brittany, the sea and Celtic legends. In her youth, the future star hesitated for a long time to choose singing as a matter of life.
The road to vocation
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1982 in the commune of Saint-Renan. The child was born on September 28 in the family of professional football player Jean-Luc Le Magressa. Due to the work of my father, the moves were constant. Nolwenn learned to quickly adapt to a new place. In 1990, the younger sister, Kay, was born. In 1992, the parents separated. The mother and the girls moved to her grandparents at the end of 1993.
The schoolgirl's musical abilities were noticed by the music teacher at the Célestins College in Vichy. He advised the girl to learn to play the violin. In the summer of 1998, Nolwenn went to the United States on a student exchange program. Then she wrote the first song.
In the USA, thanks to a friend, the girl performed at the Performing Arts School. Returning to her homeland, the future star left the violin, switching to vocal training. The lessons continued at the Regional Conservatory of Clermo-Ferrand. In 2001, the student entered the Faculty of Law, deciding to pursue a career as a diplomat. The desire to sing with her did not leave.
Success
The girl was skeptical about the news of the casting at Star Academy. She doubted for a long time whether it was worth trying her hand. After the end of the show's first season, the applicant submitted her tape. The contender reached the final of the competition in December 2002. The first album of the winner of the popular show, called "Nolwenn", was released in early spring 2003. During the first week, it became a top album.
By the end of 2005, the singer presented a new compilation "Histoires Naturelles". It went platinum in a couple of weeks and the first single, "Nolwenn Ohwo!" has become a sales leader.
The vocalist recorded the DVD “Histoires Naturelles Tour” after the tour in October 2007. Then Leroy, who became the artist of the year, was awarded the “Chérie FM” award.
Family and stage
In the pop-folk style, a new collection "Le Cheshire Cat et Moi" was released at the end of 2009. The performer herself wrote 11 compositions for it. A year later, fans received a novelty. The disc "Bretonka" was composed of folk songs, with the exception of the composition "Je ne serai jamais ta parisienne" written especially for Leroy.
Album "Gemme" was completed in 2017. At this time, the singer decided to put her career on hold in order to devote more time to her family.
Nolwenn prefers not to talk about his personal life. Tennis player Arnaud Clement became her chosen one. They met in 2008. On July 12, 2017, a baby, the son of Marin, appeared in the family. Leroy supported the choice of her husband, who decided to change the career of an athlete to coaching. Arnaud, on the other hand, approves of his wife's desire to continue the stage work.
Leroy and Clement do not plan to make family life available to everyone. There have been no photographs or interviews of the couple for ten years. The press could not get any information about the expectation of the baby almost before the birth of the boy. At the same time, Nolwenn has already firmly decided that she will combine the career of a mother and a singer.
