Vianney Bureau who is better known by the mononym Vianney is a renowned French singer and song writer. After being named in the rising category of “Victoires de la Musique 2015” at the age of 24, he received the award for performer of the year at the “Victoires de la Musique 2016”. He received platinum certification for his debut album Idées blanches. He released his second album in November 2016 and it achieved double-platinum certification.
Wiki/Biography
Vianney Bureau was born in Pau on Wednesday, February 13, 1991 (aged 31 years; as of 2022). He is a Pisces. During his childhood, Vianney participated in many musical activities with his family. Vianney grew up listening to his father sing and play songs by artists such as Georges Brassens, François Béranger, Maxime Le Forestier, and Rickie Lee Jones, who instilled in him a passion for music at the age of 12. He started writing songs at the age of 12 and has been doing so ever since.
Having grown up in Paris, he attended the Notre-Dame-des-Oiseaux college in the 16th arrondissement; where he wrote a song of the same name, which appeared on his first CD, He attended Lycée Militaire de Saint-Cyr for three years. After his baccalaureate in 2009, he studied at the Paris School of Business, formerly ESG Management School in Paris, for three additional years before obtaining a business degree in London. Finally, he studied fashion design at the Higher School of Fashion Arts and Techniques (ESMOD), and he graduated in June 2014. [1]La Croix The school experiences made him want to experience life in different ways, and he thinks that his experiences have helped him to develop socially and artistically.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5ft 9in / 176cm
Weight: 161 lbs / 73 kg
Eye color: Dark brown
Hair color: Dark brown
Family and ethnicity
Parents & Siblings
His father was a helicopter pilot in the army while his mother was in the air traffic control. He has three other brothers. [2]Liberation Not much is known about his family since he likes to keep it quite discreet.
Affairs/Girlfriends, Wife & Kids
Vianney married Catherine Robert (a cellist) in July 2020. The couple became parents to a newborn in 2021.
Career
Isabelle Vaudey became Vianney’s manager after they met in 2011. She arranged a meeting with Antoine Essertier, who offered him to produce his debut album, Idées blanches which was recorded in the Auvergne mountains near Vichy for two weeks in the summer of 2013. It was released on October 20, 2014. In February 2014, along with the release of the album, he signed with the record company “Tôt ou tard”. The music video for “Je te déteste” was directed by Nicolas Davenel and was his lead single from the album. His biggest chart success was the follow-up single, “Pas là”.
In particular, he took part in a tour of 30 events with Florent Pagny’s Vieillir Ensemble, recorded with other artists, including Samaha by Shaka Ponk, then collaborated with Joyce Jonathan on “Les Filles d’Aujourd’hui”. In addition to an acoustic version of his album Idées blanches, he also recorded another version.
He announced a little break in December 2017 which lasted for almost 2 years when in 2019, Vianney returned to the stage with the clip for “Allez reste”. He also took part in “The Voice” in season 10.
Prizes/Honors
- 2016: Victoires de la musique (“performer of the year”)
- 2017: Victoires de la musique (“Original Song of the Year” for I’m leaving)
Autograph
Facts / Anecdotes
- Vianney has a cat called Prosper. He admits he never liked cats before.
- He wrote a very cute letter to a girl he had a crush on at school.
- Vianney had a little canary for his birthday in 2016. He kept his name, Baba.
- He drinks alcohol. [3]Vianney – Instagram
- He is non-vegetarian. [4]Vianney – Instagram
- Vianney’s first post on Instagram was on December 11, 2015, when he posted a selfie image of himself.
References
↑1 | La Croix |
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↑2 | Liberation |
↑3 | Vianney – Instagram |
↑4 | Vianney – Instagram |