Vianney (singer)

Vianney Bureau (French pronunciation: ​[vjanɛ byʁo]; born in Pau on 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.

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

Beginnings

Born to a father who was a helicopter pilot in the army and a mother who worked in air traffic control, Vianney comes from a family of three brothers.[4] Vianney grew up in 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 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

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.

Awards and nomination

Interview, 2014

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
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

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		FRA [10]	BEL (Fl) [11]	BEL (Wa) [12]	SWI [13]
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[14]
Vianney	Released: 25 November 2016 Label: Tôt ou tard Format: Digital download, CD	1	118	2	12	SNEP: Diamond[14]
N'attendons pas	Released: 30 October 2020 Label: Tôt ou tard Format: Digital download, CD	1	147	2	10	SNEP: Platinum[14]
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Live albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		FRA [10]	BEL (Wa) [12]	SWI [13]
Le Concert	Released: 9 November 2018 Label: Tôt ou tard Format: Digital download, CD	11	27	33	SNEP: Gold[14]

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		FRA [10]	BEL (Fl) [11]	BEL (Wa) [12]	SWI [13]
"Je te déteste"	2014	113	—	—	—		Idées blanches
"Pas là"		18	—[upper-alpha 1]	13	—
"Veronica"	2015	185	—	—[upper-alpha 2]	—
"Les gens sont méchants"		—	—[upper-alpha 3]	—	—
"On est bien comme ça"		110	—[upper-alpha 4]	30	—
"Je m'en vais"	2016	2	33	3	48	SNEP: Diamond[14]	Vianney
"Moi aimer toi"	2017	71	—[upper-alpha 5]	8	—	SNEP: Platinum[14]
"Dumbo"		151	—[upper-alpha 6]	44	—	SNEP: Platinum[14]
"Si on chantait"		—	—	—	—		Le Petit Spirou la bande originale
"Le Fils à papa"	2018	—	—	—[upper-alpha 7]	—		Vianney
"J'm'en fous"		153	—	—	—
"N'attendons pas"	2020	146	—	21	—		N'attendons pas
"Beau-papa"		15 [15]	—	2	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		FRA [10]	BEL (Fl) [11]	BEL (Wa) [12]	SWI [13]
"Les Filles d'aujourd'hui" (Joyce Jonathan with Vianney)	2016	46	—	—[upper-alpha 8]	—	SNEP: Platinum[14]	Une place pour moi
"La même" (with Maître Gims)	2018	1	21	1	24	SNEP: Diamond[14]	Le Concert & Ceinture noire
"Chanson sur ma drôle de vie" (with Véronique Sanson)		—	—	—[upper-alpha 9]	—		Le Concert & Duos volatils
"Allez reste" (Boulevard des airs featuring Vianney)	2019	69	—	38	—	SNEP: Platinum[14]	Je me dis que toi aussi
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		FRA [10]
"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

Title	Year	Artist
"Donnez-moi"	2019	Les Frangines
"Je chanterai"		Erza Muqoli

References

Notes

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

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". leparisien.fr. 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.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-04-26.
5. "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". leparisien.fr. 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. "Vianney discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
11. "Vianney discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
12. "Vianney discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
13. "Vianney discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
14. "SNEP – National Union of Phonographic Edition". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
15. "Top Singles" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

External links

• Official website