At 61, Roch Voisine is going on tour throughout France. The discreet singer spoke to “Le Parisien” about the period following the wild success of his hit “Hélène”.
“Alone on the sand, eyes in the water. My dream was too beautiful…“In a few notes and two sentences, Helen brings back memories for all nostalgic people. And those who would like to go and sing at the top of their lungs this cult hit by Roch Voisine have a date on one of the dates of the Quebecer’s tour.
Roch Voisine and this great misunderstanding with the song Hélène
On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of his song, the artist agreed to make some confidences to the newspaper The Parisian. And Roch Voisine didn’t mince his words.”She was a friend’s girlfriend. I wrote the song with him, for her. That’s why I’m very detached from her. I didn’t write it because I was in love. For others, yes, but not this one. People don’t understand that. Afterwards, I wish that for everyone. It changed my life, it was a dazzling start” he said.
The artist does have one regret, however: despite 22 albums and 250 songs, it is clear that he is still considered by the general public as a One Hit Wonder. Understand: an artist with unique success.I understood over time that it was a phenomenon, that it had touched people. It’s good to have at least one hit. But what annoyed me was a terrible marketing mistake. We let the media drag the song out for ten years afterward while I did a lot of other stuff.“, he said. But Roch Voisine is now at peace with this situation.
Roch Voisin and his life far from Hélène’s success
At the time, Roch Voisine – like Patrick Bruel in his time – was the victim of a mania around him. But nothing to make him swollen.I had a very normal life. After the concert, I went home, a simple little house on the edge of a lake (…) And then I was 26, I didn’t come out of a boy band at 15! I had done four years of university, I was studying to become a physiotherapist, that’s what helped me, success didn’t eat me up. The life before became a parallel life, it protected me” explains the artist.
Roch Voisine, who confided in 7 Days last May to be in a relationship again but no longer with Odile from OD Portugal, emphasizes that even now, his life in Quebec allows him to live serenely despite his notoriety.There are no paparazzi. People are nice. Even today, I go to the supermarket, no one bothers me..”