Nolwenn Leroy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 28, 1982 (age 44)
- Birthplace
- Saint-Renan, Finistère, France
Biography
Nolwenn Le Magueresse (born 28 September 1982), known by her stage name Nolwenn Leroy, is a French singer-songwriter, musician and Actor. Originally classically trained (violin and opera singing), she rose to fame after winning the second season of the French television music competition Star Academy in 2002. She has since recorded eight studio albums and scored two number one singles, "Cassé" and "Nolwenn Ohwo!", on the French charts. In 2012, her album Bretonne was certified two times diamond for sales exceeding one million copies. Leroy is fluent in English, having spent a year in the US as an exchange student. She sings in many languages, including French, Breton, English and Irish. Leroy has received numerous awards and nominations. In January 2015, she was ranked 17th on Le Journal du Dimanche's 50 Most Loved Celebrities in France, making her the top female singer on the list since December 2012. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture in 2021. Leroy was born in Saint-Renan in 1982. Leroy's parents left Saint-Renan (Finistère) when she was four years old. After living in Paris, Lille, and Guingamp, her mother, Muriel Leroy, and her younger sister, Kay, settled with Leroy's grandparents in Saint-Yorre. Her mother divorced from her father, professional footballer Jean-Luc Le Magueresse, in 1993. Nolwenn studied at the "Collège des Célestins" in Vichy. When Leroy was eleven, her music teacher noticed her musical talents and encouraged her to learn the violin. At the age of thirteen she won "Les écoles du désert", a contest sponsored by the Cora supermarket chain, which allowed her to travel with a humanitarian mission from Gao to Timbuktu, Mali; she later claimed this had a profound influence on her. In July 1998, Leroy was awarded a scholarship by the Vichy Rotary Club to travel to Hamilton, Ohio, United States, as an exchange student. While attending Hamilton High School, she took music lessons at the Performing Arts School and became fluent in English. When she returned to France, she began classical singing classes at the Vichy music conservatory. In 2001, she enrolled in the University of Clermont-Ferrand to study law for a potential alternative career to music. After watching the first season of Star Academy broadcast on TF1 in 2001, Leroy was impressed by Armande Altaï, a singing teacher and one of the show's judges. She subsequently joined Altaï's singing classes in Paris for over six months. In 2002, Nolwenn was selected for the second season of Star Academy, but she was also given the part of Scarlett O'Hara in the French stage musical Autant en emporte le vent (Gone with the Wind) by Gérard Presgurvic. Leroy ended up choosing Star Academy over the musical. As a contestant on the show, Leroy spent four months in a castle located in Dammarie-lès-Lys, and followed acting, dancing and singing classes. On 21 December 2002, she was declared the winner ahead of fellow finalist, Houcine Camara. ... Source: Article "Nolwenn Leroy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Capitaine Marleau
Summer '36
Star Academy
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
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Filmography
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TV · as Claire · 6 eps
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
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11e edition de La Nuit de la Deprime aux Folies Bergère
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Corsu Mezu Mezu - Un soir au Vélodrome avec Patrick Fiori
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Summer '36
TV · as Giulia Vincent · 6 eps
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Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
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Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Nos Voix Pour Toutes 2025
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Taratata numéro 600
Movie · as Self : Guest
Chez Lolo
TV · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
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Ycare, le live
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Nos Voix Pour Toutes 2024
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Unis pour Mayotte
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Ici Nougaro ! Le concert évènement
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Brocéliande
TV · as Fanny Legoff · 6 eps
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
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On s'était dit rendez-vous... avec Patrick Bruel
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Chemins de Traverse
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
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Michel Polnareff, la soirée événement
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Les Héros de notre enfance
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Gaëtan Roussel au festival interceltique de Lorient
Movie · as Chanteuse
Welcome Back
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
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Un soir à Monaco avec Laurent Gerra
Movie · as Self - Guest
Les 30 chansons de Céline Dion que vous n'oublierez jamais
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
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Daniel Balavoine 35 ans déjà - sa vie, sa bataille
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Camille & Images
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Abers Road
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
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Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
Movie
La Boîte à secrets
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo
TV · 4 eps
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
Movie · as Self
The Secret Song
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
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Michel Sardou – Dernier show
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Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self
Quotidien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Le concert de Noël avec Roberto Alagna et l'orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Movie · as Self : Guest
Capitaine Marleau
TV · as Déborah Fourrier · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
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Les plus beaux airs celtes
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Movie
Les stars chantent Disney
Movie · as Self
The Voice Kids
TV · as Coach Nolwenn · 5 eps
The Pink Soldier 2
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Piaf: Hymnes à la Môme
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
Movie
Toute la télé chante pour le Sidaction
Movie · as Self
Grégory Lemarchal - Cinq ans
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix
TV · as Self - Coach · 30 eps
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
Movie
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
Movie
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Academy - La saga des clips (2)
Movie · as Self
Star Academy - La saga des clips
Movie · as Self
Salut les Terriens !
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Nolwen Leroy Histoires Naturelles Tour
Movie · as Self
Star Academy 1, 2 & 3 en concert au Parc des Princes
Movie · as Self
La chanson de l'année
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Star Academy 2 - En concert
Movie · as Self
La Méthode Cauet
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Star Academy
TV · as Self, Nolwenn Leroy · 26 eps
Who Wants to Win Millions?
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Taratata
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Victoires de la musique
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 3 eps