Marcel (singer) explained

Marcel
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Marcel Francois Chagnon
Birth Date:9 February 1975[1]
Origin:Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States[2]
Genre:Country
Years Active:2003-present

Marcel Francois Chagnon (born February 9, 1975), known professionally as Marcel, is an American country music singer, songwriter, and music video director. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he released his debut album You, Me, and the Windshield that year and charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with the single "Country Rock Star". Five years later, he signed to Lyric Street Records and released the single "I Love This Song", which has also charted. In addition to his recording career, Marcel has directed several music videos, and has written charted singles for Josh Gracin, Trace Adkins, and Jessica Andrews, to whom he is married.

Career

Born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Marcel was a semi-pro hockey player until signing with Mercury Nashville Records in 2002.[2] [3] For four years prior to this, while waiting for an opportunity, he sang at clubs, bars, and waited tables for extra money.

In 2003, he released his debut album You, Me and the Windshield.[3] The tracks "Country Rock Star" and "Tennessee" from this album were released as singles. After this he returned to writing songs for other artists.

Marcel has co-written two of Josh Gracin's singles: "Nothin' to Lose", which previously appeared on You, Me and the Windshield, and "Favorite State of Mind". Jessica Andrews also released two of his songs as singles: "There's More to Me Than You" and "Everything". Rascal Flatts, LeAnn Rimes, and Big & Rich have also recorded his songs.[2]

In 2008, Marcel signed to Lyric Street Records, releasing his third single, "I Love This Song" that year.[2] When the song failed to reach Top 40, he exited Lyric Street's roster. In February 2009, he signed to the Red Stripe Plane label. He had a cameo in , playing guitar in Billy Ray Cyrus' band. He is also shown in Cyrus' video for "Back to Tennessee".

On February 17, 2009, Marcel released his fourth single, "Believin'", which is also the title track to his second album. The album was released on the Red Stripe Plane label, but neither the album or single charted on any Billboard chart. In June 2010, Marcel released a new single titled "It's Summertime." Later in the year, Marcel began directing music videos for other artists.

Personal life

Marcel became engaged to Jessica Andrews in October 2010, and the two were married on November 11, 2011.[4] Andrews gave birth to the couple's son Rockwell Francois Chagnon on February 6, 2018. They had a daughter in 2022.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
US Country
You, Me and the Windshield 48
Believin
  • Release date: January 28, 2009
  • Label: Red Stripe Plane
—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
2002"Country Rock Star"46You, Me and the Windshield
2003"Tennessee"[6] —
2008"I Love This Song"52align="left"
2009"Believin'"—Believin
2010"It's Summertime"—align="left"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2003"Tennessee"Shaun Silva
2008"I Love This Song"Chris Hicky
"The Good Life"Marcel
2009"Believin'"

Music videos directed

32 music videos are currently listed here.

YearVideoArtist
2008"The Good Life"Marcel
2009"Believin'"[7]
2010"She Won't Be Lonely Long"[8] Clay Walker
"Love Is Love Is Love"[9] Anthony Smith
"Last Train to Clarksville"[10] The Grascals
"You Take Yourself with You"[11] Bo Bice
"Tell Me You Get Lonely"[12] Frankie Ballard
2011"Didn't I"[13] James Wesley
"Hunt You Down"[14] JT Hodges
"Old School"[15] Chuck Wicks
"Lucky Guy"[16] Mockingbird Sun
"Got My Country On"[17] Chris Cagle
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"[18] Craig Campbell
2012"A-OK"[19] Neal McCoy
"Somethin' 'bout a Sunday"[20] Ira Dean
"Sweet Southern Song"[21] Ali Dee
"Those Jeans"Ray Scott
"On the Outskirts of Town"[22] The Time Jumpers
2013"Salt Life"[23] Chuck Wicks
2014"Every Time It Rains"[24] James House
"Shut Me Up"[25] Old Dominion
"Roll All Night"[26] Whitney Duncan
2015"Clint Eastwood"[27] Jessie James
"Ray Bans"[28] JT Hodges
2016"He Loves Me"[29] Sarahbeth Taite
"Torn"[30] Backroad Anthem
"It All Started with a Beer"[31] Frankie Ballard
"Tall Boy"[32] CJ Solar
"White Picket Fences"[33] Shelley Skidmore
"Edge of 18"[34] Steve Dorian
"After Midnight"JT Hodges
2017"Po-Dunk"Kid Rock
2018"This is It"Scotty McCreery

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=21981 Hockey statistics
  2. Web site: Marcel biography . 2008-07-25 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006195448/http://www.gactv.com/gac/cda/article_print/0,3008,GAC_26071_5903534_DS-ARTICLE-WITH-GROUPS,00.html . 2014-10-06 . dead .
  3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p559061/biography|pure_url=yes}} Marcel biography ]. 2008-07-25 . Kergan . Wade . Allmusic.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107213345/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1676414/top-10-country-newlyweds-of-the-year.jhtml CMT.com story on 2011 weddings
  5. Web site: "Who I Am" Singer Jessica Andrews and Husband Marcel Welcome First Child - One Country . www.onecountry.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180223110918/https://www.onecountry.com/jessica-andrews-baby-boy-2532785269.html . 2018-02-23.
  6. News: Andrews, Marcel to play soybean festival . The Paducah Sun . August 22, 2003 . March 30, 2022 . 2D.
  7. Web site: CMT : Videos : Marcel : Believin'. https://web.archive.org/web/20090329162518/http://www.cmt.com/videos/marcel/355855/believin.jhtml. dead. March 29, 2009. Country Music Television. November 12, 2011.
  8. Web site: CMT : Videos : Clay Walker : She Won't Be Lonely Long. https://web.archive.org/web/20100412151547/http://www.cmt.com/videos/clay-walker/501208/she-wont-be-lonely-long.jhtml. dead. April 12, 2010. Country Music Television. November 12, 2011.
  9. Web site: CMT : Videos : Anthony Smith : Love Is Love Is Love. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305224955/http://www.cmt.com/videos/anthony-smith/520333/love-is-love-is-love.jhtml. dead. March 5, 2016. Country Music Television. November 12, 2011.
  10. Web site: CMT : Videos : The Grascals : Last Train to Clarksville. https://web.archive.org/web/20100828083442/http://www.cmt.com/videos/the-grascals/552603/last-train-to-clarksville.jhtml. dead. August 28, 2010. Country Music Television. November 12, 2011.
  11. Web site: CMT : Videos : Bo Bice : You Take Yourself With You. https://web.archive.org/web/20110321182938/http://www.cmt.com/videos/bo-bice/613471/you-take-yourself-with-you.jhtml. dead. March 21, 2011. Country Music Television. November 12, 2011.
  12. Web site: CMT : Videos : Frankie Ballard : Tell Me You Get Lonely. https://web.archive.org/web/20101126130004/http://www.cmt.com/videos/frankie-ballard/599237/tell-me-you-get-lonely.jhtml. dead. November 26, 2010. Country Music Television. November 12, 2011.
  13. Web site: CMT : Videos : James Wesley : Didn't I. https://web.archive.org/web/20111129030736/http://www.cmt.com/videos/james-wesley/670231/didnt-i.jhtml. dead. November 29, 2011. Country Music Television. November 12, 2011.
  14. Web site: CMT : Videos : JT Hodges : Hunt You Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719214747/http://www.cmt.com/videos/jt-hodges/672975/hunt-you-down.jhtml. dead. July 19, 2011. Country Music Television. November 12, 2011.
  15. Web site: CMT : Videos : Chuck Wicks : Old School. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004064014/http://www.cmt.com/videos/chuck-wicks/688031/old-school.jhtml. dead. October 4, 2011. Country Music Television. November 12, 2011.
  16. Web site: CMT : Videos : Mockingbird Sun : Lucky Guy. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030134/http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/696198/lucky-guy.jhtml. dead. March 5, 2016. Country Music Television. November 12, 2011.
  17. Web site: CMT : Videos : Chris Cagle : Got My Country On. https://web.archive.org/web/20111022233256/http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-cagle/702348/got-my-country-on.jhtml. dead. October 22, 2011. Country Music Television. November 12, 2011.
  18. Web site: CMT : Videos : Craig Campbell : I'll Be Home for Christmas. https://web.archive.org/web/20120414071810/http://www.cmt.com/videos/craig-campbell/714660/ill-be-home-for-christmas.jhtml. dead. April 14, 2012. Country Music Television. December 4, 2011.
  19. Web site: CMT : Videos : Neal McCoy : A-OK. https://web.archive.org/web/20120126041307/http://www.cmt.com/videos/neal-mccoy/727124/a-ok.jhtml. dead. January 26, 2012. Country Music Television. January 24, 2012.
  20. Web site: CMT : Videos : Ira Dean : Somethin' Bout a Sunday. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227031327/http://www.cmt.com/videos/ira-dean/743546/somethin-bout-a-sunday.jhtml. dead. February 27, 2012. Country Music Television. February 25, 2012.
  21. Web site: CMT : Videos : Ali Dee : Sweet Southern Song. https://web.archive.org/web/20120914061030/http://www.cmt.com/videos/ali-dee/826245/sweet-southern-song.jhtml. dead. September 14, 2012. Country Music Television. August 21, 2012.
  22. News: Wyland. Sarah. Chyler Leigh Stars In The Time Jumper's New Video. October 23, 2012. Great American Country. October 10, 2012.
  23. Web site: CMT : Videos : Chuck Wicks : Salt Life. https://web.archive.org/web/20130721182716/http://www.cmt.com/videos/chuck-wicks/938285/salt-life.jhtml. dead. July 21, 2013. Country Music Television. July 19, 2013.
  24. Web site: CMT : Videos : James House : Every Time It Rains. https://web.archive.org/web/20140531130140/http://www.cmt.com/videos/james-house/1047935/every-time-it-rains.jhtml. dead. May 31, 2014. Country Music Television. May 30, 2014.
  25. Web site: CMT : Videos : Old Dominion : Shut Me Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20141013035347/http://www.cmt.com/videos/old-dominion/1089012/shut-me-up.jhtml. dead. October 13, 2014. Country Music Television. October 13, 2014.
  26. Web site: CMT : Videos : Whitney Duncan : Roll All Night. https://web.archive.org/web/20141104040339/http://www.cmt.com/videos/whitney-duncan/1096318/roll-all-night.jhtml. dead. November 4, 2014. Country Music Television. November 3, 2014.
  27. Web site: CMT : Videos : Jessie James : Clint Eastwood. https://web.archive.org/web/20150213080046/http://www.cmt.com/videos/jessie-james/1165798/clint-eastwood.jhtml. dead. February 13, 2015. Country Music Television. February 13, 2015.
  28. Web site: CMT : Videos : JT Hodges : Ray Bans. https://web.archive.org/web/20150806065715/http://www.cmt.com/videos/jt-hodges/1223983/ray-bans.jhtml. dead. August 6, 2015. Country Music Television. July 30, 2015.
  29. Web site: CMT : Videos : Sarahbeth Taite : He Loves Me. https://web.archive.org/web/20160114223018/http://www.cmt.com/videos/sarahbeth-taite/1268565/he-loves-me.jhtml. dead. January 14, 2016. Country Music Television. January 11, 2016.
  30. Web site: CMT : Videos : Backroad Anthem : Torn. https://web.archive.org/web/20160116154817/http://www.cmt.com/videos/backroad-anthem/1268859/torn.jhtml. dead. January 16, 2016. Country Music Television. January 11, 2016.
  31. Web site: CMT : Videos : Frankie Ballard : It All Started With a Beer. https://web.archive.org/web/20160327185004/http://www.cmt.com/videos/frankie-ballard/1352729/it-all-started-with-a-beer.jhtml. dead. March 27, 2016. Country Music Television. March 25, 2016.
  32. Web site: CMT : Videos : CJ Solar : Tall Boy. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603182611/http://www.cmt.com/videos/cj-solar/1394359/tall-boy.jhtml. dead. June 3, 2016. Country Music Television. May 10, 2016.
  33. Web site: CMT : Videos : Shelley Skidmore : White Picket Fences. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820051743/http://www.cmt.com/videos/shelley-skidmore/1515909/white-picket-fences.jhtml. dead. August 20, 2016. Country Music Television. August 13, 2016.
  34. Web site: CMT : Videos : Steve Dorian : Edge of 18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821214605/http://www.cmt.com/videos/steve-dorian/1524189/edge-of-18.jhtml. dead. August 21, 2016. Country Music Television. August 12, 2016.

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