Kevin Bazinet (born June 14, 1991) is a Canadian pop singer, who won the third season of the reality television series La Voix in 2015."Kevin Bazinet grand gagnant de La Voix 2015". Huffington Post, April 12, 2015.
Background Originally from Mont-Laurier, Quebec,"La Voix’s Kevin Bazinet’s second chance at music pays off" . Montreal Times, April 2, 2015. he is the younger brother of singer Bobby Bazini. In the late 2000s, he became a popular performer on YouTube, performing both original songs and covers, and received a recording contract offer from EMI France in 2009. However, the contract fell through as Bazinet battled an anxiety disorder.
La Voix After taking time away from the business to look after his physical and emotional health, he reemerged in 2015 as a competitor on La Voix, auditioning with an acoustic version of Sam Smith's song "Latch".
In the finale on April 12, he performed "Jusqu’où tu m’aimes", a song written by his coach Marc Dupré and Alex Nevsky. He was named the winner at the end of the episode, with 46 per cent of the audience vote.
Recording career On May 12, "Jusqu'où tu m'aimes" was released as his first radio single."Kevin Bazinet lance Jusqu'où tu m'aimes". La Presse, April 23, 2015. The song peaked at #2 on Quebec's French language pop charts.
In June, Bobby and Kevin performed together on Quebec's Opération Enfant Soleil telethon, duetting on a version of The Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody"."Les frères Bazinet-Bazini en duo". TVA Nouvelles, June 7, 2015.
He released the album Talk to Me in fall 2015,"Kevin Bazinet dévoile la pochette de son album et son premier single en anglais!". HollywoodPQ, October 20, 2015. and toured to support it. However, he did not release any followup recordings in the next several years, and instead became a music teacher,"Kevin Bazinet fonde son école de chant". TVA Nouvelles, March 13, 2017. although he continued to perform occasional concerts.
In 2024 he released the EP Unfinished, his first new recording since Talk to Me.Arianne Lebreux-Ebacher, "8 ans après son dernier album, Kevin Bazinet effectue son grand retour musical". 7 Jours, January 15, 2024. He also made a number of television appearances, performing a stunt audition for Dupré on the 10th anniversary special episode of La Voix," Marc Dupré fait grandement réagir à son retour à La Voix". Vedette Québec, January 14, 2024. and appearing on the debut season of Quel talent!, the Quebec version of the international Got Talent franchise, with Harmonix, a vocal group comprising several of his students.Élizabeth Lepage-Boily, "Un gagnant de La voix se présente à Quel Talent!". Showbizz, September 21, 2024.
Personal life He was romantically involved with his fellow La Voix competitor Alicia Moffet in the 2010s.Constance Cazzaniga, "Alicia Moffet et Kevin Bazinet ne forment plus un couple". HollywoodPQ, June 20, 2017. They later broke up, with Bazinet subsequently announcing that he was in a new relationship with Charlie Cormier."Kevin Bazinet est en couple!". Hollywood PQ, October 30, 2017.
Bazinet and Moffet remained close friends, however; after Cormier suffered a miscarriage in 2019, Bazinet noted in a television interview that Moffet was an important part of their support system."Kevin Bazinet se confie sur la fausse couche de sa conjointe". HollywoodPQ, July 27, 2019.
In 2021, Cormier gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Madeline who was the subject of one of the songs on Unfinished.Patrick Delisle-Crevier and Vanessa Hébert, "Un bébé miracle pour Kevin Bazinet et sa conjointe". 7 Jours, January 21, 2021.
Discography Mystery Love - 2009 Talk to Me - 2015 Unfinished - 2024
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