Anne Peichert born 26 November 1996 known by her stage name Louane Emera or simply Louane is a French singer and actress She is best known for being a semifinalist in the second season of The Voice la plus belle voix in France with Louis Bertignac as a coach She later got a role in La Famille Bélier which won her a César Award Anne Peichert grew up in the French department of PasdeCalais with her four sisters and her only brother Bach Louanes father JeanPierre Peichert was French son of a Polish mother and German father Her mother Isabel Pinto dos Santos was Portuguese the daughter of a Portuguese father and a Brazilian mother In 2008 Louane Emera took part in LÉcole des stars a French music competition broadcast on channel Direct 8 Louane is an orphan her rendition of Imagine was dedicated to her father who had died just three months prior to her appearance in The Voice and her mother died in 2014 after a lengthy illness Louane Emera said that her parents often had to punish her due to her hyperactivity but that she has learned a lot about discipline from them and that they always treated her with love She regularly gives them credit for her success In 2013 her first real breakthrough came with her taking part in The Voice la plus belle voixs second season She auditioned with Un homme heureux by William Sheller with all four coaches Florent Pagny Jenifer Louis Bertignac and Garou turning their chairs She opted to be part of Team Louis Bertignac Her blind audition episode was broadcast on 16 February 2013 23 March 2013 during the Musical Battles round she was picked by Bertignac against her rival Diana Espir after both interpreted Torn by Natalie Imbruglia During the live rounds she sang Les moulins de mon cœur by Michel Legrand and was saved by public vote On 27 April 2013 she performed Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen and was saved by her mentor coach to go through With Lennons Imagine dedicated to her deceased father she was saved yet again by public vote But her luck ended in the semifinals after her rendition of Quelquun ma dit by Carla Bruni She had a cumulative score of 74 while the other Team Bertignac semifinalist Loïs had a composite score of 76 Accordingly Louane was eliminated finishing 5th to 8th All semifinalists and finalists including Louane took part in an afterseason tour throughout France After her appearance in The Voice Éric Lartigau noticed her and cast her for his movie La Famille Bélier in which she played the role of Paula a 16yearold who is the only hearing person in a family of deaf people The character sings a number of Michel Sardou songs most notably Je vole As a result she won the Most Promising Actresses at the 40th ceremony of the Césars On 5 February 2015 she served as an opening act for Jessie Js showcase in Paris Her debut studio album Chambre 12 was released on 2 March 2015 to great success Her single Avenir also topped the French charts In 2017 she provided vocals for the track It Wont Kill Ya from The Chainsmokers debut album MemoriesDo Not Open Source Article Louane singer from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30