Luck Mervil

Luck Mervil
Background information
Born (1967-10-20) October 20, 1967 (age 57)
Port-au-Prince, Haïti
GenresSoul, Kompa, Zouk, Afrobeat, Funk, Rap, Reggae, Pop-Rock
Occupation(s)Singer-Songwriter, Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Years active1992-present

Lucknerson Junior Mervil (born October 20, 1967),[1] is a Haitian-Canadian singer-songwriter, actor and entrepreneur. He is known for his work in the French musical Notre-Dame-de-Paris, playing Clopin in the original French & English casts.[2]

During early 1990s, he achieved fame as the front runner of pop-rock/funk band RudeLuck by winning music contest L’Empire des futures starts.[3] He was approached by Luc Plamondon, to star in a Quebec/French cast new musical called Notre-Dame-de-Paris. In 2001, he starts his film career with the French movie Betty Fisher et autres histoires from director Claude Miller and will appear in several films throughout his career. He revisited his theatre musical career this time in Quebec with Génération Motown which was shown in Québec city and Montreal. Mervil hosted acclaimed boy/girl band contest Mixmania, on Vrak-TV, which will earn him an Award for his hosting skills.[4] He hosted a public affairs television program Le 3950 on TV5.

Mervil is also known for his involvement in his community. In particular when Hurricane Jeanne hit his mother land in 2004. He shared the profit of his single Ti peyi a with the CECI and  Medecins du Monde Canada.[5] That year, for his implication and bringing the Haitian and Quebecer communities together he was named Patriot of the Year  by the Saint-Jean-Bapstiste Society.[6] He release his creole album Ti Peyi A that year featuring songs like Ti Mari & Mezanmi that are known as anthems in Haiti.

  1. ^ QMI, Agence (20 October 2013). "Nés un 20 octobre". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ "RFI Musique - - Notre-Dame de Paris". www1.rfi.fr. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "BAnQ numérique". numerique.banq.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Gala MétroStar - Sophie Lorain et Guy A. Lepage couronnés". Le Devoir (in French). 17 March 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Haïti dévasté: "C'est la catastrophe" (Luck Mervil)". Le Soleil (in French). 13 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Aucun thème sélectionné- (8 November 2004). "Luck Mervil, patriote de l'année". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 15 January 2022.