Birth Name: Nolwenn Le Magueresse
Place of Birth: Saint-Renan, Finistère, Brittany, France
Date of Birth: 28 September 1982
Ethnicity: French, Breton
Nolwenn Leroy is a French singer, songwriter, musician and voice actress.
Nolwenn Leroy was born in Saint-Renan, Brittany, France to Muriel Leroy and professional footballer Jean-Luc Le Magueresse. She lived in Paris, Lille and Guingamp before moving to Saint-Yorre, Auvergne with her mother after her parent’s divorce. Her father was born in La Rochelle, with roots in Morbihan department (Brittany) on his father’s side. Her mother’s family is from the Auvergne region in central France.
Nolwenn is fluent in English. She has a son with tennis player Arnaud Clément.
Nolwenn’s paternal grandfather was named Maurice Louis Edouard Le Magueresse (The son of Joseph Marie Le Magueresse and Marie Ange Clémence Alexandrine Nouzillat). Joseph was born in Pluméliau, Morbihan, Brittany, to Julien Le Magueresse and Perrine Le Roh. Marie Ange was born in Bordeaux, Aquitaine.
Nolwenn’s paternal grandmother was named Marie Joseph Odette Mauricette Bécaud.
Nolwenn’s maternal grandfather was named Hubert Leroy.
Nolwenn’s maternal grandmother was named Josette Pouget. Josette was the daughter of Charles Jean Baptiste Pouget and Germaine Claudia Magnet.
Sources :
https://gw.geneanet.org/darigault?lang=fr&n=le+magueresse&oc=0&p=jean+luc&type=tree (father’s side)
https://gw.geneanet.org/arnac?lang=en&n=leroy&oc=0&p=muriel&type=tree (mother’s side)
https://fusilles-40-44.maitron.fr/spip.php?article195781
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolwenn_Leroy
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