Anne Peichert known by her stage name Louane Emera or just Louane (born 26 November 1996) is a French actress and singer. She participated in various musical contests as a child and later became known for her acting having several hit singles in her native France. In 2008, 12-year-old Louane Emera took part in L'École des stars, a French music competition broadcast on channel Direct 8. In 2013, her first real breakout came with her taking part in The Voice: la plus belle voix's second season. She auditioned with "Un homme heureux" from 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 February 16, 2013. March 23, 2013, during the Musical Battles round, she was picked by Bertignac against her rival Diana Espir, after both interpreted "Torn" from Natalie Imbruglia. During the live rounds, she sang "Les moulins de mon cœur" from Michel Legrand and was saved by public vote. On April 27, 2013 she performed "Call Me Maybe from Carly Rae Jepsen and was saved by her mentor coach to go through. With Lennon's "Imagine" dedicated to her deceased father, she was saved yet again by public vote. But her luck ended in the semi-finals after her rendition of "Quelqu'un m'a dit" from Carla Bruni. She brought a cumulative score of 74 while the other Team Bertignac semi-finalist Loïs brought in a composite score of 76. Accordingly Louane was eliminated finishing 5th to 8th. All semi-finalists and finalists, including Louane, took part in an after-season 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 16 years-old teenager who is the only hearing person in a family of deaf people. The character sings anumber 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 February 5, 2015, she served as an opening act for Jessie J's showcase in Paris. Her first studio solo album, Chambre 12, was released on March 2, 2015, to great success, becoming France's best selling album of 2015. Its lead single "Jour 1" was a top 10 hit while "Avenir" topped the French charts in March. Her self-titled second album was released in 2017 and debuted atop the French albums charts. After 2018's deluxe, she took a hiatus but returned in 2020 with Joire de Vivre. This was her first album not to top the French music chart (#6). In 2022 she released "Secret," the lead single off her fourth album Sentiments. It went viral on French TikTok and gave her her first top 10 song since 2015. Following two deluxe versions of the album in 2023, her fifth album Solo was released in November 2024, preceded by "La Pluie." In January 2025, Louane was internally selected to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel. Her song "maman" was revealed during the half-time of the Six Nations Championships tournament, performed at Stade de France in Paris. At the grand final of the contest in May she finished 7th with 230 points.