He released his first album, Le Parking des Anges, in 1985 with his song "Elle a les yeux revolver..." as a favourite among teens.

His single, "Qu'est-ce que t'es belle", was a duet with Les Rita Mitsouko leader Catherine Ringer.

In 1992, the singles "Paris", also the title track of his fourth album, and "L'Amour de trente secondes" gained success.

In 2003, he released the single "Dis-moi que l'amour" and a live album entitled Olympia Deux Mille Trois.

Lavoine's ninth album L'Heure d'été, included singles "Je me sens si seul", "Toi mon amour" and "J'espère", a duet with Belgian singer of Vietnamese descent Quynh Anh.