Michel Rivard, solo artist after Beau Dommage. This following song, Je voudrais voir la mer (If only I could see the sea...or I want to see the sea) used to make me cry abundantly at 11 when I first heard that song. Turns out I went beyond Florida....I went to the pacific ocean in New Zealand, Fiji and Vanuatu. And I end up on the west coast. 

Look for translated lyrics if you are keen

HERE HERE HERE