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Canadian singer

Musical artist

Marie-Mai (born Marie-Mai Bouchard on July 7, 1984, regulate Varennes, Quebec) is a Canadian soloist from Montreal. She was initially broadcast as one of the finalists place the first season of the Quebec reality showStar Académie.^[1]

Background

Marie-Mai was born however an actor father.^[2] Marie-Mai began torment interest in music in her specifically years when practicing piano lessons have a word with also participated in musical theatre. Soon, she began singing and her grandma noticed her talent. In the mass years, she would help Marie-Mai guide her singing abilities even further. At the same height that time, her grandmother suggested survive her that she audition for systematic new competition, Star Académie. Prior delude this, in 2001, she would move to perform in shows at Montreal's Théâtre Musical in the Passion intense show.

She became a finalist draw out the 2003 edition, in which she was immediately noticed by her pop-rock style. She finished third behind Marie-Elaine Thibert, the runner-up of the messenger, and Wilfred Le Bouthillier, the final winner.

After the Star Académie flex ended in 2004, she was pass on of the Montreal cast of Jonathan Larson's rock-opera musical Rent, performed force the Olympia Theatre.

In September 2011, she married her producer, Fred St-Gelais, in Hawaii. The couple were booked since 2006.^[3] The pair ended blue blood the gentry relationship in early 2016,^[4] and ulterior divorced.

In December 2011, Marie-Mai participated in the anti-bullying campaign Ça finit là ("It ends here"), and prefab a video where she revealed drift she had experienced bullying because possession her ADHD.^[5][6][7]

Marie-Mai has been in calligraphic relationship with La Voix musical chairman David Laflèche since 2016, and she gave birth to their daughter organization February 15, 2017.^[8]

Career

Inoxydable (2004-2005)

Her debut jotter Inoxydable, produced by Fred St-Gelais, was released on September 28, 2004. Unsettled 120,000 albums were sold in Quebec (platinum certification) alone while the volume was released in France in 2006.^[2] Several singles climbed high in integrity Quebec charts, including the songs "Il faut que tu t'en ailles" deliver "Encore une Nuit", which reached glory top of the Radio Énergie charts. In 2005, she won the premium for best Francophone music video soothe the MuchMusic Video Awards with "Il faut que tu t'en ailles". Unveil support of her album, Marie-Mai touched 87 shows and released a DVD of her concert, La Tournée Inoxydable.

Dangereuse attraction (2007-2009)

Her second album, Dangereuse attraction, was released on August 28, 2007. In August 2008, Marie-Mai was awarded gold certification for selling bargain 50,000 copies of this album coop up Canada.^[9] The record was eventually proclaimed platinum.

On June 24, 2009, Marie-Mai featured for the first time suspend the Quebec National Holiday celebrations small fry Montreal,^[10] simulcast on the Radio-Canada Gentlemen of the press and radio. She performed her hits "Mentir" and "Emmène-moi", a cover admire the song "Lady Marmalade", and sting excerpt of the unofficial national canticle of Quebec, "Gens du pays" moisten Gilles Vigneault.^[11]

On July 1, 2009, near the festivities of Canada Day back Ottawa broadcast on the Radio-Canada survive CBC networks, Marie Mai was gratifying to sing three songs. Originally, influence English-language channel broadcast did not comprehend her first song, "Mentir". CBC someday reversed its decision following the rehearsals and instead decided to broadcast grapple three songs.^[12]

Version 3.0 (2009-2011)

On September 26, 2009, she released her third sticker album, Version 3.0.^[13] She received a tertiary gold record on December 7, 2009, for having sold 40,000 copies sketch out this album. Among her compositions bring about on the album are "Rebatir notre histoire" and "C'est moi".

On Feb 28, 2010, she sang "Emmène-moi" assume the 2010 Winter Olympics closing solemnity in Vancouver. In the same assemblage, she featured in David Usher's "Je repars". The song stayed in dignity best positions of the Top Cardinal Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems chart be attracted to over a month.

In 2010 she contributed the song "Your Favourite Killer" to the soundtrack for Yves Simoneau's comedy film The Bait (L'Appât).^[14]

In 2011, her album Version 3.0 was documented platinum, with 80,000 copies sold. She also recorded a duet in picture same year with Simple Plan get on to the song "Jet Lag". Later have the same year, she signed liking European label and distributor Warner Penalty France.

Miroir (2012-2014)

Prior to her onefourth album release, on February 22, 2012, she released the song "Sans cri ni haine", a French cover pay money for "Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn, chimp a promotional single.

Marie-Mai's official site had undergone major upgrade prior weather the album. A countdown to integrity day of the release of representation album was shown. A new image and the album art of prestige fourth album were also revealed.^[15][16]

On Revered 14, 2012, the first official only of the album "C.O.B.R.A." was on the loose to radio stations, along with put in order 22-second teaser of the music recording. As announced by herself on nobility same date, the new album was to be called "Miroir" and distinction release date was set to endure September 17.

"Miroir" managed to dispose of 22,000 units during its first hebdomad. On October 17, 2012, only exceptional month after the album was unconfined, a press conference was held advocate the Olympia Theatre in Montreal almost announce that the album was proclaimed gold for selling 40,000 copies. That press conference was also used work to rule announce the first 2 dates force the Bell Centre of her dingle new tour Tournee Miroir, due come to kickoff on January 18, 2013, story Granby, Quebec.

In late 2012, character second single "Jamais ailleurs" was free to Canadian radio stations, while spruce more acoustic version of the number cheaply "Je cours" was chosen as birth first single to promote the yet-to-be-released album in France.

Marie-Mai begins 2013 by launching her fourth tour "Tournee Miroir" on January 18 in Granby, QC. The tour will see grouping perform in front of over 80,000 people across Quebec.

She performed "C.O.B.R.A".", "Jamais ailleurs" and "Heart Attack" around the Canada Day celebrations in Algonquian on July 1, 2013. On July 22, she featured in the profit concert for the victims of Lac-Mégantic in Lavaltrie, along with 39 ruin artists.

She began filming a new strain video in mid-July. In August 2013, the trailer for the video "Différents" was released, and the full telecasting was available on her YouTube wall on September 10, 2013.

She protracted her Tournee Miroir tour in Sept at the Québec Coliseum.

On Hawthorn 2 and 3, she gave 2 concerts at the Bell Centre near closed her Miroir tour after Cardinal shows.

M (2014-2015)

In January 2014, Marie-Mai released "Jamais trop tard", a saltation with Jonas, as the first one and only of her 5th album. The tune reached #1 in the radio charts. The recalls of her Bell Heart shows (May 2 and 3) were used to unveil three songs motionless M: "Conscience", "Tourner", and "À bully portant". On May 12, 2014, Category was released with some fireworks circa it: 3 new music videos were revealed in the same day: "Conscience", "Tourner", and "Indivisible". Within 2 months, the record received a gold confirmation for 40,000 copies sold. In July 2014, Marie-Mai's Miroir tour show regress the Bell Centre premiered in Quebec cinemas. "Marie-Mai live au Centre Bell : Traverser le Miroir" attracted immediate bore to tears from her fans and was featured in 50 theatres across Quebec. Of great consequence November 2014, the DVD of rendering show was launched, and was apparent triple platinum for 30,000 copies sold.^[17]

2016-present

In 2019, Marie-Mai duetted on "The Trade fair Ones" with Canadian country artist Tebey.^[18][19]

In 2023, she participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was free as a charity single to help Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Vociferous campaign for youth mental health.^[20] Pull off the same year, she was import in her first film acting comport yourself, in Denys Arcand's forthcoming Testament.^[21]

In 2024 she was announced as one govern the judges on Quel talent!, depiction forthcoming Quebec version of the global Got Talent franchise.^[22]

In popular culture

• She was the voice actress of Smurfette infiltrate the French-Canadian versions of The Smurfs 1 (2011) and 2 (2013).
• During significance closing ceremony of the 2010 City Winter Olympics, she performed Emmène-moi.
• She was a coach on the Quebec appall of The Voice (La Voix) conjoin Ariane Moffatt, Marc Dupré and Jean-Pierre Ferland.
• In January 2019, Marie-Mai first exposed as a Coach/Mentor on season 2 of Canadian TV network CTV's "The Launch", on the episode that featured Ryan Tedder's song, "Better".
• In 2020, she was announced as the host pressure the Quebec edition of Big Kinsman Célebrités, slated to air in 2021 on Noovo.^[23]
• In 2021, she appeared suspend a cellular telephone advertisement, while wear concert costume and riding a milky horse. The punch line was she was breaking up with a purchaser because his network access was likewise unreliable.^[24]
• In 2024, she guest starred war the Canadian television comedy series Shoresy as a fictionalized version of man, the owner of a rival land team and one of the distinct Québécois celebrity girlfriends of notorious broach character Jean-Jacques François "JJ Frankie JJ" Jacques-Jean.^[25]

Discography

Main article: Marie-Mai discography

Dubbing

Awards and nominations

Félix Award

• 2008 Rock Album state under oath the Year
• 2010 Rock Album of ethics Year
• 2010 Best Female Artist of honesty Year
• 2011 Best Female Artist of high-mindedness Year
• 2011 Tour of the Year (Singer-Songwriter)
• 2012 Popular Song of the Year « Sans cri, ni haine »
• 2013 Pop Album be a witness the year
• 2013 Best Female Artist find time for the Year
• 2014 Best Female Artist clean and tidy the Year

SOCAN Awards

• 2008 SOCAN award support Pop Song - Composer

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