- Marie-Élaine Thibert
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Marie-Elaine Thibert Born April 18, 1982 Origin Montreal, Quebec Genres Light rock, Adult contemporary, Pop Years active 2003-present Labels Musicor [1] Marie-Élaine Thibert (born April 18, 1982 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec adult contemporary and pop singer. Thibert was first notable for being the runner-up in the first season of Star Académie in 2003, the Quebec singing idol reality show. She is also a two-time Felix-award winner for best Female artist in Quebec and one-time Juno-award winner for Best Francophone album in Canada.
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Background
Self-titled Debut album from Marie-Elaine Thibert released in 2004
Early life
Born in the district of LaSalle in the Montréal region, Thibert started to express interest in music during high school and college. She participated in several competitions and contests some of which she won. Thibert then auditioned for Star Académie in 2003 in which she performed on several occasions one of her favorites songs performed originally by Jacques Brel. Thibert finished second to Acadien-born Wilfred Le Bouthillier in the show's first season.
After Star Académie, Thibert met up several times with her long-time Idol Celine Dion and once met a duet performance prior to her disc launch.[2]
Music career
Her self-titled debut album was launched a few months after Star Académie in early 2004. 300 000 copies of the album were sold which easily surpassed the totals of Le Bouthiller's self-titled album and season two champion Stéphanie Lapointe's Sur le fil, the latter of which is in a genre similar to Thibert but with a much lighter tone. The success of the album resulted in two Felix award at the ADISQ gala later that year. She won the awards for the album with the best sales [3] and best female singer.[4] She won the again the latter category again in 2005. She also won a Juno Award for best Francophone Album in Canada for her debut album ahead of Dany Bédard, Nicola Ciccone, Canadian Idol finalist Audrey De Montigny and Les Trois Accords. She was also nominated for Juno Fan Choice Award in which Avril Lavigne won ahead of Thibert, Sarah McLachlan, Diana Krall and Shania Twain.[5]
Album cover of Thibert's second release: Comme ça (2007)In 2007, Thibert released her second album Comme ça and as of August 2007, over 100 000 copies were sold. The albums was made with the help of collaborators such as Chris de Burgh, Luc de la Rochelliere, Michel Rivard and Paul Piche as well as musical contributions from Marc Dupre, Marc Dery and Daniel Lavoie [6]
In addition, Thibert has released a DVD from a live performance at Montreal's Bell Centre during her Quebec-wide tour in 2005-2006. The show aired on TV network TVA which was the main network of all three Star Académie seasons from 2003 to 2006. In 2007-2008, she made a second province-wide tour in which most shows were sold out very quickly. Her albums include Marie-Élaine Thibert (Self-titled Debut album from Marie-Elaine Thibert released in 2004), Comme Ça (Released: April 17, 2007) and Un Jour Noël (Released: October 14, 2008)
Discography
Studio albums
Year Information Peak[7] Certifications[8] CAN 2004 Marie-Elaine Thibert - First studio album
- Released: May 17, 2004
- Label: Musicor/Distribution Select
- Format: CD, digital download
1 CAN: 3x Platinum 2007 Comme Ça - Second studio album
- Released: April 17, 2007
- Label: Musicor/Distribution Select
- Format: CD, digital download
1 CAN: Platinum 2008 Un Jour Noël - Second studio album
- Released: October 14, 2008
- Label: Musicor/Distribution Select
- Format: CD, digital download
6 CAN: Platinum Filmography
- Marie-Elaine en spectacle (2006) - DVD
Footnotes/References
- ^ ADISQ
- ^ Québec Info Musique - Marie-Élaine THIBERT
- ^ http://www.radio-canada.ca/television/adisq2004/finalistes/txt_nomin-artis-meilleur_vend.html
- ^ http://www.radio-canada.ca/television/adisq2004/finalistes/txt_nomin-artis-inter_feminine.html
- ^ 2008 Juno Awards
- ^ Marie-Elaine Thibert : son album «Comme ça» est certifié platine - Showbizz.net : La référence en showbizz québecois, canadien et international!
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p747177
- ^ http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
External links
Categories:- Living people
- People from Montreal
- 1982 births
- Canadian female singers
- Participants in Canadian reality television series
- Juno Award winners
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