Lynda Lemay

Lynda Lemay
Lemay during a concert in Carcassonne in July 2007
Background information
Birth name	Lynda Lemay
Born	(1966-07-25) 25 July 1966 (age 58) Portneuf, Quebec, Canada
Origin	Portneuf, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Chanson
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, guitarist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1989–present
Website	www.lyndalemay.com

Lynda Lemay (born 25 July 1966) is a Canadian francophone singer-songwriter. Through her mother she is a descendant of Zacharie Cloutier. ^[1]

After winning regional awards in 1989 she went to France and regularly tours in Quebec and France, including at the Paris Olympia. ^{[2] [3]}

Her recording "Live" was nominated as one of the best-selling Francophone albums at the 2000 Juno Awards. ^[4]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions					Certifications [5]
		CAN	BEL (Fl) [6]	BEL (Wa) [7]	FRA [8]	SWI [9]
1990	Nos rêves	–	–	–	116	–
1994	Y	–	–	–	–	–
1996	La visite	–	–	–	–	–
1998	Lynda Lemay	–	–	38	42	–
1999	Live	–	–	28	2	56
2000	Du coq à l'âme	–	–	37	1	29
2000	Les lettres rouges	–	–	3	1	5	MC: Gold [10]
2003	Les secrets des oiseaux	–	–	3	2	13
2005	Un paradis quelque part	–	–	–	20	–
	Un éternel hiver(musical)	–	–	22	22	29
2006	Ma signature	–	–	3	2	16
2008	Allo c'est moi	–	–	6	5	16
2008	Blessée	–	–	3	3	22
2013	Feutres et pastels	–	184	5	5	14
2016	Décibels et des silences	33	–	4	5	11
2020	Il était onze fois	–	–	34	113	–
	Des milliers de plumes	–	–	43	89	–
	À la croisée des humains	–	–	14	86	55
2021	De la rosée dans les yeux	–	–	12	84	56
2023	Il n'y a qu'un pas	–	–	90	67	48
	Entre la flamme et la suie – Amours et patterns	–	–	83	134	–
	Des bordées de mots	–	–	110	150	–
	Critiquement incorrecte – mauvais goût et maux vécus	–	–	145	159	–
	Le baiser de l'horizon	–	–	136	–	–
	Entre le rêve et le souvenir – Chansons de mes débuts	–	–	161	–	–

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		CAN [11]	BEL (Wa) [7]	FRA [8]	SWI [9]
2011	Best Of	12	6	19	41

Awards and recognition

• 1995: 4 Félix Award nominations: Female Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year (Y), Songwriter of the Year, Concert of the Year ^[12]
• 1996: Félix Award nomination: Artist with best recognition outside Quebec ^[13]
• 1998: Félix Award winner, Female Artist of the Year; 4 other Félix nominations: Pop Album of the Year (Lynda Lemay), Best Selling Album of the Year (ibid.), Concert of the Year, Artist with best recognition outside Quebec ^[14]
• 1999: 2 Félix Award nominations: Pop Album of the Year (Lynda Lemay live), Artist with best recognition outside Quebec ^[15]
• 2000: Félix Award winner, Artist with best recognition outside Quebec ^[16]
• 2001: 4 Félix Award nominations: Female Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year (Du coq à l'âme), Concert of the Year, Quebec Artist with most recognition outside Quebec ^[17]
• 2002: 3 Félix Award nominations: Female Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year (Les lettres rouges), Quebec Artist with best recognition outside Quebec ^[18]
• 2004: Félix Award nomination: Quebec Artist with best recognition outside Quebec ^[19]

References

1. "Généalogie de Madonna, Céline Dion, Hillary Clinton et Camilla Parker-Bowles - Toutes cousines!". Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
2. "Lynda Lemay (biography)" (in French). Radio France Internationale. March 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
3. "Tournée de Lynda Lemay en France (Lynda Lemay touring France)". TVA/LCN. 3 April 2000. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
4. Larry LeBlanc (12 February 2000). "Morissette leads Canada's Juno nomination list". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 45–. ISSN   0006-2510.
5. "SNEP 2012 Certifications – 2× Platinum (Albums)". SNEP. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
6. "Lynda Lemay discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
7. "Lynda Lemay discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
8. "Lynda Lemay discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
9. "Lynda Lemay discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
10. "Gold & Platinum Certification – November 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
11. Canadian charts ^[usurped]
12. Gala de l'ADISQ – 1995 Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
13. Gala de l'ADISQ – 1996 Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
14. Gala de l'ADISQ – 1998 Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
15. Gala de l'ADISQ – 1999 Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
16. Gala de l'ADISQ – 2000 Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
17. Gala de l'ADISQ – 2001 Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
18. Gala de l'ADISQ – 2002 Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
19. Gala de l'ADISQ – 2004 Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• (in French) Lynda Lemay's official site
• (in French) Site allemand dédié aux fans de Lynda Lemay – German Fansite
• (in French) Lynda Lemay fan club
• (in French) Tout l'univers de Lynda Lemay
• (in French) Lynda Lemay at Quebec Info Musique