Natasha St-Pier

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Natasha St-Pier
Natasha St-Pier - chanteuse francaise - Denain - France - 12 mars 2010 - DSC3256.jpg
St-Pier during her concert in Denain, on 2010 France Tour
Background information
Birth nameNatasha St-Pier
Born (1981-02-10) 10 February 1981 (age 43)
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Origin Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
GenresPop
French pop
Pop/Rock
Adult Contemporary
Dance
Occupation(s)Singer, vocalist, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, keyboards
Years active1996–present
Labels Guy Cloutier Communications, Sony Music France
Website www.natasha-stpier.com

Natasha St-Pier (born 10 February 1981) is a Canadian singer of Acadian origin who has spent most of her career in France. She was coach in the second and third season of The Voice Belgique (The Voice of Belgium ).

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Career

St-Pier released her first album, Emergence , in 1996, produced by composer/producer Steve Barakatt. In 2000, she made her international singing debut as Fleur-de-Lys in the London version of the musical drama Notre Dame de Paris .

She came fourth in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, representing France with the power ballad Je n'ai que mon âme , later releasing an English version of the song: "All I Have Is My Soul". By 2010, she had released 7 albums, topped the French album and singles charts, and made it to the top 10 of the Eurochart Hot 100.[ citation needed ] St Pier has become popular in francophone Europe, and in countries such as Poland and Russia.[ citation needed ] Her seventh album, Tu Trouveras: 10 Ans De Succès, which is largely a "Best of" compilation of her songs previously recorded, was released in November 2009. During 2010 she toured Canada, Belgium and France.

In 2004, Sony Music France released a Natasha St-Pier DVD, Un Instant Avec Natasha St-Pier, that included a video tour diary, a personal video dictionary, and seven music videos. [1]

On 9 March 2012, she married her boyfriend of a year and a half, Gregory Quillacq, a Parisian fireman, at a private ceremony in Lit-et-Mixe. [2]

Since September 2013, Natasha is the host of the television show "Les chansons d'abord" (Songs First) to France 3. She was also one of the commentators of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 for French television. [3] In October 2015 St-Pier, signed to the Smart label, released the album Mon Acadie, a collection of covers of traditional folk songs.

Private life

In 2012, she married Grégory Quillacq (a member of the aquatic and subaquatic fire brigade of Paris), she has a child named Bixente Maxime, who underwent a successful heart operation. [4] She is a dietitian, vegetarian [5] and a Catholic. She is also a yoga teacher [6] and an occasional scuba diver. In 2021 she announced she and her husband were separated.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbumChartsCertification
BEL
(WA)

[7]
FRA SWI QUE (Canada)
1996 Émergence
2001 À chacun son histoire 2337France: Gold
2002 De l'amour le mieux 3312France: Double Platinum
Encontrarás
(Spanish version of De l'amour le mieux)
2003 L'instant d'après 6314France: Platinum
2006 Longueur d’ondes 2111France: Gold
2008 Natasha St-Pier 161663
2012 Bonne nouvelle 111180
2015 Mon Acadie 1816628
2017L'alphabet des animaux6844
2018Thérèse de Lisieux – Aimer c'est tout donner5540
2020Croire31
[8]
2022Jeanne11352
[9]
2023Christmas Album2082
[10]

Rereleases / Compilations

Natasha St Pier singing Un ange frappe a ma porte. Natasha-Saint-Pier-5-2512.JPG
Natasha St Pier singing Un ange frappe à ma porte.
YearAlbumChartsNote
BEL
(WA)

[7]
FRA
2001 Je n'ai que mon âme Compilation – Best of
2003À chacun son histoire /
L'instant d'après
102Double CD rerelease
2004À chacun son histoire /
De l'amour le mieux
2337Double CD rerelease
2009 Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès Compilation – Best of
2010Natasha St-Pier /
De l'amour le mieux
117Double CD rerelease

Singles

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
BEL
(Wa)
FRA SWI TUR QUE
2001"Je n'ai que mon âme"22À chacun son histoire
"Tu m’envoles"
2002"Tu trouveras"3320De l'amour le mieux
2003"Nos rendez-vous"151545
"Alors on se raccroche"4772
"Tant que c’est toi"51131L'instant d'après
2004"Mourir demain"
(with Pascal Obispo)
4718
2006"Un ange frappe à ma porte"1219Longueur d'ondes
"Ce silence"2528
"Tant que j'existerai"2336
2008"Embrasse-moi"12Natasha St-Pier
"1, 2, 3"90
2009"L'instant T"73Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès
2012"Bonne nouvelle"194Bonne nouvelle
2013"Vivre d'amour"
(with Anggun)
6386 Thérèse: Vivre d'amour
YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
BEL
(Wa)
FRA SWI QUE
2007"Pour que tu sois libre (La rose Marie Claire)"
(Leslie / Anggun / Jennifer McCray /
Natasha St Pier / Elisa Tovati / Julie Zenatti)
21
2013"Donne-moi le temps"
(Segara / St Pier / Keim / Alizée / L'Orchestre Ostinato)
4599
2014"Laissez-nous chanter" (live)
(Goldman / Fiori / Clerc / Youn / Lorie / Laroque / Foly / Tal / Ségara / St-Pier / Nolwenn Leroy / Zazie)
196

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Preceded by France in the Eurovision Song Contest
2001
Succeeded by