Natasha St-Pier

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Natasha St-Pier
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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 Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick, Canada
Genres Pop, French pop, pop/rock, adult contemporary, dance
OccupationSinger
Years active1996–present
Labels Guy Cloutier Communications, Sony Music France
Website www.natashastpier.com

Natasha St-Pier (born 10 February 1981) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and television presenter. She is of Acadian origin, and grew up in the Saint John River valley of New Brunswick. St-Pier has spent most of her career in France, and represented France in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Je n'ai que mon âme" (English translation: "I have only my soul").

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She began her professional career at a young age in Canada, bringing out her first single at the age of 12, followed by her first album ( Émergence ) in 1996, at the age of 15. Her theatrical experience includes roles in the musicals Notre-Dame de Paris (in Canada and the U.K) and Don Juan (Canada, 2012).

St-Pier has had considerable commercial success in francophone countries, including France, Canada, Belgium and Switzerland. She has also become popular in a number of other countries, including Spain, Poland, Russia, Turkey and Japan. Her Eurovision song ("Je n'ai que mon âme") reached second position on the charts in France and Belgium when released as a single in 2001. In the following year, her single "Tu trouveras" ('You will find') reached position no. 3 in France and Belgium, and position no. 1 in Quebec. In 2006, her single "Un ange frappe à ma porte" ('An angel is knocking at my door') reached no. 1 in Belgium and no. 2 in France. Her albums De l'amour le mieux (2002) and Longueur d'ondes (2006) also reached places 3 and 1 respectively in French album sales.

In interviews, Natasha St-Pier has spoken about the importance of her Catholic faith. [1] She recorded most of the tracks of the concept album Thérèse – Vivre d'amour (2013), based on the poetry of St Thérèse of Lisieux. She herself released a further album based on St Thérèse´s poetry (Thérèse de Lisieux – Aimer c'est tout donner, 2018), as well as an album of personal devotional compositions (Croire, 2020). St-Pier also released the album Jeanne (2022), focused on St Joan of Arc.

St-Pier has appeared as a guest in a number of TV series. She was coach in the second and third season of The Voice Belgique (The Voice of Belgium). In 2024, she and her dancing partner were winners in the French TV series Danse avec les stars season 13.

Biography

Family background

Natasha St-Pier was born 10 February 1981 at Bathurst, New Brunswick (Canada). Together with her brother Jonathan, she grew up in Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick, a small village in the valley of the Saint John River near Edmundston. Both of her parents are ethnically Acadian. Her father, Mario Saint-Pierre, was a primary school teacher who became teacher in a prison for minors and later director of the prison. Later he worked in the Ministry of Justice and in public security. Her mother, Rose-Marie Bard was a nurse, before becoming director of a retirement home. [2] [3] [4] In April 2013, Natasha St-Pier stated during a broadcast of the radio programme Faites entrer l'invité (presented by Michel Drucker) that she is a cousin four times removed of Pope Pius X. [5]

Career

Early beginnings in Canada

At the age of 8 years, St-Pier took the stage for the first time, and began studying classical dance, modern jazz, piano and song. In 1992, she was spotted by Alain Morisod and invited to participate in the Sweet People Show, a program for young talents produced by a local television station in Quebec. The following year, at the age of 12, she became the youngest finalist in the singing competition Le pouvoir de la chanson. She was then invited by producers Regean and Michela Lacroix to sign her first recording contract with their Mi Re La label. In July 1995, she recorded her first single: "Le parcours du cœur", written to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Maurice Tanguay Foundation for underprivileged children. [6] Subsequently, she concentrated her artistic efforts on singing.

In August 1996, she released her debut studio album in Canada, entitled Émergence , which she worked on with Steve Barakatt. She promoted the album with singles: “Il ne sait pas” and "Sans le savoir". [3] After the release of the album, she broke her contract with her agents, which she explained by divergent perceptions of further artistic development. After parting company, she interrupted her career for less than three years. Negotiations between the two sides' lawyers over the broken contract lasted more than two years. Producer Guy Cloutier then decided to help St-Pier and offered her a partnership, in which he invested about one million Canadian dollars in the further development of her career.

In the late 1990s, during a tour in Quebec, she was offered the opportunity to replace Julie Zenatti in the role of Fleur-de-lys for the Canadian French-language production of Notre-Dame de Paris (directed by Luc Plamondon). [7] In the same year, she completed her baccalaureate, majoring in the sciences since she wished to become a biologist. [3] [4] Thanks to her performance in the Canadian production, she was cast in the London production of the musical, where she sang the same role in English, starring alongside Tina Arena. In 2000, she recorded the song “My Heart If You Will Swear”, which was included in an album of songs from the show. [8]

2000-2001

Natasha St-Pier´s second album À chacun son histoire was initially released only in Canada (11 April 2000). The same year, she brought out three singles from the album (the title track, as well as "Et la fille danse" and "Tu m’envoles"). In the same year, she appeared as supporting act for the Québecois singer Garou at Olympia (Paris). [3] Together with Florent Pagny, she recorded a cover version of the Jean-Jacques Goldman song "Là-bas"; the track appeared in Pagny's 2001 album 2 and later in St-Pier's own album De l'amour le mieux (2002). [9]

St-Pier was chosen by the media network France 3 to represent France in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, singing the power ballad "Je n'ai que mon âme". Music and lyrics for the song were written by Robert Goldman (as "Jill Kapler"), the brother of Jean-Jacques Goldman. St-Pier released the song as a single (30 April 2001) and added it to the European recording of the album À chacun son histoire (released 3 April 2001).

The single and video clip had been recorded only in French. Several days before the Eurovision Song Contest, St-Pier revealed in a media interview that she was undecided as to whether to use English or not in her performance of the song. On 12 May 2001, she performed the song under its French title, but sang the final verse in English, this becoming the first French contestant to sing English lyrics. [10] She received the maximum score of 12 points from three countries (Bosnia & Herzegovina, Portugal and Russia), gaining fourth place overall among the 23 participants. [10] Her performance was the seventh time a French contestant had gained 4th place since the beginning of the competition, and was not again equalled until the second place gained by Barbara Pravi in 2021. After participating in the contest, she became the winner of several music industry awards in Canada and France, and toured internationally.

The single version of "Je n'ai que mon âme" reached no. 2 on the charts in France and Belgium. St-Pier subsequently released an English version of the song: "All I Have Is My Soul". The album À chacun son histoire gained Gold certification in France. [11]

2002-2007

In 2002, her collaboration with Pascal Obispo on the album De l'amour le mieux propelled Natasha St-Pier to her greatest commercial success. The album was certified as double platinum status in France, [12] and gold in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland. [13] [14] [15] Three tracks from the album were released as singles ("Tu trouveras", "Nos rendez-vous" and "Alors on se raccroche".) All three singles reached the top 100 singles, and "Tu trouveras" was certified platinum in France and Belgium and no. 1 in Quebec. [16] [17] [18]

The album was released in slightly different versions in France, Canada, Japan and Spain. The Spanish version featured three tracks re-recorded in Spanish, including "Encontrarás" ("Tu trouveras"), with Miguel Bosé singing the male vocal part taken by Pascal Obispo in the French original. [19] When released as a single on 5 October 2003, "Encontrarás" peaked at no. 2 on the Spanish charts and remained in the charts for 15 weeks. [20] As a result, she was invited to perform at the Premios Ondas gala the following year. St-Pier also appeared in a duo with Johnny Hallyday at concerts to celebrate his 60th birthday at the Parc des Princes in Paris (10 and 11 June 2003). The two performed his song J'oublierai ton nom. [21] [22] [23] At the end of 2003 and the beginning of 2004, she released two double-disc compilation albums featuring her most popular songs, [24] [25]

Natasha St Pier singing "Un ange frappe a ma porte" at Lyon, Longueur d'ondes tour, December 2006. Natasha St-Pier - l'Amphiteatre - Lyon -2006-12-01 - DSCF1151.jpg
Natasha St Pier singing "Un ange frappe à ma porte" at Lyon, Longueur d'ondes tour, December 2006.

In 2004, St-Pier released the album L'Instant d'après , which reached platinum status in France. [26] She promoted the album with the singles "Tant que c'est toi", "Quand on cherche l' amour", "Je te souhaite" and "Mourir demain" (recorded with Pascal Obispo); the latter sold 182,000 copies in France and was ranked #24 in the European charts. This was not her only collaboration with Obispo that year: the two also together recorded a cover of the Madonna song "Frozen". The duet appeared as track 15 on Obispo's 2004 album "Live Fan", the second part of the double album "Studio Fan - Live Fan". [27] In the same year, Sony Music France released a Natasha St-Pier DVD, Un instant avec Natasha St-Pier, which included a video tour diary, a personal video dictionary, and seven music videos. [28] [29]

Natasha St Pier at the Olympia in 2007. Natasha St-Pier - Olympia - Paris -2007-01-27 - DSCF2493.jpg
Natasha St Pier at the Olympia in 2007.

At the beginning of January 2006, St-Pier released a studio album entitled Longueur d'ondes , [30] including the singles "Un ange frappe à ma porte", "Ce silence" and "Tant que j'existerai". The latter track was used as the theme song in French for the Canadian children's animation film "Franklin et le Trésor du lac". [31] Longueur d'ondes debuted at the top of the list of most-sold albums in France and reached, among others, the second place of the charts in Belgium. The album was certified Gold for its national sales of over 160,000 copies sold. [32] [33] [a]

On 14 March 2006, St-Pier was a member of a jury headed by Charles Aznavour to choose the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006; other members were Lara Fabian and the Canadian singer Gage. The event, presented by Michel Drucker and Claudy Siar, was broadcast live in prime-time on France 3 under the title Eurovision 2006, et si c'était vous?. In the same year, St-Pier flew to Poland at the invitation of the weekly magazine Gala and played a mini-concert during the award ceremony for the "Róże Gali" (Polish: "Gala's Roses") statuettes. During much of 2006, St-Pier was on tour promoting Longueur d'ondes, including five days at the Olympia in Paris, one of France's largest concert venues. She extended her run at the Olympia with a further three dates in January 2007.

2008-2012

In November 2008, she released an album simply titled Natasha St-Pier . [34] Earlier reports had suggested the album would be called "Embrasse-moi", from the title of the first single. [35]

In November 2009, she released her seventh album, Tu Trouveras: 10 Ans De Succès, which is largely a "Best of" compilation of previously recorded songs, but also included the new single "L'instant T". By 2010, St-Pier 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. [36]

Natasha St Pier on the catwalk at the Salon du Chocolat, 2012. Natasha St-Pier chocolat 2012 2.jpg
Natasha St Pier on the catwalk at the Salon du Chocolat, 2012.

During 2010 St-Pier toured Canada, Belgium and France. In that year, she was also invited to sing the song "Hero" at a French air base during a France 2 presentation by Michel Drucker to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the French air force. [37]

In 2012, she sang the role of Elvira in the Montreal production of the musical Don Juan . [38] Her interpretation of the role was praised by the critic Alexandre Vigneault, who described her as having "the richest voice in the cast". [39] The same year, Natasha St-Pier opened the 20th Salon du Chocolat at Paris, wearing a dress made of chocolate in the style of a geisha (芸者). [40]

2013

In 2013, Natasha St-Pier was invited to be one of the singers on the concept album Thérèse – Vivre d'amour . Roberto Ciurleo conceived the idea of setting to music the devotional poetry of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, and commissioned French musician Grégoire as composer. Although the album features the voices of several artists, St-Pier appears in nine of the twelve tracks. The duet "Vivre d'amour", which she recorded with Anggun, was released as a single. The album reached position two in France and four in Belgium, and was certified in France as Platinum. [41]

In interviews, St-Pier talked about how encountering the poetry of St Thérèse had challenged her to be more aware of the spiritual dimension in daily life: "I am not a saint... (Pope) John Paul II has said that it is more difficult to do small acts in daily life than the large exceptional acts. I think that, in that, she is a model.". [7] [42] [43]

In May that year, she took part in the entertainment programme Un air de star on pay TV channel M6, where she reached the semi-finals.

Also in 2013, she recorded the song "Aimer" with the male quartet Il Divo; it appeared as a track on the group's album A Musical Affair (French edition), released in November 2013. Other singers recording tracks on the album with the quartet included Hélène Ségara, Florent Pagny, Anggun, Lisa Angell, Vincent Niclo and Sonia Lacen. [44] [45] .

On 7 December 2013, St-Pier and Anggun were invited to sing their duet "Vivre d'amour" at the 21st annual Vatican Christmas concert (Concerto di Natale XXI edizione) in Auditorium della Conciliazione, Rome. The concert was performed in the presence of Pope Francis, who told them that he greatly enjoyed the album. [46]

2014 - present

On 21 September 2014, St-Pier gave two concerts accompanied by a choir of 400 at the festival "Croches en Chœur" (Quavers in concert), held at Saint-Gervais in south-western France. Both concerts were successes, prompting the festival to be continued the following year. [47]

In 2015, St-Pier recorded the song "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from the film Evita for the album "Les stars font leur cinéma" (The stars make their cinema), an album of cover versions of songs which had appeared in films. [48] On 31 March that year, she sang her 2001 Eurovision entry “Je n'ai que mon âme” in London during the Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits anniversary concert. The concert was arranged by the BBC to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest. [49] At the end of the concert, she joined with all the participating artists in singing the ABBA song "Waterloo".

In October 2015 St-Pier, signed to the Smart label, released the album Mon Acadie, a collection of covers of traditional folk songs.

On 9 August 2018, St-Pier gave a concert ("Confidences pour un piano") at Courseulles-sur-Mer in Normandy, as part of a week-long festival of Acadian culture ("La semaine Acadienne"). [50]

She released the album Croire ("Believe") in 2020, which was produced by Thomas Pouzin from the group Glorious. Unlike the previous albums based on the poetry of St Thérèse, the texts from this album were written by St-Pier and Pouzin. She wrote three of the song texts ("Par amour" and "Peu m’importe"), which were set to music by Vincent Bidal (jazz pianist, composer and producer). In interview, she said: "This time I wanted to express what I feel without using Thérèse's words. Using my own words can help people know where I am in my spiritual journey. Especially since, for the first time, three of the album's texts are entirely my own work. I wanted to address Mary a little more, as Thérèse did, and speak directly to the public." [b] [1] The singles released from the album were "Viens sois ma lumière" and "Sancta Maria". [51]

St-Pier has recorded duets (and trios) with Pascal Obispo, Florent Pagny, Mickaël Miro, Anggun, Élisa Tovati, Sonia Lacen, Grégory Turpin, Les Stentors, Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois, Jean-Michel Di Falco, Roch Voisine, Tony Carreira, Michel Fugain, Grégoire, Florent Mothe, Hélène Segara, Vincent Niclo, Anne Sila and Glorious, among others. She has also appeared in the troupe of Les Enfoirés.

In 2024, St-Pier announced a new tour between November 2025 and January 2026 under the title "Mon histoire d'amour c'est vous", with concerts in France featuring her great hits and giving homage to composers and singers who have inspired her. [52] She also continued her programme of performances in Catholic churches, based on the albums Jeanne and Thérèse. [53]

Appearances as media presenter

From 2011, Natasha St-Pier began making appearances as a TV presenter. On 2 March 2011, she co-hosted a primetime TV special commemorating twenty years since the death of Serge Gainsbourg. The event, broadcast simultaneously on pay TV channels AB1 and Club RTL, was called "Gainsbourg, 20 ans déjà"; her co-host was French TV presenter Jacky. Other singers performing on the evening included Julie Zenatti, Emmanuelle Seigner, Arielle Dombasle, Stanislas, Sylvie Vartan, Sanseverino and Micky Green. [54] In 2012, she presented a tribute to Céline Dion called "We Love Céline" on NRJ 12 with Matthieu Delormeau. [55]

Between September 2013 and June 2014, Natasha presented the weekly television show "Les chansons d'abord" (Songs First) on France 3. [56] On 26 January 2014, she presented on the show the three finalists to be the French entry in Eurovision Song Contest 2014. [56] on 2 March 2014, she announced on the broadcast that Twin Twin had been chosen to represent France in the contest. During the broadcast of Eurovision 2014, she was one of the commentators for French television. [56]

In 2013 and 2014, she was also one of the four coaches in the Belgian French-language version of the syndicated TV program The Voice ( The Voice Belgique ). [57]

During the summer of 2014, she also tried radio, co-presenting the broadcast ‘’Ça ne manque pas d'airs‘’ on RTL with Jean-Michel Zecca. [58]

Musical style

Beginning 2001-2004, the French media began referring to St-Pier as one of the grandes voix québécoises (big Quebecois voices) at the centre of contemporary trends in popular music. Other singers grouped in this category included Isabelle Boulay, Céline Dion, Lara Fabian, Garou, Daniel Lavoie, Lynda Lemay, Bruno Pelletier and Roch Voisine. However, the musicologist Catherine Rudent concludes that only Boulay, Dion and Fabian truly resemble St-Pier in répertoire, voice and techniques of interpretation. These singers have in common a style inherited from soul music, in which expressive vocality takes priority over the text, making full use of registers of the chest and head, vocal ornamentation and improvisation. [59]

Personal life

On 9 March 2012, she married her boyfriend of a year and a half, Gregory Quillacq, a member of the aquatic and subaquatic fire brigade of Paris). They married at a private ceremony in Lit-et-Mixe. [60] St-Pier has a son named Bixente Maxime (born 13 November 2015), who underwent a successful operation to correct a congenital heart malformation. [61] She is a dietitian, vegetarian [62] and a Catholic. She is also a yoga teacher [63] and an occasional scuba diver. In 2021 she announced she and her husband were separated.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbumChartsCertification
BEL
(WAL)
[64] 		CAN (QC) ESP
[20] 		FRA
[65] 		POL SWI
[15] 		TUR
1996 Émergence ———————
2000 À chacun son histoire 23——37———Gold (FRA)
2002 De l'amour le mieux 3——38 [66] 12—2 x Platinum (FRA); Gold (BEL, CAN, [13] SWI)
2003 Encontrarás [c] ———————
L'instant d'après 6——317 [67] 14—Platinum (FRA); Gold (BEL)
2006 Longueur d’ondes 2——129 [68] 11—Gold (FRA)
2008 Natasha St-Pier 16——16—63—
2012 Bonne nouvelle 11——11—80—
2013 Thérèse – Vivre d'amour [d] 4——2———Platinum (FRA)
2015Mon Acadie188—16—62—
2017L'alphabet des animaux68——44———
2018Thérèse de Lisieux – Aimer c'est tout donner55——23—40—Gold (FRA) [69]
2020Croire29——31———
2022Jeanne113——52———
2023Christmas Album20——68———

Rereleases / Compilations

YearAlbumChartsCertificationNote
BEL
(WA)
[64] 		CAN (QC)
[13] 		FRA
[65] 		SWI
[15]
2001 Je n'ai que mon âme ————Gold (CAN)Compilation – Best of
2003À chacun son histoire /
L'instant d'après		——102——Double CD rerelease
2004À chacun son histoire /
De l'amour le mieux		23—37——Double CD rerelease
2009 Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès —————Compilation – Best of
2010Natasha St-Pier /
De l'amour le mieux		——117——Double CD rerelease
2013La sélection - Best Of 3CD—————Compilation – Best of
2021Croire + Aimer c'est tout donner - Thérèse de Lisieux—————Double CD rerelease
2021Je n'ai que mon âme [e] —————Compilation – Best of

Singles

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
BEL
(Wa) 		CAN (QC) [18] ESP
[70] 		FRA POL SWI TUR
1993"Le parcours du cœur"——————— Émergence
1996"Il ne sait pas"———————
"Sans le savoir"———————
1997"Portés par la vague"———————
2000"À chacun son histoire"———————À chacun son histoire
"Et la fille danse"———————
"Tu m’envoles"———————
2001"Je n'ai que mon âme" [f] 2——2———
2002"Tu trouveras"
(with Pascal Obispo)		31—329 [71] 20—De l'amour le mieux
2003"Nos rendez-vous"15——155 [72] 45—
"Alors on se raccroche"———47—72—
"Toi qui manques à mon vie"———————
"Encontrarás"
(with Miguel Bosé) [g] 		——2———— Encontrarás
"Por probarlo todo (No se pierde nada)" [h] ———————
"Tant que c´est toi"5——116 [73] 31—L'instant d'après
2004"Quand on cherche l' amour"———————
"Mourir demain"
(with Pascal Obispo)		4——7—18—
"Je te souhaite"———————
2005"Ce silence"
(with Frédéric Chateau)		25——28———Longueur d'ondes
2006"Un ange frappe à ma porte"1——2—19—
"Tant que j'existerai"23——36———
2008"Embrasse-moi"28—————12Natasha St-Pier
"1, 2, 3"——————90
2009"L'instant T"——————73Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès
2012"Bonne nouvelle"———194———Bonne nouvelle
"Juste Comme Ça" (with Mickaël Miro)———————
2013"Vivre d'amour"
(with Anggun)		63——86——— Thérèse: Vivre d'amour
2015"Cap enragé" (with Roch Voisine)———————Mon Acadie
"Tous les Acadiens"———————
2016"Mon pays bleu"————————
2018"Le cantique des cantiques" (with Glorious)———————Thérèse de Lisieux – Aimer c'est tout donner
"Aimer c'est tout donner"———————
2020"Viens sois ma lumière"———————Croire
"Sancta Maria"———————
2022"Jeanne"———————Jeanne
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——

Footnotes

  1. ↑ In July 2009, SNEP (the French certifying body) changed the certification level for Platinum to 100,000 sales, which would put Longueur d'ondes at Platinum level by current standards. [26] However, at the time the album qualified only as Gold.
  2. ↑ Original quotation in Spanish: "Esta vez quería expresar lo que siento sin utilizar las palabras de Teresa. Utilizar mis propias palabras puede ayudar a la gente a saber en qué punto estoy de mi camino espiritual. Sobre todo porque, por primera vez, tres de los textos del álbum son obra mía íntegramente. Quería dirigirme un poco más a María, como hizo Teresa, y hablar directamente al público." (Translation by DeepL)
  3. ↑ Spanish version of De l'amour le mieux.
  4. ↑ Thérèse – Vivre d'amour is strictly speaking not an album by Natasha St-Pier, but rather a concept album featuring various artists. However, she features in nine of the twelve tracks.
  5. ↑ Despite the identical name, Je n'ai que mon âme (2021) is distinct from Je n'ai que mon âme (2001). The 2001 album was released only in Quebec and the 2021 album in Europe. Although both are compilations, the track selections are quite different, since the 2021 album contains tracks recorded in the preceding two decades.
  6. ↑ The single was released both in its original French version, and in an English recording ("All I have is my soul").
  7. ↑ Spanish version of "Tu trouveras", released 2003, with Miguel Bosé singing the male part in the third verse.
  8. ↑ Spanish version of "On peut tout essayer".

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À chacun son histoire is the second studio album and the first internationally released album by Natasha St-Pier. The album was released 11 April 2000 in Canada, and subsequently in 2001 in France and Belgium. The 2001 European release differs from the 2000 Canadian release especially by the addition of the song "Je n'ai que mon âme", with which St-Pier represented France in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tu trouveras</span> 2002 single by Natasha St-Pier

"Tu trouveras" is the name of a 2002 song recorded by Canadian singer Natasha St-Pier and French singer Pascal Obispo. It was composed by Obispo and written by Lionel Florence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michèle Torr</span> French singer and author (born 1947)

Michèle Torr is a French singer and author, best known in non-Francophone countries for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg in 1966 and for Monaco in 1977.

<i>Natasha St-Pier</i> (album) 2008 studio album by Natasha St-Pier

Natasha St-Pier is the sixth studio album recorded by Canadian singer Natasha St-Pier. The album was released in November 2008. Two singles were released from the album: "Embrasse-Moi" and "1, 2, 3".

<i>Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès</i> (Best of) 2009 compilation album by Natasha St-Pier

Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès is the first "best of" compilation album released in France by Canadian singer Natasha St-Pier. It was released on 27 November 2009. One of the new songs, "L'instant T", was released as the first single on 27 September 2009. An English version of "L'instant T", entitled "Trade It All", is also included on the album.

<i>Je nai que mon âme</i> (album) 2001 compilation album by Natasha St-Pier

Je n'ai que mon âme is a compilation album released only in Quebec by Canadian singer Natasha St-Pier. The album was released due to the success of the song Je n'ai que mon âme in Canada, as its parent album A chacun son histoire had not been released in Canada. Also an English version of Je n'ai que mon âme was included. The album contains one unreleased song, I'm in Love, which is an English version of Tu m'envoles and has never been released in France. The album was released on 26 June 2001. No singles were released from this album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nos rendez-vous</span> 2002 single by Natasha St-Pier

"Nos rendez-vous" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Natasha St-Pier. Written by Patrice Guirao, Volodia and Gioacchino Maurici, and produced by Pascal Obispo, it was the second single from St-Pier's third album De l'amour le mieux (2002), and was released on 27 September 2002. It became the singer's sixth-most successful single in terms of peak positions on the French charts, hitting some success. In France, the single debuted at number 16 on the chart edition of 5 October 2002, reached a peak of number 15 in the third week, then dropped and remained for a total of 14 weeks in the top 50 and fell out of the top 100 after 17 weeks. On 17 December 2002, it earned a Gold disc for selling over 250,000 units. In Belgium (Wallonia), it entered the Ultratop 50 on 16 November 2002 at number 28, then jumped to a peak of number 15 and remained for 13 weeks in the top 40. In Switzerland, entered at a peak of number 45 on 24 November 2002, then dropped and fell off the top 100 after 11 weeks.

<i>Thérèse – Vivre damour</i> 2013 studio album by Various Artists

Thérèse – Vivre d'amour is a concept album of poems by Saint Thérèse of Lisieux set to music. Roberto Ciurleo conceived the idea of setting to music the devotional poetry of St Thérèse, and invited French musician Grégoire to compose the music. The album features performances by Natasha St-Pier, Anggun, Sonia Lacen, Elisa Tovati, Les Stentors, Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois, and Michael Lonsdale. It was released on 22 April 2013 by Twin Music in France, Belgium, and Switzerland. "Vivre d'amour", a duet by Natasha St-Pier and Anggun, was released as the album's first single on 29 March 2013. In 2014, Thérèse - Vivre d'amour was nominated for a World Music Awards for World's Best Album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grégory Turpin</span> French pop singer and songwriter (born 1980)

Grégory Turpin is a French pop singer and songwriter. He was born on July 3, 1980, in Saint-Girons, Ariège in south-western France. His three albums have contributed to the rise of spiritual pop music in France.

Renée Claude was a Canadian actress and singer who was known as an interpretive singer, particularly of songs by Stéphane Venne, Michel Conte, Georges Brassens and Léo Ferré.

"Ce silence" is a music single recorded in 2005. It was recorded as a pop rap duo by Canadian singer Natasha St-Pier and French singer Frédéric Chateau. It was released commercially in 2005 (Canada) and 2006 (Europe).

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