Isabelle Boulay

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Isabelle Boulay
File:Isabelle Boulay.jpg
Isabelle Boulay, March 2008
Background information
Birth name Isabelle Boulay
Born (1972-07-06) 6 July 1972 (age 52)
Origin Sainte-Félicité, Quebec, Canada
Genres Folk
Country
Pop music[1]
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1993–present
Labels Polydor
Universal Music Group
Audiogram
Website Isabelle Boulay official site

Isabelle Boulay, CQ (born 6 July 1972) is a francophone Canadian singer.

Biography

Born in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec, where her parents owned a restaurant, Boulay moved to the nearby city of Matane at the start of her adolescence, and studied literature at Cégep Limoilou. In 1988, her friends signed her up, without her knowledge, for a singing contest in Matane, where she made the acquaintance of Josélito Michaud, who later became her agent. In 1990, at the Petite-Vallée song festival, she won an award for her performance of "Les gens de mon pays" (Gilles Vigneault). The following year, in 1991, she won the Granby song festival for her rendition of "Amsterdam" (Jacques Brel) and "Naufrage" (Dan Bigras). She was also invited to take part in the festival Les FrancoFolies de Montréal. In 1992, she performed in France at Théâtre Dejazet, introducing Bill Deraime. In 1993, she represented Radio Canada at the "Truffe de Périgueux" festival held in Périgord, France, and was awarded the prize for Best Singer in the "chanson francophone" category.[2][3][4]

Following Boulay's success in France, she was noticed by songwriter Luc Plamondon, who was looking for emerging talents to perform in a new production of his rock opera Starmania. There, Boulay portrayed the role of Marie-Jeanne from 1995 to 1998. She also provided the singing voice for Quebec singer Alys Robi in the TV miniseries of the same name, adding to her popularity in Quebec.[2][3][4]

In 1996, Boulay released her debut album, Fallait pas, written and produced by Daniel DeShaime.[4][5] She also participated again in Les FrancoFolies de Montréal.[4] She began recording her second album, États d'amour, in 1997; it was released in Quebec February 1998 and sold well, being certified as gold by September. The album was released in France in November. In 1998 she was also nominated for four Félix Awards but failed to win any.[4][6] In 1999, the single "Je t'oublierai, je t'oublierai" from États d'amour peaked at #33 on the French charts.[7] Boulay made a number of media appearances in France in 1999, and, in the summer, sang again in the FrancoFolies de Montréal, where the live album Scènes d'amour was recorded. She also performed with Serge Lama at the Olympia, and introduced Francis Cabrel on tour, as well as introducing Julien Clerc during his tour in Montreal. In October, she was given the Félix award for female singer of the year.[2][3][4]

Since then, she has had considerable success both in Quebec and in Europe. Her biggest-selling album in France was the 2000 release Parle-moi. On 14 February 2008, she was presented with the medal of the National Assembly of Quebec by the mayor of her hometown, in recognition of her contribution to the arts.

Personal life

In October 2008, Boulay and her producer Marc-André Chicoine, had their first child together, Marcus.[8]

Awards and recognition

File:Isabelle Boulay07.jpg
Isabelle Boulay receiving the National Order of Quebec.

Discography

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Studio albums

Year Title Certification
(France)
[19][20][21]		 Certification
(Canada)[6]		 Peak position
FR
[22]		 FR (DD) BE (WA) SUI CAN
[23]
1996 Fallait pas — — — — — —
1998 États d'amour Gold (2002) Platinum (1999) 60 — — —
2000 Mieux qu'ici-bas Diamond (2002) — 6 — 4 65 4
2004 Tout un jour 2xGold (2004) Gold (2004) 4 — 3 11 2
2007 De retour à la source — Platinum (2007) 87 — 32 65 2
2008 Nos Lendemains — Gold (2009) 7 4 7 22 1
2009 Chansons pour les mois d'hiver — Gold (2010) 173 — — — 6
2011 Les grands espaces Platinum (2012) Gold (2012) 12 — 16 69 9
2014 Merci Serge Reggiani Gold (2015) 5 — 8 40 —

Live albums

Year Title Certification
(France)
[19]		 Peak position
FR
 [22]		 FR
(DD)		 BE (WA) SUI CAN
[23]
2000 Scènes d'amour — — — — — 9
2002 Au moment d'être à vous Platinum (2004) 4 — 5 8 7
2005 Du Temps pour toi — 16 7 7 42

Compilations

Year Title Peak position
CAN[23]
2002 Ses plus belles histoires 10
2012 Master série —

Soundtracks

Year Title
1995 Alys Robi
2002 Séraphin: un homme et son péché

Singles

Year Title Certification
(France)
[19]		 Peak position Album
FR
[24]		 BE (WA) SUI
1996 "J'enrage" — — — — Fallait pas
"Et mon cœur en prend
plein la gueule"
"Un peu d'innocence" 41
1998 "Je t'oublierai, je t'oublierai" — 33 — — États d'amour
"Le Saule" — — — —
"La Lune" — — — —
"États d'amour" — — — —
2000 "Parle-moi" Gold (2000) 2 1 — Mieux qu'ici-bas
2001 "Un Jour ou l'autre" — 31 22 —
"Quelques pleurs" — — — —
"Jamais assez loin" — — — —
"Mieux qu'ici-bas" — — — —
2002 "Sans toi" (live) — — — — Au moment d'être à vous
2003 "Depuis le premier jour" — — — — Séraphin: un homme et son péché
2004 "C'est quoi, c'est l'habitude" — — — — Tout un jour
"Tout au bout de nos peines" Silver (2004) 3 7 23
2005 "Une Autre Vie" — — — — Du temps pour toi
2008 "Ton Histoire" — 14 39 — Nos Lendemains
2009 "Chanson pour les mois d'hiver" Chansons pour les mois d'hiver
2011 "Fin octobre, début novembre" 78 44 Les grands espaces
2014 "Il suffirait de presque rien" 165 — —

External links

References

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  7. ↑ Isabelle Boulay - Je t'oublierai, je t'oublierai, lescharts.com. Accessed on line 5 Dec 2013.
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  18. ↑ Isabelle Boulay honorée, Émilie Clément-Émond, 21 March 2012, fr.news.yahoo.com. Accessed on line 9 Dec 2013.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Isabelle Boulay's certifications in France, Chartsinfrance.net (chart page inactive as of 2009-05-19)
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