Marie-Élaine Thibert (born April 18, 1982) is a Canadian adult contemporary and pop singer based in Quebec. 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.
Self-titled Debut album from Marie-Elaine Thibert released in 2004
Early lifeedit
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 careeredit
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 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 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 released in 2004), Comme Ça (released: April 17, 2007) and Un Jour Noël (released: October 14, 2008).
In 2021, Thibert and Le Bouthillier performed together in the first season of Chanteurs masqués, the Quebec adaptation of The Masked Singer, as a pair of lovebirds. Although not a couple in real life, they have often collaborated since their shared season of Star Académie. They won the competition.[8]
Biography of Marie-Elaine Thibert courtesy of Quebec Info Musique (in French)
January 01, 1970
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Marie Elaine Thibert news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Marie Elaine Thibert born April 18 1982 is a Canadian adult contemporary and pop singer based in Quebec Thibert was first notable for being the runner up in the first season of Star Academie 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 Marie Elaine ThibertBorn 1982 04 18 April 18 1982 age 42 OriginMontreal Quebec CanadaGenresLight rock Adult contemporary PopYears active2003 presentLabelsMusicor 1 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Early life 1 2 Music career 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksBackground edit nbsp Self titled Debut album from Marie Elaine Thibert released in 2004 Early life edit Born in the district of LaSalle in the Montreal 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 Academie 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 Academie 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 edit Her self titled debut album was launched a few months after Star Academie 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 Stephanie 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 latter category again in 2005 She also won a Juno Award for best Francophone Album in Canada for her debut album ahead of Dany Bedard 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 nbsp Album cover of Thibert s second release Comme ca 2007 In 2007 Thibert released her second album Comme ca and as of August 2007 over 100 000 copies were sold The album was made with the help of collaborators such as Chris de Burgh Luc de Larochelliere 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 Academie 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 Elaine Thibert self titled debut album released in 2004 Comme Ca released April 17 2007 and Un Jour Noel released October 14 2008 In March 2019 she was one of 11 singers from Quebec alongside Ginette Reno Diane Dufresne Celine Dion Isabelle Boulay Luce Dufault Louise Forestier Laurence Jalbert Catherine Major Ariane Moffatt and Marie Denise Pelletier who participated in a supergroup recording of Renee Claude s 1971 single Tu trouveras la paix after Claude s diagnosis with Alzheimer s disease was announced 7 In 2021 Thibert and Le Bouthillier performed together in the first season of Chanteurs masques the Quebec adaptation of The Masked Singer as a pair of lovebirds Although not a couple in real life they have often collaborated since their shared season of Star Academie They won the competition 8 Discography editStudio albums edit Year Information 9 Peak 10 11 Certifications 12 CAN 2004 Marie Elaine Thibert First studio album Released May 17 2004 Label Musicor Distribution Select Format CD digital download 1 CAN 3 Platinum 2007 Comme Ca Second studio album Released April 17 2007 Label Musicor Distribution Select Format CD digital download 1 CAN Platinum 2008 Un Jour Noel Third studio album Released October 14 2008 Label Musicor Distribution Select Format CD digital download 6 CAN Platinum 2011 Je suis Fourth studio album Released May 3 2011 Label Musicor Format CD digital download 5 2013 Cent mille chansons Fifth studio album Released October 29 2013 Label Musicor Format CD digital download 2015 Mes berceuses Seventh studio album Released March 18 2015 Label Production Methibert Format CD digital download 2017 Un hymne a l amour Seventh studio album Released September 22 2013 Label Bobten Format CD digital download 67Filmography editMarie Elaine en spectacle 2006 DVDReferences edit ADISQ Adisq com Archived from the original on 18 October 2014 Retrieved 11 October 2014 Marie Elaine Thibert Qim com Retrieved 11 October 2014 1 Archived November 23 2005 at the Wayback Machine 2 Archived December 1 2005 at the Wayback Machine 3 Archived September 27 2007 at the Wayback Machine Showbizz net Showbizz net Archived from the original on 21 May 2008 Retrieved 11 October 2014 La chanson pour Renee Claude en tete du palmares iTunes Canada Ici Radio Canada March 11 2019 Guillaume Picard Chanteurs masques Marie Elaine Thibert et Wilfred LeBouthillier triomphent Le Journal de Montreal November 28 2021 Marie Elaine Thibert on Apple Music iTunes Store CA Retrieved 3 October 2017 Marie Elaine Thibert Biography AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 11 October 2014 Marie Elaine Thibert Chart history Billboard Retrieved 3 October 2017 4 Archived 1 May 2010 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editWebsite of Marie Elaine Thibert Biography of Marie Elaine Thibert courtesy of Quebec Info Musique in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marie Elaine Thibert amp oldid 1206418469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
