Isabelle Boulay

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Isabelle Boulay

Background information
Birth name Isabelle Boulay
Born July 6, 1972 (1972-07-06) (age 35)
Origin Flag of Canada
Genre(s) Pop music, Ballad
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1993–present
Label(s) Sony BMG
Website Isabelle Boulay official site

Isabelle Boulay (born 6 July 1972 in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec) is a francophone Canadian pop singer.

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[edit] Biography

In 1990, some friends registered her at the Petite-Vallée song festival without her consent, but she completed a performance there and was regarded as a huge success. The following year she won at the Granby song festival for her rendition of Jacques Brel's "Amsterdam". That same year she was invited to take part in the festival Les FrancoFolies de Montréal.

In 1993 she represented Radio Canada at the "Truffe de Périgueux" festival held in Périgord, France. She carried off the prize for Best Singer in the "chanson francophone" (francophone song) category. Following her 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.

In 1996, Isabelle Boulay provided the singing voice for Alys Robi in the television series of the same name. She released her debut album, Fallait pas, that year.

[edit] Awards and recognition

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Year Title Date of release Sales Certification (France)[1] Peak position
FR [2] FR (DD) BE (WA) SUI
1996 Fallait pas 1996 ? — — — — —
1998 États d'amour March, 1998 100,000+ Gold (2002) 60 — — —
2000 Mieux qu'ici-bas September, 2000 1,000,000+ Diamond (2002) 6 — 4 65
2004 Tout un jour May, 2004 200,000+ Gold (2004) 4 — 3 11
2007 De retour à la source May, 2007 ? — 87 — 32 65
2008 Nos Lendemains March, 2008 ? — 7 4 7 22

[edit] Live albums

Year Title Date of release Sales Certification (France)[1] Peak position
FR [2] FR (DD) BE (WA) SUI
2000 Scènes d'amour 2000 ? — — — — —
2002 Au moment d'être à vous September, 2002 300,000+ Gold (2004) 4 — 5 8
2005 Du Temps pour toi October, 2005 ? — 16 7 7 42

[edit] Singles

Year Title Date of release Sales Certification (France)[1] Peak position Album
FR [3] FR (DD) BE (WA) SUI
1996 "J'enrage" ? — — — — — — —
1998 "Je t'oublierai, je t'oublierai" February, 2001 ? — 33 — — — États d'amour
"Le Saule" 1998 ? — — — — —
"La Lune" 1998 ? — — — — —
"États d'amour" 1999 ? — — — — —
2000 "Parle-moi" October, 2000 468,000+ Gold (2000) 2 — 1 — Mieux qu'ici-bas
2001 "Un Jour ou l'autre" February, 2001 ? — 31 — 22 —
"Quelques pleurs" 2001 ? — — — — —
"Jamais assez loin" 2001 ? — — — — —
"Mieux qu'ici-bas" 2001 ? — — — — —
2002 "Sans toi" (live) 2002 ? — — — — — Au moment d'être à vous
2003 "Depuis le premier jour" 2003 ? — — — — — —
2004 "C'est quoi, c'est l'habitude" 2004 ? — — — — — Tout un jour
"Tout au bout de nos peines" December, 2004 187,000+ Silver (2004) 3 — 7 23
2005 "Une Autre Vie" 2005 ? — — — — — Du temps pour toi
2008 "Ton Histoire" April, 2008 ? — 14 42 39 — Nos Lendemains

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Isabelle Boulay's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved May 23, 2008)
  2. ^ a b Isabelle Boulay's albums, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 23, 2008)
  3. ^ Isabelle Boulay's singles, French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
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Isabelle Boulay
Studio albums
États d'amour (1998) · Mieux qu'ici-bas (2000) · Tout un jour (2004) · Nos Lendemains (2008)
Live albums
Hit singles
"Parle-moi" (2000) · "Tout au bout de nos peines" (2004)
Associated articles