Natasha St-Pier | |
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 Natasha St-Pier during her concert in Denain, on 2010 France Tour | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Natasha St-Pier |
| Born | 10 February 1981 Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Origin | Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Genres | Pop French pop Pop/Rock Adult Contemporary Dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, vocalist, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 1996–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).
Career
Natasha 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. St Pier has become popular in francophone Europe, and in countries such as Poland and Russia. 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
| Year | Album | Charts | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (WA) [7] |
FRA | SWI | QUE (Canada) | |||
| 1996 | Émergence | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | À chacun son histoire | 23 | 37 | — | — | France: Gold |
| 2002 | De l'amour le mieux | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | France: Double Platinum |
| Encontrarás (Spanish version of De l'amour le mieux) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | L'instant d'après | 6 | 3 | 14 | — | France: Platinum |
| 2006 | Longueur d’ondes | 2 | 1 | 11 | — | France: Gold |
| 2008 | Natasha St-Pier | 16 | 16 | 63 | — | |
| 2012 | Bonne nouvelle | 11 | 11 | 80 | — | |
| 2015 | Mon Acadie | 18 | 16 | 62 | 8 | |
| 2017 | L'alphabet des animaux | 68 | 44 | — | — | |
| 2018 | Thérèse de Lisieux – Aimer c'est tout donner | 55 | — | 40 | — | |
| 2020 | Croire | — | 31 [8] |
— | — | |
| 2022 | Jeanne | 113 | 52 [9] |
— | — | |
| 2023 | Christmas Album | 20 | 82 [10] |
— | — | |
Rereleases / Compilations
| Year | Album | Charts | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (WA) [7] |
FRA | |||
| 2001 | Je n'ai que mon âme | — | — | Compilation – Best of |
| 2003 | À chacun son histoire / L'instant d'après |
— | 102 | Double CD rerelease |
| 2004 | À chacun son histoire / De l'amour le mieux |
23 | 37 | Double CD rerelease |
| 2009 | Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès | — | — | Compilation – Best of |
| 2010 | Natasha St-Pier / De l'amour le mieux |
— | 117 | Double CD rerelease |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Wa) |
FRA | SWI | TUR | QUE | |||
| 2001 | "Je n'ai que mon âme" | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | À chacun son histoire |
| "Tu m’envoles" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Tu trouveras" | 3 | 3 | 20 | — | — | De l'amour le mieux |
| 2003 | "Nos rendez-vous" | 15 | 15 | 45 | — | — | |
| "Alors on se raccroche" | — | 47 | 72 | — | — | ||
| "Tant que c’est toi" | 5 | 11 | 31 | — | — | L'instant d'après | |
| 2004 | "Mourir demain" (with Pascal Obispo) |
4 | 7 | 18 | — | — | |
| 2006 | "Un ange frappe à ma porte" | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | — | Longueur d'ondes |
| "Ce silence" | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | ||
| "Tant que j'existerai" | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Embrasse-moi" | — | — | — | 12 | — | Natasha St-Pier |
| "1, 2, 3" | — | — | — | 90 | — | ||
| 2009 | "L'instant T" | — | — | — | 73 | — | Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès |
| 2012 | "Bonne nouvelle" | — | 194 | — | — | — | Bonne nouvelle |
| 2013 | "Vivre d'amour" (with Anggun) |
63 | 86 | — | — | — | Thérèse: Vivre d'amour |
Featured in
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
45 | 99 | — | — | |
| 2014 | "Laissez-nous chanter" (live) (Goldman / Fiori / Clerc / Youn / Lorie / Laroque / Foly / Tal / Ségara / St-Pier / Nolwenn Leroy / Zazie) |
— | 196 | — | — | |
References
- ↑ Un Instant Avec Natasha St-Pier: COL 2027359-2027359000
- ↑ (in French) People.premiere.fr ; Natasha St-Pier épouse son chéri français Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in French) Chartsinfrance.net ; Natasha St-Pier News Archived 12 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Natasha St-Pier : nouvelle photo de son fils Bixente, visiblement bien remis de son opération". Femme actuelle. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ↑ "Interview : découvrez les secrets beauté de Natasha St Pier". Lci. 9 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "Exclu – Natasha St-Pier se confie sur sa nouvelle vie "simple et belle", loin du showbiz". Gala. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
le yoga, (...), vise la même prise de conscience.
- 1 2 "Ultratop.be/fr/ – Natasha St-Pier albums discography". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "Top Albums (Week 34, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ↑ "Top Albums (Week 40, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ↑ "Top Albums (Week 46, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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