Natasha St-Pier | |
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 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).
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.[citation needed] St Pier has become popular in francophone Europe, and in countries such as Poland and Russia.[citation needed] 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.
In 2012, she married Grégory Quillacq (a member of the aquatic and subaquatic fire brigade of Paris), she has a son 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.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | — | — | |
