Lynda Thalie (born in Oran,

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on 25 June 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of Algerian origin. Her family immigrated to Canada and resided in

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province since 1994. She has released three albums and has also written her autobiography entitled ''Survivre aux naufrages'' published in 2011.

In popular culture

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and RDI picked her as one of 4 Algero-Canadian personalities for its documentary series ''Mon Algérie et la vôtre''. She also visited Algeria for the occasion recounting her experiences of homecoming after so many years. *Her 2009 single "Rallye aicha des Gazelles" is the theme song for the Moroccan Rallye Aicha des Gazelles for the year, a

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event reserved only for women. *In 2010, she took part, alongside many other Canadian artists in

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("Together for Haiti"), a French Canadian telethon that was held on 22 January 2010 in aid of victims of the

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. *She has provided vocals for the soundtrack of films by

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of Cité-Amérique and the

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Appearances

*In 2002, she was featured in Les FrancoFolies de Montréal *In July 2009, she appeared in the

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*She took part in francophony celebrations in the

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in Vancouver, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. and francophony in Greece. *She has collaborated with a number of artists and most notably Enrico Macias as she sang with him in Les FrancoFolies de Montréal in Montreal in 2006,Canoe: À l'Olympia de Paris – Lynda Thalie chantera avec Enrico Macias
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in Montreal and singing with him in

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in Paris and in Cairo, Egypt.

Awards and nominations

*2000: Laureate at ''Ma première Place des Arts'' held at Montreal's

, an event for upcoming Quebec artists *2004: Prix du patrimoine d'expression (Québec) *2006: Nominated during ADSIQ awards for "Best World Music Album" for her self-titled album ''Lynda Thalie'' *2009: Won "World Music Artist of the Year" award for her general work and "Francophone Album of the Year" for her album ''La rose des sables'' during the

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Personal life

*Lynda Thalie never knew her father close, as he had left the family when she was young never to return again. Thalie emigrated to Canada with her mother and brother. She recounts the devastating effect of the loss of her father on her and her family. She also recounts in her autobiographical book ''Survivre aux naufrages'' her attempt to commit suicide. She said in an interview that the book in its honesty served as a redeeming experience for her. *Thalie is a mother of twin children Dahlia and Liam

Discography

Albums

*2002: ''Sablier'' Track list #"Sablier" (4:13) #"L'âge nouveau" (4:24) #"Marsa" (4:35) #"Pour toi" (3:49) #"En équilibre" (4:14) #"Dis-moi, crie-moi" (3:50) #"Alger Alger" (4:06) #"Elle" (4:38) #"Comme un matin à Larabâa" (6:13) #"Marsa (remix)" (6:49) *2005: ''Lynda Thalie'' Track list #"En équilibre" (4:26) #"Djouhar" (4:33) #"Kfaya" (4:05) #"Nomade" (5:08) #"Adieu mon pays" (4:17) #"Comme des mortels" (3:53) #"De neige ou de sable" (4:03) #"Collier de jasmin" (3:50) #"Tout ce dont j'ai besoin" (3:09) #"Croire" (4:40) #"Galouli" (3:06) #"Vu du 6ième" (4:33) *2008: ''La rose des sables'' Track list #"Une femme amoureuse" (3:34) #"Le rallye des gazelles" (3:57) #"Ana Akida" (4:47) #"Mon amie la rose" (with Florence K.) (4:43) #"La rose des sables" (3:11) #"À nous" (4:05) #"Si je pouvais" (2:59) #"Melilla" (5:23) #"Fais-moi croire" (4:07) #"Mer et monde" (3:45) #"Celle que moi je vois" (5:34) *2013: ''Nomadia'' Track list # Nomadia (2:52) # Dance Your Pain Away (La tête haute) (3:25) # Je l'attends (4:02) # Merci (3:11) # 1001 (3:54) # Ne pleure pas (5:28) # One Drop (4:34) # Big Bang (3:57) # Qui m'aime me suive (2:50) # Mi casa (3:22)

Singles

*2009: "Rallye Aicha des Gazelles" *2013: "Dance your pain away (La tête haute)"

Bibliography

*2011: ''Survivre aux naufrages'' (Éditions La Semaine) (an autobiography of the artist)

Theatre

*2004: ''Le Petit Prince'' in role of La rose

Notes

Radio Canada presentations – ''Mon Algérie et la vôtre''

References

External links

Official websiteMyspace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thalie, Lynda 1978 births Living people Algerian emigrants to Canada People from Oran Singers from Montreal 21st-century Canadian women singers