Marie Denise Pelletier (born 3 April 1960) is a francophone Canadian singer. She served as President of Artisti, a
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for music artists operated by Quebec's l'Union des artistes (UDA).
Biography
While studying literature and cinema at the
CÉGEP de Rosemont
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, Pelletier developed her song technique under veteran Quebec singer
Lucille Dumont
Lucille Dumont (born Lucelle Dumont; January 20, 1919 – July 29, 2016) was a Canadian singer and radio and television host. She is credited by the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame with having "served and personified Quebec popular music" and p ...
.
In 1982, she won honours at the Granby Festival of song and also first place in a
CKMF-FM contest for song talent. In 1985, she recorded a 45 RPM vinyl single entitled "Échec et Mat" (Checkmate) before beginning studies at
Berklee College of Music
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in Boston.
Upon returning to Quebec, she was offered the role of Stella Spotlight in the second Quebec production of the rock opera ''
Starmania''. In 1986 Pelletier composed and recorded her first album ''Premier Contact'' which received a nomination as "Discovery of the Year" at the
Félix Awards
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.
In 1987, she recorded an album based on ''Starmania'' then proceeded to record her second album, ''À l'état pur'' (''Pure State''), that October, with the singles "Pour une histoire d'un soir" and "Tous les cris, les S.O.S.", composed by Balavoine. This was followed by 150 performances and some music videos, establishing Pelletier's career as a Quebec artist.
Her album ''Entre la tête et le cœur'' (''Between the Head and the Heart'') was awarded the best popular album of the year at the Gala de l'ADISQ in 1994.
Her 2011 album ''Marie Denise Pelletier'' reached 19 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.
In March 2019, she was one of 11 singers from Quebec, alongside
Ginette Reno,
Diane Dufresne,
Céline Dion,
Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay, (born 6 July 1972) is a French Canadian singer.
Biography
Born in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec, where her parents owned a restaurant, Boulay moved to the nearby city of Matane at the start of her adolescence, and studied litera ...
,
Luce Dufault,
Louise Forestier,
Laurence Jalbert,
Catherine Major,
Ariane Moffatt and
Marie-Élaine Thibert, who participated in a
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recording of
Renée Claude's 1971 single "Tu trouveras la paix" after Claude's diagnosis with
Alzheimer's disease
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was announced.
In 2020, Pelletier,
Marie Carmen and
Joe Bocan announced the joint concert tour ''Pour une histoire d'un soir'', although the tour was delayed by the
COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec and instead launched in 2022. The tour won the
Félix Award for Variety or Reinterpretation Concert of the Year at the
44th Félix Awards.
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"Les résultats du Premier Gala de l’ADISQ 2022"
''Le Canal Auditif'', November 2, 2022.
Discography
Albums
* 1986: ''Premier contact''
* 1987: ''À l'état pur''
* 1989: ''Survivre''
* 1991: ''Le rendez-vous''
* 1993: ''Entre la tête et le cœur'' (mixed by Andy Scott)
* 1996: ''Le sixième jour''
* 1997: ''Ses plus grandes ballades'' (compilation)
* 2000: ''Plaisir d'amour''
* 2003: ''Les mots de Marnay''
* 2004: ''Ses plus belles chansons'' (compilation)
* 2005: ''Noël, parle-moi''
* 2011: ''Marie Denise Pelletier''
Singles
* 1985: "Échec et mat"
* 1986: "Parti via Vancouvert"
* 1986: "T'es pas Brando"
* 1987: "En courant"
* 1988: "Pour une histoire d'un soir"
* 1988: "Pourquoi (C'est si difficile d'aimer)"
* 1989: "Surprise"
* 1989: "Tous les cris, les S.O.S."
* 1990: "À dix-sept ans"
* 1990: "L'âme soeur"
* 1990: "L'amie de coeur"
* 1990: "Survivre ensemble"
* 1991: "J'ai douze ans"
* 1994: "Inventer la terre"
* 1994: "Manquer d'amour"
* 1994: "On ne sait pas c'que c'est"
* 1995: "Entre la tête et le coeur"
* 1995: "Entre moi et lui"
* 1995: "J'me meurs de toi"
* 1997: "Si c'était vrai"
* 1997: "Partie de loin"
* 1998: "Mon enfance m'attend"
* 1998: "Corsica"
* 2004: "Dis-moi ce qui ne va pas"
* 2005: "Noël parle-moi" (duo with
Sylvie Tremblay
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)
References
External links
Marie Denise Pelletier official website
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1960 births
Living people
Canadian musical theatre actresses
Canadian singer-songwriters
Singers from Montreal
Berklee College of Music alumni
French-language singers of Canada
Canadian women pop singers
French Quebecers
20th-century Canadian women singers
21st-century Canadian women singers
Félix Award winners