Martine St. Clair (born Martine Nault, 22 July 1962) is a

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singer from the province of Quebec. She has released numerous albums in a career that has spanned over two decades. St. Clair was born in

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. In 1981, she was chosen by renowned Quebec lyricist

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to play the role of Cristal in the rock-opera '' Starmania''. The following year, she recorded a duet with French singer

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called " L'amour est mort". Her debut solo album in 1983, ''Coeur Ordinateur'', would feature songs written by Plamondon. She also recorded several duets or collaborated with other recording artists. She recorded the song "Closer Together" with Canadian new wave group The Box in 1986. In 1987, she recorded "Je l'aime" with Nicole Martin and "Tu peux pas" with

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. In 1993, she recorded two cover versions of Canadian singer

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's 1979 song "Wheels of Life": one in French as "L'amour Est Loi"; the second in English as a duet with Vannelli himself. Her musicians include guitarist Alexis Charrier, pianist Sonny Lamson. She received nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year and for Best Selling Single ("L'Amour est dans tes yeux") at the 1986 Juno Awards. The same year she won 4 Felix awards.

Discography

Albums

* 1980 ''Starmania Made in Quebec'' * 1983 ''Coeur Ordinateur'' * 1984 ''Il y a l'amour dans l'air'' * 1985 ''Ce Soir L'amour Est Dans Tes Yeux'' * 1985 ''De Starmania À Aujourd'hui'' (compilation) * 1987 ''Au Coeur Du Désert'' * 1987 ''Mes Plus Belles Chansons'' (compilation) * 1988 ''Martine St-Clair'' * 1988 ''Starmania 88'' * 1990 ''Caribou'' * 1993 ''Un Souffle De T'endresse'' * 1996 ''Un Long Chemin'' * 2001 ''Un Bonheur Fou'' * 2004 ''Tout Ce Que J'ai'' * 2009 ''Entre vous en moi'' (Compilation Double CD)

Singles

* 1981 "L'amour est mort" (duet with

) * 1982 "Pleure ma petite soeur" (Luc Plamondon-Angelo Finaldi) * 1983 "Le Fils de Superman" (Luc Plamondon-Germain Gauthier) * 1983 "Un Homme Sentimental"(Luc Plamondon-Germain Gauthier) * 1984 "Il y a de l'amour dans l'air" (Claude-Michel Schonberg) * 1984 "Ohé Ohé" (duet with

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) * 1985 "On va s'aimer" (Didier Barbelivien - Gilbert Montagné) * 1985 "Simplement" * 1985 "Je l'aime" (duet with Nicole Martin) * 1986 "Ce soir l'amour est dans tes yeux" (Claude-Michel Schonberg) * 1986 "Dis-moi de revenir" * 1986 "Heureuse sans être amoureuse" * 1986 "Plus près des étoiles" * 1986 "Quand je tombe en amour" * 1988 "Au coeur du désert" * 1988 "Danse avec moi" * 1988 "Monte, monte" (Martine St-Clair-J.-V.Fournier-Jean-Alain Roussel) * 1989 "Folle de vous" (Claude-Michel Schonberg) * 1989 "Tous les juke-box" (Luc Plamondon-René Grignon) * 1990 "Désir égale danger" (Luc Plamondon-Franck Langolf) * 1990 "Lavez Lavez" ( P.Grillet/M.Lavoine-P.Stive/F. Aboulker) * 1990 "Je ne sais plus comment j'm'appelle" (P.Grillet/M.Lavoine-P.Stive/F. Aboulker) * 1991 "Je veux vous embrasser" * 1991 "Seulement pour toujours" * 1993 "L'Amour Est Loi" (duet with

) * 1996 "Un Long Chemin" * 1996 "Usure Des Jours" * 2001 "Un jour" * 2002 "Débranche" * 2005 "Rien dans les mains" * 2005 "Stay" * 2005 "Amoureux fou" * 2006 "Mon amour, mon ami" * 2006 "Djé Oné Bwaba (Lavez Lavez 2006)" * 2009 "Qui pourrait t'aimer mieux que moi"

References

External links

Martine St. Clair Official Web site
accessed 2007-06-12
Martine St. Clair Very detailed unofficial web site
accessed 2007-06-12

accessed 2006-09-30
Québec Info Musique
accessed 2006-09-30 {{DEFAULTSORT:St. Clair, Martine 1962 births French Quebecers Living people Singers from Montreal French-language singers of Canada Canadian musical theatre actresses Canadian women pop singers 20th-century Canadian women singers 21st-century Canadian women singers