Natasha St-Pier (born 10 February 1981) is a Canadian singer of

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origin who has spent most of her career in France. She was coach in the second and third season of

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(''The Voice of

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'').

Career

Natasha St-Pier released her first album, ''

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'', in 1996, produced by composer/producer

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. In 2000, she made her international singing debut as ''Fleur-de-Lys'' in the London version of the musical drama ''

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''. She came fourth in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, representing France with the

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'', 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

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. St Pier has become popular in

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Europe, and in countries such as

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and Russia. Her seventh album, ''Tu Trouveras: 10 Ans De Succès'', which is largely a ''"Best of"''

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of her songs previously recorded, was released in November 2009. During 2010 she toured Canada,

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. On 9 March 2012, she married her boyfriend of a year and a half, Gregory Quillacq, a Parisian fireman, at a private ceremony in

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. Since September 2013, Natasha is the host of the television show "Les chansons d'abord" (Songs First) to

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. She was also one of the commentators of the

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for French television. 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. She is a dietitian, vegetarian and a

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(

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). She is also a

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teacher and an occasional

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. In 2021 she announced she and her husband were separated.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums Rereleases / Compilations Natasha-Saint-Pier-5-2512

Singles

Featured in

References

External links

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Biography of Natasha St-Pier
from

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Private fanpage
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