Fabienne Thibeault
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Fabienne Thibeault is a Canadian singer. She is particularly known for her role in Starmania. Thibeault has released numerous albums over her career. She has been the recipient of two Félix Awards
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artists, including Plume Latraverse
and Sylvain Lelièvre. She released her first album De laine et de bois (Of Wool and Wood) in 1976.
By 1978, she had caught the attention of producer Luc Plamondon
. He asked Thibeault to join the cast of Starmania, which he had written with Michel Berger
, in the role of Marie-Jeanne. Thibeault toured with the show in Quebec and Europe, then on her own.
Thibeault has been recognised with two Félix Awards
. The first in 1979 as Female Performer of the Year. The second in 1981 for pop LP of the year.
Success in Europe
, along with marriage to French saxophone player Jean-Pierre Debarbat, led her to spend increasing amounts of time in France
, where she now lives. In July of 2011, Thibeault and her husband announced they were getting divorced.
Félix Award
The Félix Award is a music award, given on an annual basis to artists in the Canadian province of Quebec.The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979, by the Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois...
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History
She began her singing career at 19, placing third at the Festival international de la chanson de Granby in 1972. In 1974 she won the same competition. She then went on to touring and singing with other better known QuebecQuebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
artists, including Plume Latraverse
Plume Latraverse
Plume Latraverse is a prolific singer, musician, songwriter and author from Quebec. His career spans over 30 years; Latraverse is probably one of the most influential names in Quebec counterculture.-Albums:...
and Sylvain Lelièvre. She released her first album De laine et de bois (Of Wool and Wood) in 1976.
By 1978, she had caught the attention of producer Luc Plamondon
Luc Plamondon
Luc Plamondon, OC, CQ is a French-Canadian lyricist.-Career:Plamondon has written for many artists, notably the Québécois singers Bruno Pelletier, Diane Dufresne, Robert Charlebois, Céline Dion, Ginette Reno, Fabienne Thibeault, Martine St. Clair, and Garou, as well as the French singers Julien...
. He asked Thibeault to join the cast of Starmania, which he had written with Michel Berger
Michel Berger
Michel Berger , born Michel Jean Hamburger, was a very successful French singer and songwriter. He was a central figure of France's pop music scene for two decades both as a singer and as a songwriter for well-known French artists like his wife France Gall, Françoise Hardy and Johnny Hallyday...
, in the role of Marie-Jeanne. Thibeault toured with the show in Quebec and Europe, then on her own.
Thibeault has been recognised with two Félix Awards
Félix Award
The Félix Award is a music award, given on an annual basis to artists in the Canadian province of Quebec.The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979, by the Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois...
. The first in 1979 as Female Performer of the Year. The second in 1981 for pop LP of the year.
Success in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, along with marriage to French saxophone player Jean-Pierre Debarbat, led her to spend increasing amounts of time in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where she now lives. In July of 2011, Thibeault and her husband announced they were getting divorced.
Albums
- 1976: De laine et de bois (Kébec-Disc)
- 1977: La vie d'astheure (Kébec-Disc)
- 1977: Au doux milieu de nous – Fabienne Thibeault chante Gilles Vigneault (Kébec-Disc)
- 1978: Starmania (Kébec Frog)
- 1980: Profil Vol. 1 (Kébec-Disc)
- 1980: Conversation (Kébec-Disc)
- 1981: Fabienne Thibeault – Je suis née ce matin (Kébec-Disc)
- 1981: Les plus belles chansons de Fabienne Thibeault (Warner Brothers)
- 1982: Le blues à Fabienne (Kébec-Disc)
- 1982: Les chants aimés Vol. 1 (Kébec-Disc)
- 1983: Cœur voyageur (Les Disques Béluga)
- 1984: Les chants aimés Vol. 2 (Les Disques Béluga)
- 1985: Profil Vol. 2 (Kébec-Disc)
- 1987: Chaleur humaine (WEA - Warner)
- 1992: Les plus belles chansons – Double best-of album (Les Disques Béluga)
- 1992: Sur ma voie (duo with Jean-Pierre Debarbat) (PRO-Music)
- 1996: Martin de Touraine (duo with Jean-Pierre Debarbat) (Disques Vinci)
- 1998: Québécoise (Guy Cloutier Communications)
- 2000: Partage (Musisoft)
- 2002: Sélection “talents” (Warner Music France)
- 2004: Made in Québec (Sony Musique)
- 2006: Notre Terre (duo with Jean-Pierre Debarbat), an 8 CD "rural opera"
Contributions
- 1974: Plume LatraversePlume LatraversePlume Latraverse is a prolific singer, musician, songwriter and author from Quebec. His career spans over 30 years; Latraverse is probably one of the most influential names in Quebec counterculture.-Albums:...
– Plume pou digne (Deram) – "Le gros flash mauve" - 1975: Sylvain Lelièvre – Petit matin (Disques Le Nordet) – "Old Orchard"
- 1976: Sylvain Lelièvre – Programme doubl (Disques Presqu'île) – "Programme double", and "Chanson de Pierrot"
- 1976: Clan Murphy – Le cœur et la raison (Polydor) – "La moisson"
- 1979: Francis Lai – Movie soundtrack: À nous deux (Deram) – "À nous deux"
- 1980: Je vous entends chanter – Tribute album to Gilles Vigneault (Kébec-Disc)
- 1983: Abba Cada Bra – Musical tale by Swedish group ABBA (WEA – Warner) – "Délivrés", and "Imagine-toi"
- 1983: Yves DuteilYves DuteilYves Duteil is a French singer-songwriter. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine , in 24 July 1949 and is the third child to be born in the family....
– En concert à l'Olympia (Kébec-Disc) – "Je voudrais faire cette chanson" - 1984: Ma première chanson – musical tale (Disques Girafe) – "La larme"
- 1985: Chanteurs sans frontières – Ethiopian relief benefit single(Pathé Marconi)
- 1985: Henri Salvador – Henri (EMI - Pathé Marconi) - "Moi j'prends mon temps"
- 1986: Richard Cocciante – L'homme qui vole (Virgin) – "Question de feeling"
- 1986: Bach et Bottine – Movie soundtrack (Disques Audiogram) – "Fais-moi voir", duo with Michel RivardMichel RivardMichel Rivard , is a singer-songwriter and musician from Quebec. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father was an actor, Robert Rivard...
, and "Pourquoi ne pas parler d'amour?" - 1986: La fugue du petit poucet – children's musical tale (Éditions du Petit Matin) – "D'accord, d'accord"
- 1995: Luc PlamondonLuc PlamondonLuc Plamondon, OC, CQ is a French-Canadian lyricist.-Career:Plamondon has written for many artists, notably the Québécois singers Bruno Pelletier, Diane Dufresne, Robert Charlebois, Céline Dion, Ginette Reno, Fabienne Thibeault, Martine St. Clair, and Garou, as well as the French singers Julien...
Les grandes chansons – Tribute album to Luc Plamondon (Productions Guy Cloutier) – "Ma mère chantait", and "Question de feeling", duo with Richard Cocciante - 1996: Collection Atlas - Collection of French-language songs (Éditions Atlas Paris)
- 2003: Ils chantent Michel BergerMichel BergerMichel Berger , born Michel Jean Hamburger, was a very successful French singer and songwriter. He was a central figure of France's pop music scene for two decades both as a singer and as a songwriter for well-known French artists like his wife France Gall, Françoise Hardy and Johnny Hallyday...
– Tribute album to Michel Berger (Warner Music France) – "Le monde est stone"
See also
- List of Quebec musicians
- Music of QuebecMusic of QuebecBeing a modern cosmopolitan society, today, all types of music can be found in the Canadian province of Quebec. What is specific to Quebec though are traditional songs, a unique variety of Celtic music, legions of excellent jazz musicians, a culture of classical music, and a love of foreign rhythms...
- Culture of QuebecCulture of QuebecThe Culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting from the shared history of the French-speaking majority in Quebec. It is unique to the Western World; Quebec is the only region in North America with a French-speaking majority, as well as one of only two provinces in Canada...