Laurence Jalbert
Encyclopedia
Laurence Jalbert is a Canadian
pop
singer-songwriter
.
She began her career with the band Volt in 1985. The band won CKOI-FM
's L'Empire des futures stars
competition in 1987. They recorded only one single, ("Nobody Knows"), before breaking up. Jalbert went on to a solo career, releasing her first album in 1990, which would know much success and become her first certified platinum album only one year later. In 1991 she receives the "Félix for discovery of the year" and Video Clip of the year award for her single Tomber. Prior to this Ms. Jalbert attended the Lafayette Louisiana Cajun French Music festival and succeeded outstandingly.
In 1993 Jalbert released her second album Corridors, which received even more success then her first. Certified platinum, Corridors won her the Felix Pop/Rock album of the year. She released her third album Avant le Squall""in 1998, followed by Communio"" in 2000, which was the result of a two year tour with Dan Bigras
, recorded live at the Spectrum in Montreal
. In 2001, her fifth album, ... et j'espère was released in collaboration with Hugo Perreault and Michel Duguay, from Okoumé. In 2004, Audiogram
released Laurence Jalberts' "Greatest hits", followed by Le Noël des Anges in 2005. In 2006, she released another live album from her Évidemment tour.
Her latest album released in the fall of 2007 is called Tout porte à croire.
She now lives in Gaspé where she bought a house in Cap-Aux-Os.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
.
She began her career with the band Volt in 1985. The band won CKOI-FM
CKOI-FM
CKOI-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.Owned and operated by Cogeco, it broadcasts on 96.9 MHz from the roof of the CIBC Tower in Downtown Montreal with an effective radiated power of 307,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna...
's L'Empire des futures stars
L'Empire des futures stars
L'Empire des futures stars was an annual contest for new musical bands in the Canadian province of Quebec, sponsored by CKOI-FM in Montreal. Many musical artists used the contest as an effective springboard for their careers.-See also:...
competition in 1987. They recorded only one single, ("Nobody Knows"), before breaking up. Jalbert went on to a solo career, releasing her first album in 1990, which would know much success and become her first certified platinum album only one year later. In 1991 she receives the "Félix for discovery of the year" and Video Clip of the year award for her single Tomber. Prior to this Ms. Jalbert attended the Lafayette Louisiana Cajun French Music festival and succeeded outstandingly.
In 1993 Jalbert released her second album Corridors, which received even more success then her first. Certified platinum, Corridors won her the Felix Pop/Rock album of the year. She released her third album Avant le Squall""in 1998, followed by Communio"" in 2000, which was the result of a two year tour with Dan Bigras
Dan Bigras
Dan Bigras is a francophone rock singer and actor from Canada. He was discovered by Gerry Boulet in 1983, and his first album Ange Animal was released in 1990....
, recorded live at the Spectrum in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. In 2001, her fifth album, ... et j'espère was released in collaboration with Hugo Perreault and Michel Duguay, from Okoumé. In 2004, Audiogram
Audiogram (label)
Audiogram is an independent record label founded in Quebec in the 1980s. The label represents performers who have contributed to and have marked Quebec's cultural scene. In the 1990s, Audiogram became home to many of the top local French artists and in 1993 expanded into the English-speaking...
released Laurence Jalberts' "Greatest hits", followed by Le Noël des Anges in 2005. In 2006, she released another live album from her Évidemment tour.
Her latest album released in the fall of 2007 is called Tout porte à croire.
She now lives in Gaspé where she bought a house in Cap-Aux-Os.
Discography
- Laurence Jalbert (1990)
- Corridors (1993)
- Avant le squall (1997)
- Communio (2000, with Dan BigrasDan BigrasDan Bigras is a francophone rock singer and actor from Canada. He was discovered by Gerry Boulet in 1983, and his first album Ange Animal was released in 1990....
) - ...et j'espère (2001)
- Ses plus grands succès (2004, greatest hitsGreatest hitsA greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
) #9 CAN - Noël des anges (2005)
- Sur la route... Évidemment (2006, live double disc)
- Tout porte à croire (2007)
- Une Lettre (2011) #29 CAN
Videos
- Tomber (1990)
- Corridor (1993)
- Bella (1994)
- Pour toi (1998)
- Jeter un sort (2001)
- Et j'espère (2002)
- Comme tu me l'a demandé (2003)