Natasha St-Pier

Natasha St-Pier (born 10 February 1981) is a Canadian singer of Acadian origin who has spent most of her career in France. She was coach in the second and third season of The Voice Belgique (The Voice of Belgium).

Natasha St-Pier
Natasha St-Pier during her concert in Denain, on 2010 France Tour
Background information
Birth nameNatasha St-Pier
Born (1981-02-10) 10 February 1981
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
OriginEdmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
GenresPop
French pop
Pop/Rock
Adult Contemporary
Dance
Occupation(s)Singer, vocalist, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, piano, keyboards
Years active1996–present
LabelsGuy Cloutier Communications, Sony Music France
Websitewww.natasha-stpier.com

Career

Natasha St-Pier released her first album, Emergence, in 1996, produced by composer/producer Steve Barakatt. In 2000, she made her international singing debut as Fleur-de-Lys in the London version of the musical drama Notre Dame de Paris.

She came fourth in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, representing France with the power ballad Je n'ai que mon âme, 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 Eurochart Hot 100. St Pier has become popular in francophone Europe, and in countries such as Poland and Russia. Her seventh album, Tu Trouveras: 10 Ans De Succès, which is largely a "Best of" compilation of her songs previously recorded, was released in November 2009. During 2010 she toured Canada, Belgium 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.[1]

On 9 March 2012, she married her boyfriend of a year and a half, Gregory Quillacq, a Parisian fireman, at a private ceremony in Lit-et-Mixe.[2]

Since September 2013, Natasha is the host of the television show "Les chansons d'abord" (Songs First) to France 3. She was also one of the commentators of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 for French television.[3] 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, he underwent a successful heart operation.,[4] She is a dietitian, vegetarian[5] and a Christian (Catholic). She is also a yoga teacher[6] and an occasional scuba diver.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Charts Certification
WAL (BEL) FRA SWI QUE (Canada)
1996 Émergence — — — —
2001 À chacun son histoire 23 37 — — France: Gold
2002 De l'amour le mieux 3 3 12 — France: Double Platinum
Encontrarás
(Spanish version of De l'amour le mieux)		 — — — —
2003 L'instant d'après 6 3 14 — France: Platinum
2006 Longueur d’ondes 2 1 11 — France: Gold
2008 Natasha St-Pier 16 16 63 —
2012 Bonne nouvelle 11 11 80 —
2015 Mon Acadie 18 16 62 8
2017 L'alphabet des animaux 68 44 — —
2018 Thérèse de Lisieux – Aimer c'est tout donner 55 — 40 —
2020 Croire — 31
[7]		 — —

Rereleases / Compilations

Natasha St Pier singing Un ange frappe à ma porte.
Year Album Charts Note
BEL
(Wa)		 FRA SWI QUE
2001 Je n'ai que mon âme — — — — Compilation – Best of
2003 À chacun son histoire /
L'instant d'après		 — 102 — — Double CD rerelease
2004 À chacun son histoire /
De l'amour le mieux		 23 37 — — Double CD rerelease
2009 Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès — — — — Compilation – Best of
2010 Natasha St-Pier /
De l'amour le mieux		 — 117 — — Double CD rerelease

Singles
Year Title Chart positions Album
BEL
(Wa)		 FRA SWI TUR QUE
2001 "Je n'ai que mon âme" 2 2 — — — À chacun son histoire
"Tu m’envoles" — — — — —
2002 "Tu trouveras" 3 3 20 — — De l'amour le mieux
2003 "Nos rendez-vous" 15 15 45 — —
"Alors on se raccroche" — 47 72 — —
"Tant que c’est toi" 5 11 31 — — L'instant d'après
2004 "Mourir demain"
(with Pascal Obispo)		 4 7 18 — —
2006 "Un ange frappe à ma porte" 1 2 19 — — Longueur d'ondes
"Ce silence" 25 28 — — —
"Tant que j'existerai" 23 36 — — —
2008 "Embrasse-moi" — — — 12 — Natasha St-Pier
"1, 2, 3" — — — 90 —
2009 "L'instant T" — — — 73 — Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès
2012 "Bonne nouvelle" — 194 — — — Bonne nouvelle
2013 "Vivre d'amour"
(with Anggun)		 63 86 — — — Thérèse: Vivre d'amour
Year Title Chart positions Album
BEL
(Wa)		 FRA SWI QUE
2007 "Pour que tu sois libre (La rose Marie Claire)"
(Leslie / Anggun / Jennifer McCray /
Natasha St Pier / Elisa Tovati / Julie Zenatti)		 — 21 — —
2013 "Donne-moi le temps"
(Segara / St Pier / Keim / Alizée / L'Orchestre Ostinato)		 45 99 — —
2014 "Laissez-nous chanter" (live)
(Goldman / Fiori / Clerc / Youn / Lorie / Laroque / Foly / Tal / Ségara / St-Pier / Nolwenn Leroy / Zazie)		 — 196 — —

References
  1. Un Instant Avec Natasha St-Pier: COL 2027359-2027359000
  2. (in French)People.premiere.fr ; Natasha St-Pier épouse son chéri français Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. (in French)Chartsinfrance.net ; Natasha St-Pier News
  4. "Natasha St-Pier : nouvelle photo de son fils Bixente, visiblement bien remis de son opération". Femme actuelle. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. "Interview : découvrez les secrets beauté de Natasha St Pier". Lci. 9 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. "Exclu – Natasha St-Pier se confie sur sa nouvelle vie " simple et belle ", loin du showbiz". Gala. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018. le yoga, (...), vise la même prise de conscience.
  7. "Top Albums (Week 34, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
Preceded by
Sofia Mestari
with On aura le ciel		 France in the Eurovision Song Contest
2001		 Succeeded by
Sandrine François
with Il faut du temps

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