Isabelle Boulay
Background information
Birth name Isabelle Boulay
Born (1972-07-06) 6 July 1972 (age 39)
Origin Canada
Genres Pop music
Occupations Singer
Years active 1993–present
Labels Sony BMG
Website Isabelle Boulay official site

Isabelle Boulay, CQ (born 6 July 1972 in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec) is a francophone Canadian pop singer.

Contents

Biography [link]

In 1990, some friends recorded her at the Petite-Vallée song festival without her consent, but she completed a performance there and was regarded as a huge success. The following year she won the Granby song festival for her rendition of Jacques Brel's "Amsterdam". That same year she was invited to take part in the festival Les FrancoFolies de Montréal.

In 1993 she represented Radio Canada at the "Truffe de Périgueux" festival held in Périgord, France. She carried off the prize for Best Singer in the "chanson francophone" (francophone song) category. Following her success in France, she was noticed by songwriter Luc Plamondon who was looking for emerging talents to perform in a new production of his rock opera Starmania. There, Boulay portrayed the role of Marie-Jeanne.

In 1996, Boulay released her debut album, Fallait pas. Also in 1996, Boulay's vocal portrayal of internationally-successful Quebec singer Alys Robi was featured in a television drama.[1]

Since then, she has had considerable success both in Quebec and in Europe. Her biggest-selling album in France was the 2000 release Parle-moi ("talk to me"). On the 14th of February 2008, she was presented with the medal of the Assemblée Nationale of Quebec by the mayor of her hometown, in recognition of her contribution to the arts.

Personal life [link]

In October 2008, Boulay and her producer Marc-Andre Chicoine, had their first child together, Marcus.[2]

Awards and recognition [link]

Discography [link]

Studio albums [link]

Year Title Date of release Sales Certification
(France)[4][5]		 Peak position
FR[6] FR (DD) BE (WA) SUI
1996 Fallait pas 1996  ? — — — — —
1998 États d'amour March 1998 100,000+ Gold (2002) 60 — — —
2000 Mieux qu'ici-bas September 2000 960,500 Diamond (2002) 6 — 4 65
2004 Tout un jour May 2004 254,000 2xGold (2004) 4 — 3 11
2007 De retour à la source May 2007  ? — 87 — 32 65
2008 Nos Lendemains March 2008  ? — 7 4 7 22
2011 Les grands espaces November 2011  ? — 12 — 16 69

Live albums [link]

Year Title Date of release Sales Certification
(France)[4]		 Peak position
FR [6] FR (DD) BE (WA) SUI
2000 Scènes d'amour Spring 2000  ? — — — — —
2002 Au moment d'être à vous September 2002 300,000+ Platinum (2004) 4 — 5 8
2005 Du Temps pour toi October 2005  ? — 16 7 7 42

Singles [link]

Year Title Date of release Sales Certification
(France)[4]		 Peak position Album
FR [7] FR (DD) BE (WA) SUI
1996 "J'enrage"  ? — — — — — — —
1998 "Je t'oublierai, je t'oublierai" February 2001  ? — 33 — — — États d'amour
"Le Saule" 1998  ? — — — — —
"La Lune" 1998  ? — — — — —
"États d'amour" 1999  ? — — — — —
2000 "Parle-moi" October 2000 468,000+ Gold (2000) 2 — 1 — Mieux qu'ici-bas
2001 "Un Jour ou l'autre" February 2001  ? — 31 — 22 —
"Quelques pleurs" 2001  ? — — — — —
"Jamais assez loin" 2001  ? — — — — —
"Mieux qu'ici-bas" 2001 ? — — — — —
2002 "Sans toi" (live) 2002  ? — — — — — Au moment d'être à vous
2003 "Depuis le premier jour" 2003  ? — — — — — —
2004 "C'est quoi, c'est l'habitude" 2004  ? — — — — — Tout un jour
"Tout au bout de nos peines" December 2004 187,000+ Silver (2004) 3 — 7 23
2005 "Une Autre Vie" 2005  ? — — — — — Du temps pour toi
2008 "Ton Histoire" April 2008  ? — 14 42 39 — Nos Lendemains

External links [link]

References [link]

  1. ^ "Isabelle Boulay - bio". Audiogram. https://audiogram.ca/artist/Isabelle_Boulay/bio. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  2. ^ "Isabelle Boulay Welcomes Son Marcus". The Insider. 23 October 2008. https://www.theinsider.com/news/1286061_Isabelle_Boulay_Welcomes_Son_Marcus. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  3. ^ "Les récipiendaires de l'Ordre national du Québec" (in French). https://www.premier-ministre.gouv.qc.ca/actualites/communiques/2012/mai/2012-05-28-annexe.asp. 
  4. ^ a b c Isabelle Boulay's certifications in France, Chartsinfrance.net (chart page inactive as of 2009-05-19)
  5. ^ "Parcours de plus de 870 ALBUMS dans les charts français !". fanofmusic.free.fr. https://fanofmusic.free.fr/ParcoursAlbum-I.php. Retrieved 2010-03-05. 
  6. ^ a b "Isabelle Boulay (albums)". Lescharts.com. https://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Isabelle+Boulay. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  7. ^ "Isabelle Boulay (singles)". Lescharts.com. https://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Isabelle+Boulay. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
Isabelle Boulay
Studio albums
Live albums
Hit singles
  • "Parle-moi" (2000)
  • "Tout au bout de nos peines" (2004)
Associated articles

https://wn.com/Isabelle_Boulay

Podcasts:

Isabelle Boulay

ALBUMS

Merci Serge Reggiani

Released 2014

Les Grands Espaces

Released 2011

Chansons pour les mois d’hiver

Released 2009

Nos lendemains

Released 2008

De retour à la source

Released 2007

Du temps pour toi

Released 2005

Tout un jour

Released 2004

Ses plus belles histoires

Released 2002

Au moment d’être à vous

Released 2002

Scènes d’amour

Released 2000

Mieux qu’ici bas

Released 2000

États d’amour

Released 1998

Fallait pas

Released 1996

Alys Robi

Released 1995

Duos inédits

Email this Page Play all in Full Screen Show More Related Videos
PLAYLIST TIME:

At Last

by: Isabelle Boulay

At last, my love has come along
And my lonely days are over
And life is like a song
At last, the skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clovers
The night I looked at you
I found a dream that I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
I found a thrill to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
You smiled, and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven




×
×
×
×