- Isabelle Boulay
Infobox musical artist
Name = Isabelle Boulay
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Isabelle Boulay
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|1972|07|6
Died =
Origin = flagicon|Canada
Instrument =
Genre =Pop music , Ballad
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1993–present
Label =Sony BMG
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.isabelleboulay.com/ Isabelle Boulay official site]
Current_members =
Past_members =Isabelle Boulay (born
6 July 1972 in Sainte-Félicité,Quebec ) is afrancophone Canadianpop singer .Biography
In 1990, some friends registered 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 at theGranby song festival for her rendition ofJacques Brel 's "Amsterdam". That same year she was invited to take part in the festivalLes FrancoFolies de Montréal .In 1993 she represented
Radio Canada at the "Truffe de Périgueux" festival held inPérigord ,France . She carried off the prize for Best Singer in the "chanson francophone" (francophone song) category. Following her success in France, she was noticed bysongwriter Luc Plamondon who was looking for emerging talents to perform in a new production of hisrock opera "Starmania ". There, Boulay portrayed the role of Marie-Jeanne.In 1996, Isabelle Boulay provided the singing voice for
Alys Robi in the television series of the same name. She released her debut album, "Fallait pas", that year.Awards and recognition
* 2001:
Victoires de la musique : discovery of the year for artist and album ("Mieux qu'ici bas")Discography
tudio albums
External links
* [http://www.isabelleboulay.com/ Isabelle Boulay official site]
* [http://www.qim.com/artistes/biographie.asp?artistid=23 Quebec Info Musique: Isabelle Boulay]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/boulay.html CBC News: Country girl - The melancholic charms of Quebec singer Isabelle Boulay]References
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