Laurence Jalbert (born Lise Jalbert, 18 August 1959 in Rivière-au-Renard, Quebec) is a pop and rock singer-songwriter from

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Career

She released her self-titled debut album in 1990."Quebec singer's struggle pays off". ''

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'', 23 February 1990. Supported by the hit single "Tomber", the album sold 26,000 copies in its first two weeks of release, and was certified platinum by 1991."Quebec rock's 'angry young woman'; Laurence Jalbert is part of the new breed of the province's female singers". '' Ottawa Citizen'', 20 June 1991. In addition to her own material, her concerts in this era frequently included live covers of songs such as Jefferson Airplane's " White Rabbit",

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's " Because the Night",

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's " Wuthering Heights", and

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's " Take Another Little Piece of My Heart". At the Gala de l'

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in September 1990, Jalbert won two Prix Félix, for Best Newcomer and Best Video for "Tomber". In 1992, she was again a Félix nominee for Best Song, for the single "À toi". In 1993, Jalbert released her second album ''Corridors''. Certified platinum, ''Corridors'' won two Prix Félix in 1994, for Best Pop/Rock Album and Song of the Year for "Encore et encore", and was a

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nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1994. She released her third album ''Avant le squall'' in 1998. At the Prix Félix that year, she again garnered three nominations for Best Female Singer, Best Pop/Rock Album and Best Song ("Pour toi"). The following year, she was again nominated for Best Female Singer. Through 1999 and 2000, Jalbert undertook an extended concert tour in collaboration with Dan Bigras. In 2000, they released the live album ''Communio'', which was recorded live at the

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in Montreal, Quebec. Her fifth album, ''...et j'espère'', was released in 2001. The album included the single "Jeter un sort", a French-language version of

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's 1975 hit "What the Hell I Got", and was a Félix nominee for Pop/Rock Album of the Year in 2002. In 2004, Audiogram released a hits compilation (''Ses plus grands succès''), followed by the Christmas album ''Noël des anges''. In 2006, she released another live album from her ''Évidemment'' tour, followed by the further studio albums ''Tout porte à croire'' (2007), ''Une Lettre'' (2011) and ''Ma route'' (2016). In March 2019, she was one of 11 singers from Quebec, alongside Ginette Reno, Diane Dufresne, Céline Dion, Isabelle Boulay, Luce Dufault, Louise Forestier, Catherine Major, Ariane Moffatt, Marie Denise Pelletier and Marie-Élaine Thibert, who participated in a supergroup recording of Renée Claude's 1971 single "Tu trouveras la paix" after Claude's diagnosis with

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was announced.

Discography

* ''Laurence Jalbert'' (1990) * ''Corridors'' (1993) * ''Avant le squall'' (1997) * ''Communio'' (2000, with Dan Bigras) * ''...et j'espère'' (2001) * ''Ses plus grands succès'' (2004,

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) * ''Noël des anges'' (2004) * ''Sur la route... Évidemment'' (2006, live double disc) * ''Tout porte à croire'' (2007) * ''Une lettre'' (2011) * ''Femmes de Feu – Hommage à Pauline Julien'' (2013) avec Luce Dufault, Jorane et Marie-Jo Thério * ''Ma route'' (2016) * ''Au pays de

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'' (2019) – No. 35 Canada

Bibliography

* ''À la vie, à la mer'' (biography with Claude André, 2015)

References

External links

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Laurence Jalbert
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Quebec Info Musique: Laurence Jalbert
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Laurence Jalbert at Radio-Canada / Espace Musique
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