Lynda Lemay Explained
| Lynda Lemay |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Lynda Lemay |
| Birth Date: | 25 July 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Portneuf, Quebec, Canada |
| Origin: | Portneuf, Quebec, Canada |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar |
| Genre: | Chanson |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Years Active: | 1989–present |
| Website: | www.lyndalemay.com |
Lynda Lemay (born 25 July 1966 in Portneuf, Quebec) is a Canadian francophone singer-songwriter. Through her mother she is a descendant of Zacharie Cloutier.[1]
After winning regional awards in 1989 she went to France and regularly tours in Quebec and France, including at the Paris Olympia.[2] [3]
Her recording "Live" was nominated as one of the best-selling Francophone albums at the 2000 Juno Awards.[4]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications[5] |
|---|
| CAN | BEL
(Fl)
[6] | BEL
(Wa)
[7] | FRA
[8] | SWI
[9] |
|---|
| 1990 | Nos rêves | | | | 116 | | |
| 1994 | Y | | | | | | |
| 1996 | La visite | | | | | | |
| 1998 | Lynda Lemay | | | 38 | 42 | | |
| 1999 | Live | | | 28 | 2 | 56 | |
| 2000 | Du coq à l'âme | | | 37 | 1 | 29 | |
| 2000 | Les lettres rouges | | | 3 | 1 | 5 |
|
| 2003 | Les secrets des oiseaux | | | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 2005 | Un paradis quelque part | | | | 20 | | |
| Un éternel hiver (musical) | | | 22 | 22 | 29 | |
| 2006 | Ma signature | | | 3 | 2 | 16 | |
| 2008 | Allo c'est moi | | | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| 2008 | Blessée | | | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
| 2013 | Feutres et pastels | | 184 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2016 | Décibels et des silences | 33 | | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2020 | Il était onze fois | | | 34 | 113 | | |
| Des milliers de plumes | | | 43 | 89 | | |
| À la croisée des humains | | | 14 | 86 | 55 | |
| 2021 | De la rosée dans les yeux | | | 12 | 84 | 56 | |
| 2023 | Il n'y a qu'un pas | | | 90 | 67 | 48 | |
| Entre la flamme et la suie – Amours et patterns | | | 83 | 134 | | |
| Des bordées de mots | | | 110 | 150 | | |
| Critiquement incorrecte – mauvais goût et maux vécus | | | 145 | 159 | | |
| Le baiser de l'horizon | | | 136 | | | |
| Entre le rêve et le souvenir – Chansons de mes débuts | | | 161 | | | | |
Compilation albums
Awards and recognition
- 1995: 4 Félix Award nominations: Female Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year (Y), Songwriter of the Year, Concert of the Year[11]
- 1996: Félix Award nomination: Artist with best recognition outside Quebec[12]
- 1998: Félix Award winner, Female Artist of the Year; 4 other Félix nominations: Pop Album of the Year (Lynda Lemay), Best Selling Album of the Year (ibid.), Concert of the Year, Artist with best recognition outside Quebec[13]
- 1999: 2 Félix Award nominations: Pop Album of the Year (Lynda Lemay live), Artist with best recognition outside Quebec[14]
- 2000: Félix Award winner, Artist with best recognition outside Quebec[15]
- 2001: 4 Félix Award nominations: Female Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year (Du coq à l'âme), Concert of the Year, Quebec Artist with most recognition outside Quebec[16]
- 2002: 3 Félix Award nominations: Female Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year (Les lettres rouges), Quebec Artist with best recognition outside Quebec[17]
- 2004: Félix Award nomination: Quebec Artist with best recognition outside Quebec[18]
References
- Web site: Généalogie de Madonna, Céline Dion, Hillary Clinton et Camilla Parker-Bowles - Toutes cousines! . 24 November 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091227221418/http://www.perche-quebec.com/files/loiseauHTML/menu/frame_accueil.htm . 27 December 2009 .
- News: Lynda Lemay (biography) . 28 December 2008 . French . . March 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081015212029/http://www.rfimusique.com/sitefr/biographie/biographie_9037.asp . 15 October 2008 . dmy-all .
- News: Tournée de Lynda Lemay en France (Lynda Lemay touring France) . . 28 December 2008 . 3 April 2000 . usurped . https://archive.today/20120710122526/http://lcn.canoe.ca/artsetspectacles/general/archives/2000/04/20000403-093849.html . 10 July 2012 . dmy-all .
- Larry LeBlanc. Morissette leads Canada's Juno nomination list. Billboard. 12 February 2000. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 45–. 0006-2510.
- Web site: SNEP 2012 Certifications – 2X Platinum (Albums) . SNEP . 5 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921235836/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259165-DISQUES-D-OR.html?year=&type=13 . 21 September 2013 .
- Web site: Lynda Lemay discography . Hung Medien . ultratop.be/nl/ . 5 October 2013.
- Web site: Lynda Lemay discography . Hung Medien . ultratop.be/fr/ . 29 September 2013.
- Web site: Lynda Lemay discography . Hung Medien . lescharts.com . 29 September 2013.
- Web site: Lynda Lemay discography . Hung Medien . hitparade.ch . 29 September 2013.
- Web site: Gold & Platinum Certification – November 2002 . . 20 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101019175200/http://www.cria.ca/gold/1102_g.php . 19 October 2010 .
- http://www.adisq.com/doc/gala30/gala1995.html Gala de l'ADISQ – 1995
- http://www.adisq.com/doc/gala30/gala1998.html Gala de l'ADISQ – 1996
- http://www.adisq.com/doc/gala30/gala1998.html Gala de l'ADISQ – 1998
- http://www.adisq.com/doc/gala30/gala1999.html Gala de l'ADISQ – 1999
- http://www.adisq.com/doc/gala30/gala2000.html Gala de l'ADISQ – 2000
- http://www.adisq.com/doc/gala30/gala2000.html Gala de l'ADISQ – 2001
- http://www.adisq.com/doc/gala30/gala2002.html Gala de l'ADISQ – 2002
- http://www.adisq.com/doc/gala30/gala2004.html Gala de l'ADISQ – 2004
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