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]
Lynda Lemay | |
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Lynda Lemay during a concert in Carcassonne in July 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lynda Lemay |
| Born | (1966-07-25) 25 July 1966 (age 56) Portneuf, Quebec, Canada |
| Origin | Portneuf, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Chanson |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Website | www.lyndalemay.com |
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]
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications[5] | ||||
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| CAN | BEL (Fl) [6] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
FRA [8] |
SWI [9] | |||
| 1990 | Nos rêves | – | – | 116 | – | ||
| 1994 | Y | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1994 | 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 | CAN: Gold[10] | |
| 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] |
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| 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 | |||
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | |||
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| CAN | BEL (Wa) [7] |
FRA [8] |
SWI [9] | |||
| 2011 | Best of | 12[12] | 6 | 19 | 41 | |
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