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{{short description|Canadian singer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Marie Mai
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| birth_name = Marie-Mai Bouchard
| alias = Marie-Mai
| birth_date = {{birth date and age
| death_date =
| birth_place =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[jazz]]
| years_active = 2003-present
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'''Marie-Mai''' (born '''Marie-Mai Bouchard''' on
==Background==
Marie-Mai was born to an actor father.<ref name=" Québec Info Musique - MARIE-MAI">{{cite web|url=http://www.qim.com/artistes/biographie.asp?artistid=606|title=Biographie Marie Mai|website=Québec Info Musique|language=fr}}</ref> Marie-Mai began her interest in music in her early years when practicing piano lessons and also participated in musical theatre. Shortly, she began singing and her grandmother noticed her talent. In the following years, she would help Marie-Mai improve her singing abilities even further. At that time, her grandmother suggested to her that she audition for a new competition, ''[[Star Académie]]''. Prior to this, in 2001, she would start to perform in shows at [[Montreal]]'s Théâtre Musical in the ''Passion intense'' show.
She became a finalist in the 2003 edition, in which she was immediately noticed by her pop-rock style. She finished third behind [[Marie-Elaine Thibert]], the runner-up of the competition, and [[Wilfred Le Bouthillier]], the eventual winner.
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After the ''Star Académie'' tour ended in 2004, she was part of the Montreal cast of [[Jonathan Larson]]'s rock-opera musical ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'', performed at the Olympia Theatre.
In September 2011, she married her producer, [[Fred St-Gelais]], in Hawaii. The couple were engaged since 2006.<ref>Harvey Claudy (
In December 2011, Marie-Mai participated in the anti-bullying campaign ''Ça finit là'' ("It ends here"), and made a video where she revealed that she had experienced bullying because of her [[ADHD]].<ref>{{Citation|last=cafinitla|title=Marie-Mai : l'intimidation, ça finit là.|date=
Marie-Mai has been in a relationship with ''[[La Voix]]'' musical director David Laflèche since 2016, and she gave birth to their daughter
==Career==
===''Inoxydable'' (2004-2005)===
Her debut album ''[[Inoxydable]]'', produced by [[Fred St-Gelais]], was released on
===Dangereuse attraction (2007-2009)===
Her second album, ''Dangereuse attraction'', was released on August 28, 2007. In August 2008, Marie-Mai was awarded gold certification for selling over 50,000 copies of this album in Canada.<ref>{{cite web | first=Philippe | last=Renault | title=Le Conte de fées de Marie-Mai | work=Le Journal de Montréal | date=
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On July 1, 2009, during the festivities of [[Canada Day]] in Ottawa broadcast on the [[Radio-Canada Télévision|Radio-Canada]] and [[Canadian Broadcasting Company|CBC]] networks,
===Version 3.0 (2009-2011)===
On September 26, 2009, she released her third album, ''Version 3.0''.<ref>[http://www.matin.qc.ca/articles/20090923074836/mariemai_lance_son_nouvel_album.html Marie-Mai lance son nouvel album] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926042605/http://www.matin.qc.ca/articles/20090923074836/mariemai_lance_son_nouvel_album.html |date=
On February 28, 2010, she sang "Emmène-moi" at the [[2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony]] in [[Vancouver]]. In the same year, she featured in [[David Usher]]'s "Je repars". The song stayed in the best positions of the Top 100 [[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems]] chart for over a month.
In 2010 she contributed the song "Your Favourite Killer" to the soundtrack for [[Yves Simoneau]]'s comedy film ''[[The Bait (2010 film)|The Bait]] (L'Appât)''.<ref>[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4547661-marie-mai-compose-une-chanson-pour-le-film-lappat.php "Marie-Mai compose une chanson pour le film L'appât"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', December 2, 2010.</ref>
In 2011, her album ''Version 3.0'' was certified platinum, with 80,000 copies sold. She also recorded a duet in the same year with [[Simple Plan]] for the song "[[Jet Lag (song)|Jet Lag]]". Later in the same year, she signed with European label and distributor Warner Music France.
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Prior to her fourth album release, on February 22, 2012, she released the song "Sans cri ni haine", a French cover of "[[Call Your Girlfriend]]" by [[Robyn]], as a promotional single.
Marie-Mai's official website had undergone major upgrade prior to the album. A countdown to the day of the release of the album was shown. A new logo and the album art of the fourth album were also revealed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marie-Mai s'associe à l'agence de publicité d'un Drummondvillois|url=http://www.journalexpress.ca/Culture/2012-08-15/article-3053074/MarieMai-sassocie-a-lagence-de-publicite-dun-Drummondvillois/1|access-date=
On August 14, 2012, the first official single of the album "[[C.O.B.R.A.]]" was released to radio stations, along with a 22-second teaser of the music video. As announced by herself on the same date, the new album was to be called "Miroir" and the release date was set to be September 17.
"Miroir" managed to sell 22,000 units during its first week. On October 17, 2012, only a month after the album was released, a press conference was held at the Olympia Theatre in Montreal to announce that the album was certified gold for selling 40,000 copies. This press conference was also used to announce the first 2 dates at the Bell Centre of her brand new tour Tournee Miroir, due to kickoff on January 18, 2013, in [[Granby, Quebec]].
In late 2012, the second single "Jamais ailleurs" was released to Canadian radio stations, while a more acoustic version of the song "Je cours" was chosen as the first single to promote the yet-to-be-released album in France.
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===M (2014-2015)===
In January 2014, Marie-Mai released "Jamais trop tard", a duet with [[Jonas Tomalty|Jonas]], as the first single of her 5th album. The song reached #1 in the radio charts. The recalls of her Bell Centre shows (May 2 and 3) were used to unveil three songs of M: "Conscience", "Tourner", and "À bout portant". On May 12, 2014, M was released with some fireworks around it: 3 new music videos were revealed in the same day: "Conscience", "Tourner", and "Indivisible". Within 2 months, the record received a gold certification for 40,000 copies sold. In July 2014, Marie-Mai's Miroir tour show at the Bell Centre premiered in Quebec cinemas. "Marie-Mai live au Centre Bell : Traverser le Miroir" attracted immediate interest from her fans and was featured in 50 theatres across Quebec. In November 2014, the DVD of the show was launched, and was certified triple platinum for 30,000 copies sold.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/archives/2014/12/20141223-142442.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141223212944/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/archives/2014/12/20141223-142442.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 23, 2014|title=DVD/Blu-ray triple platine pour Marie-Mai|last=Média|first=Québecor|access-date=
===2016-present===
In 2019, Marie-Mai duetted on "[[The Good Ones (Tebey and Marie-Mai song)|The Good Ones]]" with Canadian [[country music|country]] artist [[Tebey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Country Pick: Tebey 'The Good Ones'|url=https://topcountry.ca/top-country-pick-tebey-the-good-ones/|website=Top Country|date=October 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Tebey and Marie Mai's 'The Good Ones' Video Looks Back on Happy Memories [Exclusive Premiere]|url= https://tasteofcountry.com/tebey-marie-mai-the-good-ones-video/|first=Sterling|last=Whitaker|work=Taste of Country|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=June 5, 2021}}</ref>
In 2023, she participated in an all-star recording of [[Serena Ryder]]'s single "[[What I Wouldn't Do]]", which was released as a charity single to benefit [[Kids Help Phone]]'s Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20230302170512/https://etcanada.com/news/972900/feel-out-loud-alessia-cara-serena-ryder-more-canadian-artists-collaborate-on-new-single-promoting-youth-mental-health-initiative/ "Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative"]. ''[[Entertainment Tonight Canada]]'', March 2, 2023.</ref> In the same year, she was cast in her first film acting role, in [[Denys Arcand]]'s forthcoming ''[[Testament (2023 film)|Testament]]''.<ref>Marie-Josée R. Roy, [https://showbizz.net/cinema/pour-son-nouveau-film-denys-arcand-explique-pourquoi-il-a-choisi-marie-mai "Pour son nouveau film : Denys Arcand explique pourquoi il a choisi Marie-Mai"]. ''Showbizz'', 30 April 2023.</ref>
In 2024 she was announced as one of the judges on ''[[Quel talent!]]'', the forthcoming Quebec version of the international ''[[Got Talent]]'' franchise.<ref>Ariane Auclair-Gendron, [https://showbizz.net/tele/noovo-annonce-l-arrivee-d-un-populaire-concours-de-talent-sur-ses-ondes "Noovo annonce l'arrivée d'un populaire concours de talent sur ses ondes"]. ''Showbizz'', March 28, 2024.</ref>
==In popular culture==
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*In January 2019, Marie-Mai first appeared as a Coach/Mentor on season 2 of Canadian TV network [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]'s "[[The Launch]]", on the episode that featured [[Ryan Tedder]]'s song, "Better".
* In 2020, she was announced as the host of the Quebec edition of ''[[Big Brother (Quebec TV series)|Big Brother Célebrités]]'', slated to air in 2021 on [[Noovo]].<ref name=dolbec>Lysandre Dolbec, [https://www.envedette.ca/potins-stars-quebec/television/big-brother-celebrites-deux-nouvelles-participantes-devoilees-1.14185643 "Big Brother Célébrités: deux nouvelles participantes dévoilées!"]. ''En Vedette'', December 7, 2020.</ref>
* In 2021, she appeared in a cellular telephone advertisement, while wearing concert costume and riding a white horse. The punch line was she was breaking up with a customer because his network access was too unreliable.<ref>accessed
* In 2024, she guest starred on the Canadian television comedy series [[Shoresy]] as one of the many [[Québécois_people|Québécois]] celebrity girlfriends of notorious womanizer character Jean-Jacques François "JJ Frankie JJ" Jacques-Jean.<ref>accessed Jul 18, 24 https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/crave-confirms-season-3-of-shoresy-is-going-may-24/</ref>
==Discography==
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* ''[[Dangereuse Attraction]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Version 3.0]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Miroir (album)|Miroir]]'' (2012)
* ''[[M (Marie-Mai album)|M]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Elle et moi (Marie-Mai album)|Elle et moi]]'' (2018)
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[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Canadian women rock singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Singers from Quebec]]
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