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'''Marie-Mai''' (born '''Marie-Mai Bouchard''' on July 7, 1984, in [[Varennes, Quebec|Varennes]], [[Quebec]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] singer from [[Montreal]]. She was initially known as one of the finalists of the first season of the Quebec [[reality show]] ''[[Star Académie]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/marie-mai-mn0001032940/biography|title=Marie-Mai {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|website=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi|access-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref>
==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 (September 4, 2011). {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120718075557/http://lejournaldemontreal.canoe.ca/journaldemontreal/artsetspectacles/celebrites/archives/2011/09/20110904-171336.html Marie-Mai et Fred St-Gelais : mariage aujourd'hui]}}, ''Le Journal de Montréal''.</ref> The pair ended the relationship in early 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2016/01/07/fred-st-gelais-cest-le-catalyseur-de-marie-mai|title=Fred St-Gelais, c'est le catalyseur de Marie-Mai|website=TVA Nouvelles|date=January 7, 2016 |access-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref> and later divorced.
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=December 10, 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hggBjCNUEF8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/hggBjCNUEF8 |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=October 11, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/412a-f3b0-5179f9bf-9a40-1996ac1c606a%7Cf3qco2iRu0Z5.html|title=Marie-Mai - La Presse+|date=August 27, 2015|newspaper=La Presse+|language=fr-CA|access-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ellequebec.com/culture/celebrites/rencontre-avec-marie-mai-l-artiste-au-destin-de-star/a/109076#.VtmKpJzhDIV|title=Rencontre avec Marie-Mai, l'artiste au destin de star {{!}} Elle Québec|last=Chevalier|first=Manon|newspaper=Elle Québec|access-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref>
Marie-Mai has been in a relationship with ''[[La Voix]]'' musical director David Laflèche since 2016, and she gave birth to their daughter
==Career==
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===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= August 9, 2008 | url=http://www2.canoe.com/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/2008/08/08/6381176-jdm.html| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118173226/http://www2.canoe.com/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/2008/08/08/6381176-jdm.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=January 18, 2013}}.</ref> The record was eventually certified platinum.
On June 24, 2009, Marie-Mai featured for the first time in the Quebec [[National Holiday (Quebec)|National Holiday]] celebrations in Montreal,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/theatre-humour-danse/200905/19/01-857839-eric-lapointe-ariane-moffatt-et-marie-mai-a-la-fete-nationale.php |title=Éric Lapointe, Ariane Moffatt et Marie-Mai à la Fête nationale |first=Alain |last=Martineau |date=May 19, 2009 |work=[[La Presse Canadienne]]}}</ref> simulcast on the Radio-Canada Television and radio. She performed her hits "Mentir" and "Emmène-moi", a cover of the song "Lady Marmalade", and an excerpt of the unofficial national anthem of Quebec, "[[Gens du pays]]" by [[Gilles Vigneault]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Philippe | last=Renaud | title=Un air de renouveau au parc Maisonneuve | work=La Presse Montréal | date=June 25, 2009 | issn=0317-9249 | url=http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/200906/25/01-878577-un-air-de-renouveau-au-parc-maisonneuve.php}}</ref>
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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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===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=October 11, 2016}}</ref>
===2016-present===
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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 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 Feb 16, 21 https://www.grenier.qc.ca/nouvelles/22171/marie-mai-a-cheval-avec-le-nouveau-reseau-5g-de-bell</ref>
* 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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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Singers from Quebec]]
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