Laurence Jalbert
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Laurence Jalbert
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lise Jalbert |
| Born |
18 August 1959 Rivière-au-Renard, Quebec |
| Genres | Pop, rock |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Labels | Audiogram |
| Associated acts | Volt |
| Website | www.laurencejalbert.com |
Laurence Jalbert (born Lise Jalbert, 18 August 1959 in Rivière-au-Renard, Quebec) is a pop and rock singer-songwriter from Quebec.
She began her career with the band Volt in 1985. The band won CKOI-FM's L'Empire des futures stars competition in 1987, but recorded only one single, "Nobody Knows", before breaking up in 1988. Jalbert went on to a solo career, choosing to use the stage name Laurence over her birth name Lise because she felt it better suited the strong and independent image she wanted her music to project.
She released her self-titled debut album in 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. In addition to her own material, her concerts in this era frequently included live covers of songs such as Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit", Patti Smith's "Because the Night", Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights", and Janis Joplin's "Take Another Little Piece of My Heart".
At the Gala de l'ADISQ 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 Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1994.
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