Nathalie Simard

Nathalie Simard is a Canadian singer (Québécois), born with the Île of Orleans the July 7th 1969. It is the younger sister by the singer Rene Simard.

Biography

The artistic career of Nathalie Simard starts in spring 1979 when the manager and producer of Rene, Guy Cloutier, ask him to record the song All the children of the world in duet with his brother. The disc leaves in September and obtains an immediate success. With the end of the year, it records an album of Christmas and, at the beginning of the following year, it is devoted child high-speed motorboat, is confirmed by the exit of a second album, Nathalie sings for her friends . In summer 1980, it makes a first round with his/her brother. They sing inter alia with the Place of Arts and the Grand Theater of Quebec.

The same year, leaves a third album, Nathalie Simard , in which she sings You should never have left in duet with Paolo Christmas. The disc is sold 30,000 copies. Consequently, successes are not contradicted any more: Goldorak , the dance of the ducks , It is my idol Michael Jackson , My friends the calînours . The target public of these songs is obviously the children. In 1981, the album the re-entry is sold with 75,000 copies in three weeks. In 1982, the dance of the ducks is sold with 200,000 specimens. In the same disc, she sings Ouvre me the door with Christine Lamer.

The same year, one launches a collection of clothing bearing his name. With the autumn 1982, Nathalie Simard sings the Canadian national anthem in company of the Small Singers of Granby to the Olympic stadium at the time of a match of the Expos. In December 1982, a spectacle is organized in the Place of Arts where she sings with her Rene brother. One draws from it an double album, Rene and Nathalie in concert , left the following year.

In 1983, Guy Cloutier presents it to Japan where it is received. It records there a abum 45-turns (2 Japanese songs) which is sold to with it with 200,000 specimens. The November 2nd 1984, the Press announces that it has sold 1 million discs for 6 years. The fan-club reaches 50,000 members then.

From 1985 to 1988, entered adolescence, it holds the high-speed motorboat in the televised series the Village of Nathalie , first emission Québécois for children with being produced by a private network (VAT) which attracts 800,000 spectators the first year. Three albums entitled the Village of Nathalie 1 - 2 - 3 leave during these years in which she interprets songs composed by Jacques Michel and Eve Déziel.

In 1988, it and its Rene brother adopt a new style and a new look. Guy Cloutier, their manager, fact call to the realizer and type-setter French Romano Musumarra. This one composes their new songs to them and their fact of recording in Paris an album in duet, including/understanding inter alia Tout if you like me , Prends care of you and especially Tourne the page. The disc, Rene and Nathalie , obtain a very great success in Quebec. Nathalie interprets there in solo Jeu of impatience and Him .

In 1989, in the video clip Him , one sees it dancing and flirter with a dancer semi-professional of Toronto, Louis Drapeau. It moves away thus more and more from the style " Village of Nathalie ".

After the Village of Nathalie , it animates during two years another emission for children, the Mini-Stars of Nathalie . At the end of 1988, it is one of the high-speed motorboats of the spectacle of Ice Capades, presented to the Forum of Montreal.

In 1990, it joins again with Musumara which makes it return to the Marcadet studio to Paris where it records the album To the maximum. street dance much like its style its fans and it succeeds in selling 70,000 copies. Its principal successes are has your departure and friendly Reste . In the same album, Claude Dubois offers one of its compositions to him, Avouer the woman , who tells a little her history.

A two years follows round which finishes with the Théâtre Saint-Denis Guy Cloutier in October 1992 announces to him whereas it is time for it to take one sabbatical year.

At the beginning of 1994, Nathalie Simard and her husband, Alain Decelles, are recognized guilty to have tried to defraud an insurance company. The image of the singer feels much of it. In order to draw a feature on this event, it leaves a new album, Parole of woman , with the autumn. Criticisms of the media are excellent. According to its biography, the number of sales of this album remains completely unknown.

In 1995, Denise Filiatrault Tomorrow morning offers to him a role of support in the musical comedy , Montreal await me , that it is going up, it plays there the part of a named prostitute Cream. The same year, it goes there from four or five small roles to the side of Rene Simard and Judith Bérard in the part Jeanne the Virgin . In 1999, it Tomorrow morning obtains the main role in a resumption of , Montreal await me , always carried out by Denise Filiatrault. In 2001, it does a theater of summer to Eastman in the musical review play in What one wait to be happy?

Meanwhile, its career discographic slows down seriously. In 1996, following the Flood of Saguenay, it leaves the song My village which it interprets with two of her brothers. In 1997, compilation a woman, a child , her last album leaves to date.

In 2004, its ex-business manager Guy Cloutier is shown sexual assaults repeated on an eleven year old child in the Années 1980. An ordinance of not-publication prevents the media from naming the name of the plaintiff. In November, in front of evidence out of concrete, Cloutier pleads guilty and bails out 42 months of prison.

In May 2005, Nathalie Simard makes raise the ordinance of not-publication. That of which everyone suspected is revealed at the great day: she is well the victim of Guy Cloutier. The May 25th, during a special program animated by Paul Arcand, it tells the martyrdom which it lived during its years of stardom, then its intention announces to set up a foundation having to come to assistance of the victims of Pédophilie. " I want to make conferences, says it, outward journey to see the children in the schools, to speak to the parents, to sensitize people with this enormous problem which destroys our children .

In September 2005, it introduces in press conference the Fondation Nathalie Simard and the people having to compose her board of directors. Among them, his/her Martin brother, Julie Snyder and Paul Arcand are. A few months later, it begins conference series in the schools from Quebec. One then observes a significant growth of the number of victims denouncing their attackers.

Nathalie Simard does not give up her artistic career completely. With the autumn 2005, it records the song the life kills to me , a composition of Claude Dubois, which is used as song-topic with the documentary film the robbers of childhood , realized by Paul Arcand and produced by Denise Robert. She also takes part in a series of spectacles with Star Academy 2005. Denise Filiatrault gives him a role in the televised series the small world of Laura Cadieux . She presented recently a new album and deals with the Presidency of her Foundation. She also prepares a series of spectacles, she will be on scene as of February 2008.

Deliver

  • To break silence, biography, Michel Vastel (2005)

  • Rene and Nathalie Simard : dear children of the showbiz, Danielle Bachand and Claudine Bachand, Montreal, 1983.

Television

  • It is in your turn Laura Cadieux (series-TV) (2005)
  • Décibel (family emission) (1999 - 2000)
  • Mini-Stars of Nathalie (emission child) (1988 - 1990)
  • the Village of Nathalie (emission child) (1985 - 1988)

Discography

Trophies

  • Felix 1983:1 for the album more sold ( dance of the ducks )

  • Felix 1985:1 for the album for children of the year ( the war of tuques the )

  • 1986:1 Artis trophy of the Métrostar Official reception for the Village of Nathalie

  • Felix 1988:1 for the album for children of the year ( Merry Christmas with all the children )

  • Felix 1988:1 for the album more sold ( Rene and Nathalie )

  • Felix 1988:1 for the best video clip ( Turns the page)

  • 1989:1 Artis trophy of the Métrostar Official reception for Mini-Stars of Nathalie

  • 11 gold discs

  • 8 discs platinizes

  • 2 discs doubles platinum

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