Martine St. Clair
Martine St. Clair is a Canadian singer from the province of Quebec. She has released numerous albums in a career that has spanned over two decades.
St. Clair was born in Montreal. In 1981, she was chosen by renowned Quebec lyricist Luc Plamondon to play the role of Cristal in the rock-opera Starmania. The following year, she recorded a duet with French singer Gilbert Bécaud called "L'amour est mort".
Her debut solo album in 1983, Coeur Ordinateur, would feature songs written by Plamondon.
She also recorded several duets or collaborated with other recording artists. She recorded the song "Closer Together" with Canadian new wave group The Box in 1986. In 1987, she recorded "Je l'aime" with Nicole Martin and "Tu peux pas" with Claude Dubois. In 1993, she recorded two cover versions of Canadian singer Gino Vannelli's 1979 song "Wheels of Life": one in French as "L'amour Est Loi"; and the second in English as a duet with Vannelli himself. Her musicians include guitarist Alexis Charrier, and pianist Sonny Lamson.
She received nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year and for Best Selling Single at the 1986 Juno Awards. The same year she won 4 Felix awards.
Discography
Albums
- 1980 Starmania Made in Quebec
- 1983 Coeur Ordinateur
- 1984 Il y a l'amour dans l'air
- 1985 Ce Soir L'amour Est Dans Tes Yeux
- 1985 De Starmania À Aujourd'hui
- 1987 Au Coeur Du Désert
- 1987 Mes Plus Belles Chansons
- 1988 Martine St-Clair
- 1988 Starmania 88
- 1990 Caribou
- 1993 Un Souffle De T'endresse
- 1996 Un Long Chemin
- 2001 Un Bonheur Fou
- 2004 Tout Ce Que J'ai
- 2009 ''Entre vous en moi''
Singles
- 1981 "L'amour est mort"
- 1982 "Pleure ma petite soeur"
- 1983 "Le Fils de Superman"
- 1983 "Un Homme Sentimental"
- 1984 "Il y a de l'amour dans l'air"
- 1984 "Ohé Ohé"
- 1985 "On va s'aimer"
- 1985 "Simplement"
- 1985 "Je l'aime"
- 1986 "Ce soir l'amour est dans tes yeux"
- 1986 "Dis-moi de revenir"
- 1986 "Heureuse sans être amoureuse"
- 1986 "Plus près des étoiles"
- 1986 "Quand je tombe en amour"
- 1988 "Au coeur du désert"
- 1988 "Danse avec moi"
- 1988 "Monte, monte"
- 1989 "Folle de vous"
- 1989 "Tous les juke-box"
- 1990 "Désir égale danger"
- 1990 "Lavez Lavez"
- 1990 "Je ne sais plus comment j'm'appelle"
- 1991 "Je veux vous embrasser"
- 1991 "Seulement pour toujours"
- 1993 "L'Amour Est Loi"
- 1996 "Un Long Chemin"
- 1996 "Usure Des Jours"
- 2001 "Un jour"
- 2002 "Débranche"
- 2005 "Rien dans les mains"
- 2005 "Stay"
- 2005 "Amoureux fou"
- 2006 "Mon amour, mon ami"
- 2006 "Djé Oné Bwaba "
- 2009 "Qui pourrait t'aimer mieux que moi"