Abcs 2014

A breathy-voiced chanteuse whose polished and unabashedly romantic pop songs have earned her a sizable international audience, Natasha St-Pier first rose to fame in her native Canada before developing a strong following in Europe after relocating to France. Born February 10, 1981 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, she studied piano and dance throughout childhood and made her professional stage debut at age eight. Already a seasoned veteran of the regional festival circuit, St-Pier vaulted to national fame in 1993 via Quebec's famed television amateur showcase Le Pouvoir de la Chanson, making the series' history as the youngest contestant ever to survive to the final round. Her debut single, "Le Parcours du Coeur," soon followed, and at age 14, she issued her first full-length LP, Emergence. I

A breathy-voiced chanteuse whose polished and unabashedly romantic pop songs have earned her a sizable international audience, Natasha St-Pier first rose to fame in her native Canada before developing a strong following in Europe after relocating to France. Born February 10, 1981 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, she studied piano and dance throughout childhood and made her professional stage debut at age eight.