Fabienne Thibeault is a singer-songwriter from Quebec who started her artistic career in 1972 by participating in the Festival de la chanson de Granby. Festival which she won two years later in 1974.
A launching ramp that enabled her to sign two years later in 1976 with the Kébec Disque label, with which she released her first album "De Laine et de Bois", followed in 1977 by "La vie d'astheure".
But it was especially four years later in 1978 that her career suddenly took to heights that she would never have suspected when she joined the cast of a small musical called ... Starmania. She thus takes on the role of Marie-Jeanne, a role that will allow her to interpret absolutely sumptuous titles such as "Un garçon pas comme les autres, "Les uns contre les autres", "La complainte de la serveuse automate" but also, and above all, the sublime "Le monde est stone". Remarkable and noticed services which literally explode its notoriety overnight.
Great launch pad that will impressively boost his solo career. Allowing her to string together albums at the start of the 1980s such as “Fabienne Thibault” in 1981, “Le blues à Fabienne” and “Les champs Aimés” in 1982, “Cœur Voyageur” in 1983 and “Les champs Aimés Vol 2” »In 1984. Albums that allow her to record several notorious hits on the single side.
With the highlight of his duet with Richard Cocciante in 1985 on the title "Question de feeling", a title that will undoubtedly remain as one of the biggest hits of that year.
The sequel will unfortunately prove to be a little more complicated to manage than expected with obvious difficulty in adapting to the new musical standards of the late 1980s. With the consequence of a gradual disappearance of the media scene in the years that followed.
To discover or rediscover...
Discography (among others ...) :
70s Decade :
Chez nous 1976
La nouvelle 1976
Chanson pour séduire 1976
La vie d'astheure 1977
Le grand monde 1977
Neiges 1977
Le monde est stone 1978
Un garçon pas comme les autres 1978
Les uns contre les autres 1978
La complainte de la serveuse automate 1978
Chanson d’a nous deux 1979
80s Decade :
J’irai jamais sur ton island 1980
Conversation téléphonique 1980
Rien qu'une voix 1980
Le gout du miel 1981
Je suis née ce matin 1981
Bon voyage 1981
Prix d’amis 1981
Secrétaire de star 1982
C'est ça la vie 1982
Je te présenterai mon pays 1982
La chanson des blés d'or 1982
Les filles comme moi 1983
Le cœur voyageur 1983
J'veux seulement qu'tu m'emmènes 1983
Faut que j’t’oublie 1985
Question de feeling 1985
Ma mère chantait 1985
Chaleur humaine 1987
Le vent des moissons 1988
90s Decade :
Quand les hommes vivront d'amour 1997
J'ai rencontré l'homme de ma vie 1997
La complainte du phoque en Alaska 1997
Tracks :
1976 ... beginnings to say the least confidential but which already show an obvious potential. You just have to allow time for the rose to bloom ...
1976...she will take her time to blossom but when that is the case, the world will discover one of the most talented singers of her generation...
1976...at this stage no one imagines how she will reveal herself at the highest level and in a masterful way. For now, she's practicing her skills as they say...
1977...the rise in power is slow but linear in any case. The main thing for her at this stage is to prove that she can do well...
1977...a rise in power which will allow her to stand out in the best possible way. The main thing is done...
1977...for the big takeoff, it's coming soon. One last title before integrating a little musical comedy which will very quickly become legendary...
1978 ... the gift of Heaven ! Michel Berger offers her an absolutely incredible gift with THIS title, a title which remains to this day one of the most beautiful Intimist titles of all time on the French side and which will especially literally explode the notoriety of the singer. MAS-TER-PIE-CE !
1978 ... a musical comedy with extraordinary inspiration and which produces exceptional title after exceptional title. Blessed bread for the singer who didn't ask for so much !
1978 ... and what to say about this title which will also remain as one of the most emblematic pieces of this exceptional musical. MA-GIS-TRAL !
1978 ... a golden role that will make an almost unknown woman one of the biggest stars of the end of the decade. A musical which will also reveal a certain...Daniel Balavoine !
1979 ... difficult to bounce back after having known such success and especially after having been familiar with the stars repeatedly thanks to Starmania. The rest is still of the same quality so no reason to worry ...
1980 ... of course she does not correspond at all to the new musical standards of the moment but what she offers in the Intimist field largely holds up, to say the least. In any case enough to continue playing in the big leagues ...
1980 ... an atypical style which is as much its strength as its weakness. It is clear that she will never finish N°1 in the French Top50 but at least she has the merit of offering something else ...
1980...the hardest part for her at the start of the 80s will be to prove that she is not simply a gifted singer but only in the musical comedy register...
1981 ... a career that takes place alongside the star system, far from the glitz and pressure of show biz. A daring bias but which works for the moment ...
1981...the problem in these cases is that tranquility has a price in the star system and that this works to the detriment of media exposure worthy of the name...
1981...after that it doesn't seem to bother her any more as long as she moves forward as she sees fit and on the principle that would blame her...
1981 ... a obvious talent in the Intimist which allows hier to deliver titles of more than certain quality. But it still lacks THE title that would allow her to permanently inscribe his name in the musical legend of the 80s ...
1982 ... she tries her hand at Dance, which is very surprising on her part. But it was high time she tried something in this area. Even if in the end the bet will not be won, she at least tried !
1982...a style and sound that do not allow her to fight on equal terms with the competition. Honestly a shame...
1982...a reconsideration is necessary in the short term otherwise the gap with the competition risks being impossible to bridge...
1982...it doesn't seem like it at first glance. Yet she puts good will into what she does but how can we fight on equal terms against drum machines and synthesizers of all kinds...
1983...still no notable development at this stage. Afterwards, she is the one who leads her career as she sees fit and no one can question that...
1983...it would already be a little better with this title. She really has trouble accelerating the tempo but as soon as she does the result is there in any case...
1983...from the next title she goes straight back to her comfort zone. Her refusal to take risk unfortunately marginalizes her more and more...
1985 ... she disappears 2 years from the radar and comes back to us in a certain form. Will the year 1985 finally allow her to explode into the open...? To be continued ...
1985 ... then THIS title comes ! Here is finally the title which will allow the singer to write her name in the musical history of the 80s, certainly on a title interpreted at 2, but it does not matter, it is the result which counts as they say. Especially when you see the quality of the partner, a certain Richard Cocciante then at the top of his form. The same Richard Cocciante who will write a landmark musical a few years later ...
1986...a sequel adventure which will see her return to her usual register. Too bad because she had done the hard part as they say...
1987 ... a trendy sound that proves she could have struggled with the competition on an equal footing if only she had been written the songs that were going well. Unfortunately, it is far too late to reverse the trend ...
1988 ... an end of the decade that ends in style and once again in Intimist mode thanks to this series' credits which will undoubtedly remain as one of his greatest successes. The ideal end to this 80s decade...
1997...we find her 9 years later in luxury cover mode on this revisited version of Raymond Lévesque's title dating from 1956. Good work but so far away from the expectations of the younger generation...
1997...here she revisits Diane Dufresne's flagship title from 1972. A nice revisited version but which will not be able to equal the original, it is clear...
1997...then it was the turn of Beau Dommage and their title dating from 1974 to be favored. But once again, the copy will not be worth the original...
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