Andrée Watters
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| Andrée Watters | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andrée Watters-Michaud |
| Born | January 25, 1983 |
| Origin | Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Pop-Rock, Rock |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label(s) | Sony-BMG |
Andrée Watters-Michaud (born January 25, 1983 in Charlesbourg, Quebec) is a Quebec musician and a one-time Felix-award winner in 2004.
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[edit] Background
[edit] Early/Non career life
Watters grew up in the Quebec region and first showed her talent in a Christmas-related musical comedy when she was 15 years old. She later participated a youth singing contest in which she finished first provincially and third across Canada. After moving to Montreal two years later, she made her first live public appearance in the Radio-Canada game show La Fureur.
Watters brother Patrick, who worked a firefighter for the Alberta provincial government was killed in July 2007 in a helicopter crash while he and several hundred other firefighters combated a major forest fire near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta. Four others were injured in the incident. [1] [2]
[edit] Career
In 2003, after signing with Sony-BMG, Watters released her first album AW which sold 75 000 copies in Quebec alone. There were attempts by the label company to release a European version of the disc in France but the project was cancelled.
In 2004, the success of the album has resulted into a Felix award for Best rock album of the year [3] at the annual ADISQ awards, the provincial version of the Canadian Juno Awards. She was also nominated for four other Felix including best female singer of the year [4] and Breakthrough artist of the year. [5] The hits Si exceptionnel and Ne reste pas were the two songs that charted the highest in the Quebec Francophone charts including the Radio Énergie Countdown across the province.
Her second album À travers was released in 2005 with Laisse la pluie being the most notable hit across the charts in Quebec. [6]
In 2006, along with Bruno Pelletier, Sylvain Cossette, Daniel Boucher and Gabrielle des Trois-Maisons, Watters participated in a musical show called Dracula. [7]
In 2007, she participated as herself in the movie À vos marques Party and released a song for the movie's soundtrack. [8]
[edit] Minuit
Her third album titled Minuit was released on April 29, 2008. The title hit already charted on most Francophone Charts in Quebec including the top spot in the CKOI-FM Francophone Chart. She herself wrote the ten tracks and the album was produced along with singer Sylvain Cossette who've guided her in the realization of the album. The album consists of a mix of rock songs and ballads in which Cossette had many top-charted singles during his career. At the same time, she also signed with another label company (Vega Musique) and had a new manager.
During the summer, she will tour around the provinces along with Dan Bigras and his concert titled "Dan et ses blondes". She is also planning a tour of her own starting in late 2008 or early 2009. [9]
[edit] Discography
[edit] AW (2003)
- Label : Sony-BMG
- 1- Cent ans
- 2- Dépendre de toi
- 3- Si exceptionnel
- 4- Ne reste pas
- 5- Désert
- 6- Temps
- 7- Ici je suis de trop
- 8- Exister à l'envers
- 9- J't aimerai quand meme
- 10- Enfer
- 11- Toute seule sur mon vieux divan
[edit] À travers (2005)
- Label: Sony-BMG
- 1- Laisse la pluie
- 2- L'Ange perdu
- 3- Ma face cachée
- 4- Ce que je perds
- 5- La seule
- 6- À travers moi
- 7- Décembre
- 8- Tu pars
- 9- Rien à perdre
- 10- Enterrée
- 11- Facile à dire
- 12- C'est à toi
[edit] Dracula - Entre l'amour et la mort(2006)
- 1- Cruelle et tendre Mina (with Bruno Pelletier)
- 2- Ce que je vois (with Daniel Boucher, Pierre Flynn, Sylvain Cossette and Gabrielle des Trois-Maisons)
- 3- Urgence
[edit] Minuit (2008)
- 1- Minuit
- 2- Dites-moi
- 3- Tout de moi
- 4- S'il te reste
- 5- Si je pouvais savoir
- 6- J'ai voulu
- 7- Le Tour du Monde
- 8- De l'Amour pour toi
- 9- Garde tes larmes
- 10- A distance
[edit] Filmography
- A vos Marques Party (2007)
[edit] Footnotes/References
- ^ edmontonsun.com - Alberta- Firefighter dies in helicopter crash near Fort McMurray
- ^ La chanteuse Andrée Watters perd son frère - LCN - Culture et médias
- ^ http://www.radio-canada.ca/television/adisq2004/
- ^ http://www.radio-canada.ca/television/adisq2004/
- ^ http://www.radio-canada.ca/television/adisq2004/
- ^ Québec Info Musique - Andrée WATTERS
- ^ http://www.radio-canada.ca/arts-spectacles/PlusArts/2006/02/02/001-dracula-apres.asp
- ^ Andrée Watters
- ^ Andrée Watters amorce un virage avec «Minuit» (entrevue) - Showbizz.net : La référence en showbizz québecois, canadien et international!
- ^ Québec Info Musique - Artistes
- ^ Andrée Watters
