Wilfred Le Bouthillier

Wilfred Le Bouthillier (born May 12, 1978) is an Acadian singer from the town of Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick and the winner of the 2003 edition of Star Académie, a Quebec reality show for aspiring singers.^[1]

Life

He is known simply by his first name, Wilfred. His debut album Wilfred Le Bouthillier was released in the autumn of 2003. Produced with the assistance of Cajun singer Zachary Richard, it proved to be an enviable success, selling over 200,000 copies. This is exceptional for an artist in Quebec. By way of comparison, this would be equivalent to selling more than 8 million copies of an English-language album in the United States.

Among his awards and distinctions, Wilfred has received several "Prix Étoiles" (in Acadie). He took home the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year for his debut album, "Wilfred Le Bouthillier." He was also nominated in several categories during the Quebec l'ADISQ 2005 gala, including one nomination in the Best Seller category. At the 16th SOCAN gala, his song "Je Ferai Tout," was listed among the top ten most played francophone songs on the radio.^[2]

Wilfred recorded a follow-up album in 2005 called Poussières. This album was another success for the artist, classified as the second best-selling album in Quebec and the twelfth best-seller in Canada. The first song released from that album, "Avec Toi," made it to the top 5 in the top 100 radio BDS countdown while the video also placed the song in the top 5 on Musique Plus and Musimax (the Francophone version of MuchMusic).^[3]

At the end of August, 2007, "L'insignifiant," also from the album "Poussières," was sitting at number seven on Quebec's "Top 50 Radio Correspondants Francophone."

Discography

• 2013: Je poursuis ma route
  1. Je m'y perds
  2. Peu m'importe
  3. Le pont de l'archevêché
  4. La force de tomber
  5. Je n'abandonnerai pas
  6. Ce que tu veux
  7. Je poursuis ma route
  8. Tu es tout (en duo avec Elisa Tovati)
  9. Depuis qu'on est des hommes
  10. Marilyn
  11. Emmène-moi
  12. Laisse-moi pas seul
• 2009: Droit Devant
  1. Droit devant
  2. Sur l'océan
  3. Allez, viens
  4. J'y crois encore
  5. Je Reviens
  6. Déraciné
  7. Près de toi
  8. Jimmy joue
  9. Un petit morceau de moi
  10. L'Odyssée
  11. La reine du bingo (hommage à Cayouche)

• 2006: Poussières (?? sold)
  1. Tant qu'il y aura
  2. Avec toi
  3. Poussières
  4. Ma vie tourne autour de toi
  5. Ils reviennent
  6. Ne vois-tu pas?
  7. Dans mon village
  8. Le bouffon
  9. Je continue de croire
  10. Toute sorte de monde
  11. L'insignifiant
  12. Dis-moi que tu viens
  13. Le monde a bien changé
• 2005: L'Acadie en Chanson
  1. Chanter ma vie
• 2005: Simple - Si demain (turn around)
  1. Si demain
• 2004: L'Acadie en Chanson
  1. M'Envoler
• 2004: Le choix du Québec
  1. Je ferais tout
• 2004: Merci pour la chanson
  1. Que passent les saisons

• 2003: Wilfred Le Bouthillier (205k sold)
  1. Chanter Ma Vie
  2. Le Vieux Loup De Mer
  3. L'important C'est D'aimer
  4. Marie Jina
  5. Que Passent Les Saisons
  6. Je Ferais Tout
  7. La Ballade De Jean Batailleur (Version Studio)
  8. Gamawa
  9. Cruel Mais Réel
  10. T'en Vas Pas
  11. Les Ailes Des Hirondelles
  12. Perds Pas Confiance
  13. Tout Près De Toi
  14. La Bataille De Jean Batailleur (Version Spectacle)
• 2003: Star Académie (530k sold)
  1. Et c'est pas fini
  2. Amène-toi chez nous

See also

• Star Académie
• List of Quebec television series
• Television of Quebec
• Music of Quebec
• Acadia

References

External links

• Artist's website (in French)
• Fansite (in French)
• Another fansite
• www.wilfredlebouthillier.mu/ Wilfred LeBouthillier's Biographical Information via his Official Web site