Lynda Thalie

Lynda Thalie
Thalie performing in 2006
Background information
Born (1978-06-25) 25 June 1978
Oran, Algeria
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • author
InstrumentVocals
Years active2002–present
Websitelyndathalie.com

Lynda Thalie (born on 25 June 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of Algerian origin.[1] Her family immigrated to Canada and resided in Quebec province since 1994. She has released three albums and has also written her autobiography entitled Survivre aux naufrages published in 2011.[2]

  • Radio-Canada and RDI picked her as one of 4 Algero-Canadian personalities for its documentary series Mon Algérie et la vôtre. She also visited Algeria for the occasion recounting her experiences of homecoming after so many years.[3]
  • Her 2009 single "Rallye aicha des Gazelles" is the theme song for the Moroccan Rallye Aicha des Gazelles for the year, a rally event reserved only for women.
  • In 2010, she took part, alongside many other Canadian artists in Ensemble pour Haïti ("Together for Haiti"), a French Canadian telethon that was held on 22 January 2010 in aid of victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
  • She has provided vocals for the soundtrack of films by Michel Cusson of Cité-Amérique and the National Film Board of Canada

Appearances

Awards and nominations

  • 2000: Laureate at Ma première Place des Arts held at Montreal's Place des Arts, an event for upcoming Quebec artists[3]
  • 2004: Prix du patrimoine d'expression (Québec)
  • 2006: Nominated during ADSIQ awards for "Best World Music Album" for her self-titled album Lynda Thalie
  • 2009: Won "World Music Artist of the Year" award for her general work and "Francophone Album of the Year" for her album La rose des sables during the Sounds of Blackness Awards in Montreal[8]

Personal life

  • Lynda Thalie never knew her father close,[9] as he had left the family when she was young never to return again. Thalie emigrated to Canada with her mother and brother. She recounts the devastating effect of the loss of her father on her and her family. She also recounts in her autobiographical book Survivre aux naufrages her attempt to commit suicide.[2] She said in an interview that the book in its honesty served as a redeeming experience for her.
  • Thalie is a mother of twin children Dahlia and Liam

Discography

Albums

  • Sablier (2002)
  • Lynda Thalie (2005)
  • La rose des sables (2008)
  • Nomadia (2013)

Singles

  • "Rallye Aicha des Gazelles" (2009)
  • "Dance your pain away (La tête haute)" (2013)

Bibliography

  • Survivre aux naufrages (2011)

Theatre

  • Le Petit Prince as La rose (2004)

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "Montreal Jazz Festival: 2009 Festival archives – Lynda Thalie". Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b Serge Drouin (14 May 2011). "Lynda Thalie – Qui est cette femme?" (in French). Agence QMI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Mon Algérie et la vôtre – Le Documentaire" (in French). CBC/Radio-Canada. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ^ Les FrancoFolies: Lynda Thalie
  5. ^ Le Tout Express: Lynda Thalie chantera aux Jeux olympiques de Londres (in French)
  6. ^ CanadaInternational: Canada celebrates La Francophonie in Greece
  7. ^ a b Canoe: À l'Olympia de Paris – Lynda Thalie chantera avec Enrico Macias
  8. ^ Radio-Canada: Sounds of Blackness Awards – Thalie, Imposs et Divine (in French)
  9. ^ Josée Guimond (14 May 2011). "Lynda Thalie: le pouvoir de la résilience". Le Soleil (in French). Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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