Jeanick Fournier

Jeanick Fournier
Background information
Born (1972-05-20) May 20, 1972 (age 52)
OriginSaguenay, Quebec, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • Palliative care attendant
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2006–present
LabelsUniversal Music Canada

Jeanick Fournier (born May 20, 1972) is a Canadian singer from Saguenay, Quebec, most noted as the winner of the second season of Canada's Got Talent.[1]

Fournier, who works as a palliative care attendant in Saguenay and is the adoptive mother of two children with Down syndrome,[2] grew up in the small town of Dolbeau-Mistassini and later moved to the Saguenay borough of Chicoutimi in adulthood.[3] She has performed in Quebec for a number of years, most notably in a Céline Dion tribute show.[4]

In 2012, Jeanick Fournier was approached to participate in the french show's second season The Voice: la plus belle voix. She has been on tour since 2006 with a show entirely devoted to Celine Dion. Fournier is directly selected to be one of the 140 finalists.[5][6] Having revealed her selection to the press, her audition was canceled the next day.[7]

In 2019, she also launched Cinq divas, a show in which her Dion repertoire was supplemented with songs by Ginette Reno, Lara Fabian, Whitney Houston and Lady Gaga.[8] She released the album Mes coups de cœur, a collection of covers of some of her favourite songs which included one original song written by Fournier and Véronique Gagné, in 2015.[9]

  1. ^ Murtz Jaffer (May 19, 2022). "Meet 'Canada's Got Talent' winner Jeanick Fournier". Toronto Star.
  2. ^ "Jeanick Fournier: un cœur et une voix en or". TVA Nouvelles. April 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Pascal Girard (May 17, 2022). "Jeanick Fournier remporte Canada's Got Talent". Ici Radio-Canada.
  4. ^ Daniel Côté (April 28, 2018). "Jeanick Fournier retourne à La Saguenéenne". Le Quotidien.
  5. ^ "Une Saguenéenne participe à l'émission en France". Canoe.com. November 16, 2012. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Jeanick Fournier : De Céline à The Voice". Le Journal de Québec. November 17, 2012.
  7. ^ "Une chanteuse trop bavarde virée de The Voice". 7SUR7.be. November 23, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013.
  8. ^ Daniel Côté, "Un nouveau spectacle pour Jeanick Fournier". Le Quotidien, December 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Jeanick Fournier lance Mes coups de coeur". Nouvelles Hebdo, May 7, 2015.