As her father, who emigrated from France to Québec at an early age, was also a musician, Marie-Mai began her interest in music in her early years when practising piano lessons and also participated in musical theatre. Shortly, she began singing and her grandmother noticed her talent. In the following years, she would help Marie-Mai improve her singing abilities even further. At that time, her grandmother suggested to her that she audition for a new competition, Star Académie. Prior to this, in 2001, she would start to perform in shows at Montreal's Théâtre Musical in the Passion intense show.
She became a finalist in the 2003 edition, in which she was immediately noticed by her pop-rock style. She finished third behind Marie-Elaine Thibert, the runner-up of the competition and Wilfred Le Bouthillier, the eventual winner.
After the Star Académie tour that ended in 2004, she was part of Rent, a rock opera musical which was held at the Olympia Theatre in Montreal.
On July 1, 2009, Marie-Mai performed "Mentir" and "Emmène-Moi" for Canada Rocks The Capital held in Ottawa.
On February 28, 2010, she performed "Emmène-Moi" during the closing ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Her debut album Inoxydable, produced by Fred St-Gelais, was released on September 28, 2004. Over 120,000 albums were sold in Quebec alone while the album was released in France in 2006. Several singles had reached high in the Quebec charts including the songs "Il faut que tu t'en ailles" and "Encore une nuit" which reached the top of the Radio Énergie charts.
In the fall of 2006, Marie-Mai had already reached the international stage, when she opened for Garou for four shows at the Olympia in Paris where several international acts made their mark at the landmark music hall. Additional stops in the European Tour included Switzerland, Belgium, Romania and Russia. In an interview with TVA's correspondent in Paris, Claude Charron, Marie-Mai mentioned she was thrilled about the experience and was amazed by the public reception in Paris. She also added that despite being a short experience each night (she opens with 30-minute performance), she enjoys every single moment of it and would stay there forever on the stage.
Her second album, Dangereuse Attraction (also produced by Fred St-Gelais), was released in August 2007. She mentioned in the interview with Charron that she hopes for success similar to her debut album Inoxydable. The first song from her next album is "Qui prendra ma place" (Who Will Take My Place) and already reached number 1 in the Francophone Chart of Radio NRJ (formerly Radio Énergie). Marie-Mai mentions that her second album is much more personal than Inoxydable. Her song "Tôt Ou Tard" is a cover of Alexz Johnson's "Waste My Time" on the album Songs from Instant Star. Over 80,000 albums were sold.
Marie-Mai provided guest vocals on David Usher's songs "Kill the Lights," on Wake Up and Say Goodbye, and "Je Repars," on The Mile End Sessions. She also provided guest vocals for Simple Plan's new song "Jet Lag" which is from their fourth album Get Your Heart On!, released on June 21 2011.
Tu t'en fous
Marie-Mai Lyrics
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(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh)
Y a plus rien à faire
Vivre avec toi, c'est pire que l'enfer
Même tes bons côtés me tombent sur les nerfs
Ta présence me dérange
C'est vraiment le temps que ça change
Il faut que tu t'en ailles
J'ai plus envie d'te voir
J'veux vraiment plus rien savoir
J'peux plus faire semblant de te trouver drôle
Sans histoire
Il faut que tu t'en ailles
(Oh oh oh oh)
(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh)
Tout m'emmerde
Ton chien, ta mère, tes problèmes
Tous les amis bizarres que tu ramènes, han yeah
Y a plus rien qui vaille
T'es même plus sur le bail
Trop tard pour y penser
Pas la peine de supplier
C'est là que s'arrête la galère
J'ai besoin d'un peu d'air
Il faut que tu t'en ailles
J'ai plus envie d'te voir
J'veux vraiment plus rien savoir
J'peux même plus supporter que tu me frôles
Au revoir!
Il faut que tu t'en ailles
(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh)
(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh)
C'est là que s'arrête la galère
J'ai besoin d'un peu d'air
Il faut que tu t'en ailles
J'ai plus envie d'te voir
J'veux vraiment plus rien savoir
J'peux plus t'entendre pleurer sur mon épaule
Sans histoire
Au revoir!
Il faut que tu t'en ailles
Il faut que tu t'en ailles
J'ai plus envie d'te voir
J'veux vraiment plus rien savoir
J'peux plus t'entendre pleurer sur mon épaule
Sans histoire
Avant ce soir, il faut que tu t'en ailles
The song "Tu t'en fous" by Marie-Mai is about a woman who has reached her breaking point in a relationship that has become unbearable. She sings about how life with her partner has become worse than hell, and even his good qualities are now grating on her nerves. The woman is fed up with her partner's presence and wants him to leave because she cannot pretend to find him amusing or put up with his idiosyncrasies any longer.
As the song progresses, the woman's frustration becomes evident as she lists all the things that bother her about her partner, from his dog and his mother to his strange friends. She wants him out of her life and is past the point of pleading with him to stay. The woman is resolute and demands that he leave before the end of the day.
The song is raw and emotive, capturing the feelings of someone who has had enough and is determined to move on. It's a powerful anthem about standing up for oneself and refusing to tolerate toxic relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Y a plus rien à faire
There's nothing left to do
Vivre avec toi, c'est pire que l'enfer
Living with you is worse than hell
Même tes bons côtés me tombent sur les nerfs
Even your good qualities annoy me
Ta présence me dérange
Your presence bothers me
C'est vraiment le temps que ça change
It's really time for a change
Tout m'emmerde
Everything annoys me
Ton chien, ta mère, tes problèmes
Your dog, your mother, your problems
Tous les amis bizarres que tu ramènes, han yeah
All of the weird friends you bring around, han yeah
Y a plus rien qui vaille
There's nothing worth it anymore
T'es même plus sur le bail
You're not even on the lease anymore
Trop tard pour y penser
Too late to think about it
Pas la peine de supplier
No need to beg
C'est là que s'arrête la galère
That's where the misery ends
J'ai besoin d'un peu d'air
I need a bit of air
Il faut que tu t'en ailles
You need to leave
J'ai plus envie d'te voir
I don't want to see you anymore
J'veux vraiment plus rien savoir
I really don't want to know anything anymore
J'peux plus faire semblant de te trouver drôle
I can't pretend to find you funny anymore
Sans histoire
Without drama
J'peux plus t'entendre pleurer sur mon épaule
I can't listen to you cry on my shoulder anymore
Au revoir!
Goodbye!
Avant ce soir, il faut que tu t'en ailles
You need to leave before tonight
Lyrics © Évangeline/APEM, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ANTOINE SICOTTE, MARIE MAI BOUCHARD, RICHARD MAHEUX, FRED ST. GELAIS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
ROXAS_13EME
J’ai 30 ans aujd mais à l’époque de la parution de cet album j’étais fou amoureux de Marie mai je suis du maroc et j’ai même voyager jusqu’a montreal au Quebec pour faire mes études juste parce qu’elle m’a fait aimer ce pays merci Marie mon premier crush ! 😻
Marie -Anne Lessard-Dubė
La meilleure👌👍😘
Alicia
I'm English and I love this song!! 😍
Aaron Bowman
Ah fellow Englishman I'm from America you?
White Wolf Haku
I am from Spain,i studied a bit French in the high school but i forgot the most.This is a great song!I miss the times when i was leatning French.😁
Melinda Berteaux
Marie mai je t'aime tu est merveilleuse 😊😘💕.
cyberballer
je suis retomber en enfance pour quelques minutes .
merci @musicplus
Corbeau Déchainé
Pas mieux
Maya Grenier
Same 😭👌🏼
Elysalovecoeur
Bonne chanson et belle vidéo