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.
Un million d'années
Marie-Mai Lyrics
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Rempli de mon absence.
Je n'ai pas à voir l'image
Décolorée par des années de distance.
Non rien de tout ca.
Rien, rien n'est important,
Car tu es près de moi.
Un million d'années de trop,
Sans t'entendre rire.
Un autre millier de mots perdus,
À trop vouloir les retenir.
Je ne resterai pas là,
Encore une fois,
À attendre le jour
Où tu me reviendras.
Je ne laisserai pas repartir,
Sans retenir,
Tout ce qui compte pour moi.
Surtout ne pas regretter,
Sans essayer,
Pour une dernière fois,
De tout te donner.
Tout, tout ce qu'il me reste.
Tout l'amour qu'il me reste.
Un million d'années
À vouloir s'enfuir.
Un autre millier de mots perdus,
À trop vouloir les retenir.
Je ne resterai pas là,
Encore une fois,
À attendre le jour
Où tu me reviendras.
Je n'ai pas à tout savoir,
À tout revoir sur les histoires et les amours passées sans moi.
Je ne veux que toi.
Je ne veux que ça.
Un million d'années de vent passées à se dire
Un million de mots, à rattrapper, sans jamais plus se retenir.
Je ne resterai pas la,
Encore une fois,
À attendre qu'arrive enfin le jour
Où tu me reviendras.
Où tu me reviendras
The lyrics of Marie-Mai's "Un million d'années" are about the pain of separation and missing someone deeply. The singer is expressing the agonizing feeling of being apart from a loved one for too long, feeling like there's been a million years of distance between them. She doesn't need to read his journal or look at pictures because he's not there. She just wants him to be close to her. The song talks about their lost connection, how they've missed out on so much together, the years that have gone by without hearing his laughter, and the thousands of words she's missed out on hearing him say because he's not there.
The singer refuses to sit around and wait for him to come back to her, regretting what could have been, without trying to make it work for one last time. She's determined not to let it all fade away, to hold onto everything that matters to her, and to give everything she has to keep their love alive. It's about the desperation of not wanting to let go of the emotional connection she shares with him, even if it means facing the pain of being separated once again. The lyrics are poignant, heartfelt, and emotional.
Line by Line Meaning
Je n'ai pas à lire les pages de ton journal
I don't have to read the pages of your journal filled with my absence.
Rempli de mon absence.
Filled with my absence.
Je n'ai pas à voir l'image
I don't have to see the image
Décolorée par des années de distance.
Faded by years of distance.
Non rien de tout ca.
No, nothing of that matters.
Rien, rien n'est important,
Nothing, nothing is important,
Car tu es près de moi.
because you are near me.
Un million d'années de trop,
One million years too long,
Sans t'entendre rire.
without hearing you laugh.
Un autre millier de mots perdus,
Another thousand lost words,
À trop vouloir les retenir.
trying to hold onto them too tightly.
Je ne resterai pas là,
I won't stay here,
Encore une fois,
once again,
À attendre le jour
waiting for the day
Où tu me reviendras.
when you come back to me.
Je ne laisserai pas repartir,
I won't let go,
Sans retenir,
without holding on,
Tout ce qui compte pour moi.
everything that matters to me.
Surtout ne pas regretter,
most importantly, no regrets,
Sans essayer,
without trying,
Pour une dernière fois,
for one last time,
De tout te donner.
to give you everything.
Tout, tout ce qu'il me reste.
everything, everything that's left of me.
Un million d'années
A million years
À vouloir s'enfuir.
wishing to escape.
Un autre millier de mots perdus,
Another thousand lost words,
À trop vouloir les retenir.
trying to hold onto them too tightly.
Je ne resterai pas là,
I won't stay here,
Encore une fois,
once again,
À attendre le jour
waiting for the day
Où tu me reviendras.
when you come back to me.
Je n'ai pas à tout savoir,
I don't have to know everything,
À tout revoir sur les histoires et les amours passées sans moi.
to revisit all past stories and loves without me.
Je ne veux que toi.
I want only you.
Je ne veux que ça.
I want only that.
Un million d'années de vent passées à se dire
A million years of wind spent saying
Un million de mots, à rattrapper, sans jamais plus se retenir.
A million words to catch up on, without ever holding back again.
Je ne resterai pas la,
I won't stay here,
Encore une fois,
once again,
À attendre qu'arrive enfin le jour
waiting for the day to finally arrive
Où tu me reviendras.
when you come back to me.
Où tu me reviendras
when you come back to me.
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@edouarddautry3826
Pourquoi elle l'est pas plus connue que ça c'est dommage elle la beaucoup de talent j'ai son album inoxydable il l'est trop bien.
@MaiB1999
trop bonne Marie-Mai!!! j't'ADORE!
@silsado
Moi je trouve que c'est bien fait =3 J'adore cette chanson ^.^
@oligod97
jame trop :) :) Je taime Marie-Mai
@LaFeeClochette1616
mal faite en criss les parole arive quand y sont commence a dire