Natasha St-Pier was born on 10 February 1981 in Bathurst, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Her parents, Mario, a prison director, and Marie, manager of an old people's home, nourished their daughter's talent from an early age, sending her to piano lessons and singing and dance classes. This early training certainly paid off, for Natasha made her stage debut at the tender age of eight. Encouraged by her music teacher, the young prodigy soon went on to make a name for herself at regional and local festivals and galas. Natasha's reputation rapidly spread beyond her native province, too, and it was not long before music fans in neighbouring Quebec were taking the young singer to their hearts.

In 1993 Natasha triumphed on Quebec's famous TV talent contest "Le pouvoir de la chanson", going down in history as the youngest contestant to make it through to the final. Following her success on "Le pouvoir de la chanson," the young teenager went on to record a debut single entitled "Le parcours du coeur", impressing fans and music critics with her mature, emotive vocals.

Meanwhile, Natasha continued her studies, proving herself to be a brilliant pupil at school. But the young fourteen-year-old was already busy in the studio recording a debut album entitled "Emergence." The album spawned several singles which received extensive airplay on Canadian radio.

1999 proved to be the next significant turning-point in Natasha's career, for this was the year that producer and manager Guy Cloutier, one of the leading figures on Quebec's music scene, began working with her. Natasha's talent was also spotted by Quebecois songwriting star Luc Plamondon who offered her the role of Fleur-de-Lys in his hit musical "Notre-Dame de Paris." Natasha's English was deemed good enough for her to star in the English version of the stage show, too, and she went on to tour the musical with Australian singing star Tina Arena.

Natasha brought out her second album, "A chacun son histoire" in April 2000. Recorded in Milan under the watchful eye of Eros Ramazotti's songwriter and composer Piero Cassano, the album proved to be a huge hit in Quebec. And Natasha's star rose even further later that year when fellow Canadian singer Garouinvited her to support him on his European tour. By the end of 2000 Natasha St-Pier was enjoying a busy career on both sides of the Atlantic.

Natasha was chosen to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest in the spring of 2001 performing "Je n’ai que mon âme". Natasha finished fourth in the contest, but her appearance served to cement her new-found popularity with the French public. Shortly afterwards the young Canadian's album "A chacun son histoire" was released in France and sales proved excellent, earning Natasha a gold disc.

Her encounter with Pascal Obispo led to a successful creative partnership and in 2002 Natasha returned to the music news with "De l’amour le mieux", an album of finely-honed arrangements and made-to-measure compositions which allowed Natasha's extraordinary vocals to shine. It came as no surprise when the single release "Tu trouveras" (featuring Pascal Obispo) rocketed up the charts. And this hit was soon followed by other extracts from the album such as "Alors on se raccroche", "Nos rendez-vous" and a cover of the Jean-Jacques Goldman classic "Là-bas". "De l’amour le mieux" contained all the ingredients for international success and, after going platinum in France, Natasha's new album scored a huge hit in Quebec and other French-speaking countries. It also racked up impressive sales in Russia, Poland and Latin America.

Natasha was soon in much demand on the live circuit. She went on to perform her first solo show "Premier rendez-vous" to fans in Montreal and Quebec in May 2002. 2003 got off to an excellent start with Natasha triumphing at the annual "Victoires de la musique" awards in France. The girl from New Brunswick was hailed as "Best Newcomer of the Year." The award confirmed Natasha's popularity on the French music scene.

Continuing her successful creative partnership with Pascal Obispo, Natasha was soon back in the music news with her fourth album, "L’instant d’après." Produced by Obispo, this new album spawned a first single release, "Tant que c’est toi", at the beginning of November 2003. The 13-track album, which also includes a "hidden" bonus song (a cover of the Obispo classic "Lucie"), looks set to launch a series of new hits on the charts, too.