Lynda Lemay

Lynda Lemay is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec known for her sharp, story-driven style of French-language chanson. She first drew major attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s after winning a series of songwriting and performance prizes, then broke through more widely in the mid-1990s with albums like *Y* (1994) and *La visite* (1996). Her songs often feel like short films—funny, tender, and sometimes brutally honest—delivered with a warm voice and a knack for memorable turns of phrase.

Over the years, Lemay has built a big audience not just in Canada but also in France and other Francophone countries, becoming a staple of the chanson scene for her vivid characters, everyday details, and emotional range. Whether she’s writing something biting and comic or quietly heartbreaking, her calling card is the same: intimate storytelling that sounds conversational, but lands like poetry.

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A FLEUR DE CORDES
Album - 15 Tracks - Released February 6, 2026
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