Jeanick Fournier

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jeanick Fournier

| image = Jeanick Fournier.jpg

| birth_place =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|05|20}}

| origin = Saguenay, Quebec, Canada

| years_active = 2006–present

| label = Universal Music Canada

| genre = {{hlist|Pop}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|Palliative care attendant}}

| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals}}

| website =

}}

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.{{cite news|author=Murtz Jaffer|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2022/05/19/meet-canadas-got-talent-winner-jeanick-fournier.html|title=Meet 'Canada's Got Talent' winner Jeanick Fournier|work=Toronto Star|date=May 19, 2022}}

Fournier, who works as a palliative care attendant in Saguenay and is the adoptive mother of two children with Down syndrome,{{cite news|url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2022/04/14/jeanick-fournier-un-cur-et-une-voix-en-or|title=Jeanick Fournier: un cœur et une voix en or|work=TVA Nouvelles|date=April 14, 2022}} grew up in the small town of Dolbeau-Mistassini and later moved to the Saguenay borough of Chicoutimi in adulthood.{{cite news|author=Pascal Girard|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1884259/concours-chanson-niagara-falls-preposee|title=Jeanick Fournier remporte Canada's Got Talent|work=Ici Radio-Canada|date=May 17, 2022}} She has performed in Quebec for a number of years, most notably in a Céline Dion tribute show.{{cite news|author=Daniel Côté|url=https://www.lequotidien.com/2018/04/28/jeanick-fournier-retourne-a-la-sagueneenne-36499482c0e88f3fd802ea3a1e55aa9d|title=Jeanick Fournier retourne à La Saguenéenne|work=Le Quotidien|date=April 28, 2018}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/tele-medias/nouvelles/2012/11/16/20362931-qmi.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628051335/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/tele-medias/nouvelles/2012/11/16/20362931-qmi.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 28, 2013|title=Une Saguenéenne participe à l'émission en France|work=Canoe.com|date=November 16, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.journaldequebec.com/2012/11/17/de-celine-a-the-voice|title=Jeanick Fournier : De Céline à The Voice|work=Le Journal de Québec|date=November 17, 2012}} Having revealed her selection to the press, her audition was canceled the next day.{{cite news |url=https://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1540/TV/article/detail/1538628/2012/11/23/Une-chanteuse-trop-bavarde-viree-de-The-Voice.dhtml |title=Une chanteuse trop bavarde virée de The Voice |work=7SUR7.be |date=November 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225111204/https://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1540/TV/article/detail/1538628/2012/11/23/Une-chanteuse-trop-bavarde-viree-de-The-Voice.dhtml |archive-date=25 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}

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.Daniel Côté, [https://www.lequotidien.com/2019/12/06/un-nouveau-spectacle-pour-jeanick-fournier-601f8f95998b51a06b584884e14fcbb3 "Un nouveau spectacle pour Jeanick Fournier"]. Le Quotidien, December 6, 2019. 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.[https://www.nouvelleshebdo.com/culture/jeanick-fournier-lance-mes-coups-de-coeur/ "Jeanick Fournier lance Mes coups de coeur"]{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Nouvelles Hebdo, May 7, 2015.

''Canada's Got Talent''

In her first Canada's Got Talent appearance, she auditioned with Dion's "I Surrender", and was given the golden buzzer by host Lindsay Ell.Jamie Samhan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220406022157/https://etcanada.com/news/883152/canadas-got-talent-golden-buzzer-recipient-jeanick-fournier-is-on-par-with-celine-dion/ "'Canada's Got Talent': Golden Buzzer Recipient Jeanick Fournier Is 'On Par' With Celine Dion"]. ET Canada, April 5, 2022. On her first day back at her job in palliative care after the appearance, she sang Dion's "S'il suffisait d'aimer" for one of her patients, attracting additional media attention when the patient's daughter uploaded a video of the performance to social media;Adam Bourbonnière, [https://www.7jours.ca/2022/04/13/decouverte-a-canadas-got-talent-jeanick-fournier-chante-du-celine-dion-a-une-dame-en-soins-palliatifs-et-cest-tres-touchant "Découverte à Canada's Got Talent, Jeanick Fournier chante du Céline Dion à une dame en soins palliatifs, et c'est très touchant"]. 7 Jours, April 13, 2022. a few days later, her first musical performance since the television appearance, at the Calypso club in the Saguenay borough of Jonquière, attracted a record audience, with fully 40 per cent of the patrons indicating that they had bought tickets to the show after seeing her Canada's Got Talent performance.Gabrielle Simard, [https://www.lequotidien.com/2022/04/17/jeanick-fournier-un-reel-boom-de-popularite-depuiscanadas-got-talent-3a1ec130e9d42e0cd33dce7f79490252 "Jeanick Fournier: un réel boom de popularité depuis Canada's Got Talent"]. Le Quotidien, April 1, 2022.

In the semifinals she performed the song "Never Enough" from the film The Greatest Showman,Corey Atad, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220511142412/https://etcanada.com/news/895084/jeanick-fournier-stuns-the-canadas-got-talent-judges-with-the-greatest-showman-performance/ "Jeanick Fournier Stuns The 'Canada's Got Talent' Judges With 'The Greatest Showman' Performance"]. ET Canada, May 11, 2022. and in the finale she performed Queen's "The Show Must Go On". She was announced the final winner, over dance troupe The Renegades in third place and singer-songwriter Kellie Loder in second place.

=Performances and results=

class="wikitable"
Week ! Song choice ! Original artist ! Order number ! Result
Audition \| "I Surrender" \| Celine Dion \| \| Golden Buzzer
Semifinals \| "Never Enough" \| Loren Allred \| 9 \| Advanced
Final \| "The Show Must Go On" \| Queen \| 3 \| Winner

class="wikitable"

Week

! Song choice

! Original artist

! Order number

! Result

Audition

| "I Surrender"

| Celine Dion

| Golden Buzzer

Semifinals

| "Never Enough"

| Loren Allred

| 9

| Advanced

Final

| "The Show Must Go On"

| Queen

| 3

| Winner

=Post-''Talent''=

After her appearances on Canada's Got Talent, Fournier signed with the record company Universal Music Canada.{{cite news|author=William Savard|url=https://www.lesoleil.com/2022/06/03/trois-a-cinq-albums-en-trois-ans-pour-jeanick-fournier-0fce85ef083fa1f1da9f8af99fdc8d26|language=fr|title=Trois à cinq albums en trois ans pour Jeanick Fournier|work=Le Soleil|date=June 3, 2022|access-date=June 3, 2022}} Her self-titled major label debut album was released in October 2022,Corey Atad, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220929192400/https://etcanada.com/news/932277/canadas-got-talent-winner-jeanick-fournier-drops-two-new-singles-announces-major-label-debut/ "‘Canada’s Got Talent’ Winner Jeanick Fournier Drops Two New Singles, Announces Major Label Debut"]. ET Canada, September 29, 2022. and debuted at #13 on the Canadian Albums Chart.Luc Weil-Brenner, [https://www.iheartradio.ca/nouvelles/jeanick-fournier-au-sommet-des-ventes-d-albums-au-quebec-1.18657307 "Jeanick Fournier au sommet des ventes d’albums au Québec"]. iHeartRadio Canada, October 19, 2022.

The album includes duets with Ell on a cover of Faith Hill's song "Paris", and Maxime Landry on a cover of Daniel Balavoine's "Tous les cris, les S.O.S.",Cindy Caron, [https://l-express.ca/jeanick-fournier-gagnante-de-canadas-got-talent-lance-son-premier-album/ "Jeanick Fournier, gagnante de Canada’s Got Talent, lance son premier album"]. L'Express, October 25, 2022. as well as "I Surrender" and songs first recorded by Amanda Marshall, Roxette, Sam Brown, Laurence Jalbert and Cyndi Lauper.

In November 2022, it was announced that Fournier would be a competitor in the 2023 season of America's Got Talent: All-Stars.Sarah-Émile Nault, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/11/17/jeanick-fournier-a-americas-got-talent-all-stars "Jeanick Fournier participera à America’s Got Talent: All Stars"]. Le Journal de Montréal, November 17, 2022.

In 2023, she participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20230302170512/https://etcanada.com/news/972900/feel-out-loud-alessia-cara-serena-ryder-more-canadian-artists-collaborate-on-new-single-promoting-youth-mental-health-initiative/ "Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative"]. Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 2, 2023. Her second major-label album, Vivante, was released in May 2023.Cédric Bélanger, [https://www.journaldequebec.com/2023/04/26/jeanick-fournier-gagnante-de-canadas-got-talent-2022-lance-deja-un-deuxieme-album-en-mai "Jeanick Fournier, gagnante de Canada's Got Talent 2022, lance déjà un deuxième album en mai"]. Le Journal de Québec, April 26, 2023. On September 9, 2023, Fournier performed for Conservative Party of Canada delegates at their annual convention in Quebec City.{{cite web|url=https://cpc23.ca/entertainment/|title=Entertainment|publisher=Conservative Party of Canada|access-date=September 11, 2023}}

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Details ! colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Sales
scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%"\| CAN {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2022-10-22/\|title=Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of October 22, 2022\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=October 18, 2022}}
scope="row"\|Mes coups de cœur \| Released: May 15, 2015 Label: Independent Format: CD, Digital download \| – \|
scope="row"\|Jeanick Fournier \| Released: October 7, 2022 Label: Universal Format: CD, Digital download \| 13 \| CAN: 2,000{{Cite web\|url=https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=180660&cat=\|title=Jeanick Fournier, Canada's Newest Pop Diva, Announces New Album 'Vivante' Releasing May 19, 2023\|website=Top40-Charts.com\|access-date=August 9, 2023}}
scope="row"\|Vivante \| Released: May 19, 2023 Label: Universal Format: CD, Digital download \| — \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details

! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Sales

scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%"| CAN
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2022-10-22/|title=Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of October 22, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 18, 2022}}

scope="row"|Mes coups de cœur

Released: May 15, 2015
Label: Independent
Format: CD, Digital download

| –

scope="row"|Jeanick Fournier

Released: October 7, 2022
Label: Universal
Format: CD, Digital download

| 13

CAN: 2,000{{Cite web|url=https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=180660&cat=|title=Jeanick Fournier, Canada's Newest Pop Diva, Announces New Album 'Vivante' Releasing May 19, 2023|website=Top40-Charts.com|access-date=August 9, 2023}}

scope="row"|Vivante

Released: May 19, 2023
Label: Universal
Format: CD, Digital download

| —

= Singles =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ List of singles ! scope="col"\| Title ! scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Album
scope="row"\| "I Surrender" \| rowspan="2"\|2022 \| Jeanick Fournier
scope="row"\| "I’ll Never Love Again" \| {{n/a\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Ne m’oublie pas" \| 2023 \| Vivante

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ List of singles

! scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row"| "I Surrender"

| rowspan="2"|2022

| Jeanick Fournier

scope="row"| "I’ll Never Love Again"

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Ne m’oublie pas"

| 2023