Julie Masse (born June 3, 1970) is a Canadian pop singer.
Biography Masse was born in Greenfield Park, Quebec. She released her self-titled debut album in 1990, a French language album that made her a star in Quebec and France, with the singles "C'est Zéro", "Billy", "Sans t'oublier" and "Prends bien garde". Her second album, À Contre Jour, followed in 1992.
In 1993, she won the Juno Award for Best New Female Artist. She married cinematographer Sylvain Brault the same year.Alan Hustak, "Singer Julie Masse marries photographer". Montreal Gazette, July 17, 1993.
In 1994, she released her debut English language album, Circle of One,"You oughta Juno: What happened to those artists voted most likely to succeed? Part 2 — 1986 – 1999". National Post, David Berry and Rebecca Tucker | March 14, 2015 on which she collaborated with Corey Hart (known for his early-1980s pop hits, such as "Sunglasses at Night"). Her relationship with Hart soon became romantic as well, and she divorced Brault in 1995.
She released a hits collection, Compilation, in 1996. She has not released another album since then, but has been a vocalist on Hart's albums and concert tours.
Hart and Masse married in 2000, and have four children together: daughters India, Dante and River, and son Rain. They now reside in The Bahamas.
Discography Albums Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsCAN (QUE)Julie Masse Released: 21 August 1990 Label: Victoire Formats: CD, LP, MC1 CAN: 2× PlatinumÀ contre jour Released: 5 May 1992 Label: Victoire Formats: CD, MC3 CAN: PlatinumCircle of One Released: 13 October 1994 Label: Surge Formats: CD, MC11 CAN: Gold
Compilation albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCAN (QUE)Compilation Released: 16 September 1996 Label: Victoire Formats: CD, MC13
Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumCANCAN ACCAN (QUE)"C'est zéro"1990——3Julie Masse"Billy"——4"Sans t'oublier"1991——1"Prends bien garde"——4"Les idées noires"1992——1À contre jour"Dans les rues de nos cités" (France-only release)———"À contre jour"——4"Comme on l'a choisi"——2"À quoi rêvent les millionnaires"1993——13"Tu peux t'en aller"——11"One More Moment"19942351Circle of One"Letting Go"1995571226"Love Is All I'm Looking For"—2046"Là-bas" (with Corey Hart)1998——1Jade (by Hart)"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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