Laurence Jalbert on stage at the Shenkman arts centre

Laurence Jalbert

Laurence Jalbert is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter.

She began her career with the band Volt in 1985. The band won CKOI-FM's L'Empire des futures stars competition in 1987. They recorded only one single, ("Nobody Knows"), before breaking up.

Jalbert went on to a solo career, releasing her first album in 1990, which would know much success and become her first certified platinum album only one year later. In 1991 she receives the "Félix for discovery of the year" and Video Clip of the year award for her single Tomber. Prior to this Ms. Jalbert attended the Lafayette Louisiana Cajun French Music festival and succeeded outstandingly.