Chantal Kreviazuk facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chantal Kreviazuk CM
Chantal Kreviazuk during a September 2007 performance at Jackson-Triggs Winery (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada)
Background information
Birth name	Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk
Born	(1973-05-18) May 18, 1973 (age 52) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genres	Pop, pop rock, adult contemporary
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, songwriter, vocalist
Instruments	Piano, guitar, vocals
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Columbia, Sony BMG, MapleMusic, Warner Music Canada
Associated acts	Avril Lavigne, Our Lady Peace, Raine Maida, Luigi Masi, Drake, Jay Rock

Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk (born May 18, 1973) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and pianist. She writes songs, sings, and plays the piano. Chantal was born in Winnipeg, Canada. She started playing music when she was young. Later, in the 1990s, she signed with Columbia Records.

Her first album, Under These Rocks and Stones, came out in Canada in 1996. It became very popular. The next year, it was released in the United States and received good reviews.

Chantal released two more albums with Columbia Records: Colour Moving and Still (1999) and What If It All Means Something (2002). Both of these albums did well around the world. For her fourth album, Ghost Stories (2006), she signed with Sony BMG. This album reached number two on the Canadian music charts.

Since 2003, Chantal has written many songs for other artists and for movies. She has also acted in some Canadian independent films. Her fifth album, Plain Jane, was released in 2009 by MapleMusic Recordings. Her more recent albums, Hard Sail and Get To You, were released in 2016 and 2020 by Warner Music Canada. She also released a Christmas album in 2019 called Christmas Is A Way Of Life, My Dear.

By 2016, Chantal Kreviazuk was one of the top 51 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada. She has won three Juno Awards, which are big music awards in Canada. She has worked with many famous musicians like Drake, Pitbull, Christina Aguilera, Carrie Underwood, Kendrick Lamar, and Pink.

Music Career

Albums and Songs

Chantal Kreviazuk's first album, Under These Rocks and Stones, was released in Canada in October 1996. It came out in the US in June 1997 and was praised by critics. The album sold over 150,000 copies in Canada. Popular songs from this album included "Surrounded" and "God Made Me". In 1997, "Surrounded" became a big hit on Canadian radio. That year, Chantal was nominated for her first Juno Award as Best New Artist. She also performed at the 1998 Lilith Fair music festival.

In 1999, Chantal released her second album, Colour Moving and Still. She wrote songs for this album with her husband, Raine Maida, who is the lead singer of Our Lady Peace. The first song from the album, "Before You", became a huge radio hit in Canada. She performed this song at the 2000 Juno Awards. There, she won two awards: Best Adult/Pop Album and Best Female Artist.

Her third album, What If It All Means Something, came out in 2002. This album also included many songs written with Raine Maida. The first song, "In This Life", was a hit in Canada. Chantal performed this song live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Chantal started working on her fourth album in August 2005. Her husband, Raine Maida, produced it. The first song from this album, "All I Can Do", was available online before the album was released. The album, Ghost Stories, was released on August 29, 2006.

On October 28, 2008, she released her first collection of greatest hits, called Since We Met: The Best of 1996-2006. Her fifth studio album, Plain Jane, was released on October 13, 2009.

Chantal sang on a song called "Over My Dead Body" by Canadian artist Drake. This song was on his 2011 album Take Care. Her first live album, In This Life, was released on July 3, 2012. She also performed on rapper Jay Rock's song Pay for It. She sang this song with Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar on Saturday Night Live on November 15, 2014.

In November 2014, Chantal released a new song called "I Will Be". This song was about wanting to help people who feel alone.

Music for Movies and TV Shows

Chantal Kreviazuk at the etalk Festival Party, 2008

Chantal Kreviazuk's music has been used in many movies and TV shows. In 1998, she had a big international hit with her cover of "Leaving on a Jet Plane". This song was originally written by John Denver. Her version was on the soundtrack for the movie Armageddon. It was the next single after Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from that album. "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was also used in trailers for movies like The Terminal and The Prince and Me.

In 1999, Chantal recorded a cover of "Feels Like Home" for the Dawson's Creek soundtrack. She also sang a cover of The Beatles' "In My Life" as the theme song for the TV show Providence.

In 2002, Chantal recorded "Another Small Adventure" for the movie Stuart Little 2. Her song "In this Life" was featured in the movie Saved! and in an episode of the TV show Smallville. Her song "Time" was played in the credits of the movie Uptown Girls. It was also used in the TV shows Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, Men in Trees, and Joan of Arcadia. Her song "This Year" was on the Serendipity soundtrack.

In 2005, two new songs by Chantal were on the soundtrack for the movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. In 2006, "It's All About a Kiss" was in the movie Just My Luck. The song "Weight of the World" was in the credits of the 2003 film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and in the TV series Wildfire.

Writing Songs for Other Artists

Kreviazuk performing at Busking for Change 2009

Since 2003, Chantal Kreviazuk has helped write many songs for other artists. She often works with her husband, Raine Maida. In 2003, Chantal and Raine worked with Avril Lavigne on songs for Avril's album Under My Skin. They also wrote songs for Kelly Clarkson's 2004 album Breakaway.

Chantal also helped write "Gardenia" for Mandy Moore's 2007 album Wild Hope. In 2011, she sang on Drake's album Take Care and helped write "Over My Dead Body". In 2012, Chantal wrote the song "Feel This Moment" for Pitbull and Christina Aguilera. She also wrote Josh Groban's song "Brave" with him. In 2014, she wrote "You Don't Care About Me" with Shakira for Shakira's album. She also worked with Jennifer Lopez on her album A.K.A. and the song "Emotions". Chantal was also one of the writers for "If I'm Dancing" on the Britney Spears album Glory.

Other Projects

In 2001, Chantal Kreviazuk acted in the movie Century Hotel. She also helped write the movie's theme song. In 2007, she starred in Pretty Broken, a short film about a woman dealing with mental health issues. Chantal also helped produce this movie.

She has sung background vocals for other artists, including Nightmare of You and Men, Women & Children. She also sang with Chris Botti on "The Look of Love". In 2010, she sang a duet called "Bird & Cage" with Ryan MacGrath.

On March 27, 2010, Chantal performed at a concert in Toronto for WWF's Earth Hour. In 2010, she contributed the song "Na Miso" to a charity album called "Raise Hope for Congo". The money from this album helps women in Congo.

On March 29, 2014, Chantal and her husband, Raine Maida, received the Alan Waters Humanitarian Award at the 2014 Juno Awards. This award is given to Canadian artists who have helped make Canada a better place through their good deeds.

In December 2014, Chantal was made a member of the Order of Canada along with her husband. This was for their charity and humanitarian work.

In February 2025, Chantal sang the Canadian national anthem, O Canada, at a hockey game in Boston. During her performance, she changed a lyric to make a point about comments made by a US President about Canada.

Personal Life

Chantal Kreviazuk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She went to Balmoral Hall School for Girls. She has two brothers, Michael and Trevor. She is also related to curler Alison Kreviazuk. Chantal has Ukrainian and Métis family roots.

In 1994, Chantal was in a serious motorcycle accident in Italy. She broke her jaw and legs and spent several months recovering.

Chantal met Raine Maida, the lead singer of Our Lady Peace, at a Pearl Jam concert in Toronto in 1996. They got married in December 1999. They have three sons, born in January 2004, June 2005, and June 2008. To celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary, Chantal and Raine renewed their wedding vows in Costa Rica in November 2009. The family lives in Toronto and also has a home in the USA.

Chantal and Raine appeared in the 2019 documentary film I'm Going to Break Your Heart. This film showed them working together on their album Moon vs. Sun. It also showed some of the challenges they faced in their marriage after 19 years.

Chantal is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism. She has also been very involved with War Child and other charities since 2003.

Discography

Studio Albums

Live Albums

Singles

Music Videos

Bonus Tracks and Other Appearances

Film and TV Appearances

Awards and Recognition

Ribbon bars of Chantal Kreviazuk

• Order of Canada, Member

Juno Awards

See also

In Spanish: Chantal Kreviazuk para niños