Émilie Charette is a Quebecois pastor, singer-songwriter, and worship leader. Involved in music ministry since her teens, she now serves alongside her husband Samuel Béland at Église de la Victoire, where she leads the group Victoire Musique. Her album Rendez-vous was named French-language album of the year at the 2017 GMA Awards.
Émilie Charette discovered God's presence from childhood and began music at age twelve, playing piano and singing in the choir. At fourteen, she got involved in her local church's worship ministry in Quebec. In 2001, she met the man who would become her husband, Samuel Béland, whom she married in 2004: at nineteen, in 2003, she released her first solo recording.
With Samuel, she wrote the album Tu es merveilleux in 2008, then took part in the collective project Cœur de lévite II with the track Ta main sur mon épaule, before producing Ce que nous voulons c'est toi and Rendez-vous, an intimate record with voice and acoustic instruments, named French-language album of the year at the 2017 GMA Awards. The couple now serves as pastors at Église de la Victoire, under the mentorship of pastors Joël and Mathilde Spinks, where Émilie leads the worship group Victoire Musique. She is also the author of a first book, 40 jours pour une vie abondante, and mother of three children, Néhémie, Louis-Philippe, and Abigaël.
- Origin
- Quebec, Canada
- Style
- Intimate, prayerful worship, often in an acoustic duo with her husband Samuel Béland
- Active since
- first recording in 2003, pastor and worship leader since the 2010s
- Good to know
- author of the book 40 jours pour une vie abondante; leads the group Victoire Musique with Samuel Béland
How did Émilie Charette get started?
Émilie Charette grew up in Quebec, discovering God's presence in her life early on. She started piano and choir singing at twelve, then got involved from age fourteen in her local church's worship ministry. In 2001, she met Samuel Béland, whom she would marry in 2004 and with whom she would build her entire musical and pastoral career.
In 2003, at nineteen, she released her very first solo recording. It marked the starting point of a worship ministry she has now led for more than twenty years across the French-speaking world, alongside her husband.
What makes Émilie Charette distinctive?
What sets her apart is a worship ministry conceived as a couple: with Samuel Béland, she writes and produces each of her projects, from Tu es merveilleux in 2008 to Rendez-vous, an intimate album with voice and acoustic instruments named French-language album of the year at the 2017 GMA Awards. She has also taken part in collective projects such as Cœur de lévite II, proof of a ministry that goes beyond her own discography alone.
The couple now serves as full-time pastors at Église de la Victoire, under the mentorship of pastors Joël and Mathilde Spinks, where Émilie leads the worship group Victoire Musique. She also extends her ministry through writing, with a first book, 40 jours pour une vie abondante.
Where should you start to discover Émilie Charette?
To discover her repertoire, start with "Sois élevé," recorded live at Église de la Victoire with the group Victoire louange. You can then listen to "D'un seul regard je suis transformé," then the medley "Tu es ma paix, Là dans le feu, Tremble," recorded during a live worship session alongside singer Marie-Hélène Charette.
songs
Sois élevé
Live recording at Église de la Victoire with the group Victoire louange, a song of exaltation typical of her repertoire.
D'un seul regard je suis transformé
Taken from the project En sa présence, about inner transformation through contemplating God.
Tu es ma paix, Là dans le feu, Tremble
A medley recorded during a live worship session as a duet with singer Marie-Hélène Charette.
Discography
- Éveille· single, one of her most recent compositions.
- 2016Rendez-vous· an intimate album with voice and acoustic instruments, named French-language album of the year at the 2017 GMA Awards.
- Ce que nous voulons c'est toi· a worship album written with her husband Samuel Béland.
- 2008Tu es merveilleux· written with Samuel Béland.
- Cœur de lévite II· collective album, contribution with the track Ta main sur mon épaule.
- 2003Premier enregistrement solo· released at nineteen, her very first steps in the studio.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Émilie Charette?
Émilie Charette is a Quebecois pastor, singer-songwriter, and worship leader, involved in music ministry since her teens. With her husband Samuel Béland, she serves at Église de la Victoire, where she leads the worship group Victoire Musique.
What is Émilie Charette's best-known song or album?
It is Rendez-vous, an intimate album with voice and acoustic instruments, that made her known beyond Quebec: the record was named French-language album of the year at the 2017 GMA Awards.
Who is Samuel Béland?
Samuel Béland has been Émilie Charette's husband since 2004 and her ministry partner: together, they write and produce her albums, and they now serve as full-time pastors at Église de la Victoire.
Where can you listen to Émilie Charette?
Her official YouTube channel brings together her songs, live sessions, and daily reflections. Her catalog is also available on TopChrétien and the usual streaming platforms, as well as on the couple's website, emilieetsamuel.com.
Is Émilie Charette a Christian?
Yes: Émilie Charette got involved in her church's worship ministry at age fourteen, before becoming a pastor, worship leader, and singer-songwriter, now serving at Église de la Victoire.
Has Émilie Charette written a book?
Yes: in addition to her music, Émilie Charette is the author of a first book, 40 jours pour une vie abondante, which extends her teaching on faith and everyday Christian life into writing.