Chantal Kreviazuk

Chantal Kreviazuk is married to Raine Maida, a fellow Canadian musician, since 1999. Together they have three sons.

Chantal was born in Winnipeg, Canada, as the only daughter of Carol and John Kreviazuk. She has two brothers and is of mixed descent.

As a small child, she studied music at Royal Conservatory of Music. She attended Balmoral Hall School for girls before joining the University of Manitoba for pursuing a career in Art Studies.

Her music career officially began in 1997 when she signed a contract with Sony Music and released her first album ‘Under These Rocks and Stones.’ The album became an instant hit and she was invited to perform tour openings for Savage Garden and Amanda Marshall.

In 1998, she recorded a version of the song ‘Leaving on a Jet Plane’ for the soundtrack of the super hit film Armageddon. She recorded a cover of the ballad ‘Feels Like Home’ for the soundtrack of Dawson’s Creek, an American television drama in 1999.

She released her second album ‘Colour Moving and Still’ in 1999. It had songs which she had co-written with her husband Raine Maida. It featured the hit single ‘Before You.’

In 2002, her next album ‘What If It All Means Something’ came out. The single ‘In this Life’ was a big hit in Canada. In the same year, she recorded the song ‘Another Small Adventure’ for the soundtrack in the film Stuart Little 2.

She, along with her husband co-wrote a number of songs for Avril Lavigne's 2004 album, 'Under My Skin'. In the same year, the husband-wife duo co-wrote songs for Kelly Clarkson’s album ‘Breakaway.’

She created a sensation with her very first album, ‘Under these Rocks and Stones’ released in 1997. It included singles like ‘God Made Me’, ‘Believer’, and ‘Surrounded.’ The album was certified multi-platinum in Canada. It was a hit in the U.S also.

Her second album ‘Colour Moving and Still’ (1999) was as successful as her first. It also went on to become a best-seller and was rated multi-platinum in Canada. All the tracks in the album were written by Chantal.

‘What If It All Means Something’, released in 2002 was her third album. It went Gold in Canada. It included singles like ‘In this Life’, ‘Julia’, and ‘Weight of the World.’

The 2006 album ‘Ghost Stories’ was her highest charting album ever. It had a gospel theme to it and was certified Gold in Canada. It features the singles ‘All I Can Do’, ‘Wonderful’, and ‘Ghosts of You.’