Isabelle Pierre

Isabelle Pierre (born Nicole Lapointe; June 11, 1936) is a Canadian singer, radio host, and visual artist from Quebec. She is best known for her 1971 song "Le temps est bon", written by Stéphane Venne as the theme for the film The Men (Les mâles). The song became her signature recording and later experienced renewed popularity in France during the 2010s through remixes, film use, and renewed circulation.

Career Lapointe was educated in fine arts in Montreal, studying at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal between 1955 and 1959. During this period, she worked as an illustrator and contributed drawings and comic strips to youth and cultural publications, including magazines associated with Catholic student movements in Quebec.

Personal life She married Quebec painter Robert Wolfe in 1961; the couple divorced in 1970. She is the aunt of actress Anne-Marie Cadieux and photographer Geneviève Cadieux.

Discography Studio albums Isabelle Pierre, Volume 1 (1965) Heureuse (1971) Le temps est bon (1972) J’m’appelle Nicole Lapointe (1974)

Compilations Ballade pour Sergio Leone – Les grands succès d’Isabelle Pierre (1973) Les refrains d’abord (1997) Collection Portrait (1997) Isabelle Pierre (2004)

Awards 2024: Albert-Chartier Prize (Festival Québec BD)