He is known simply by his
first name, Wilfred. His debut album
Wilfred Le Bouthillier was released in the autumn of 2003. Produced with the assistance of
Cajun singer
Zachary Richard, it proved to be an enviable success, selling over 200,000 copies. This is exceptional for a French Canadian artist in Canada. By way of comparison, this would be equivalent to selling more than 8 million copies of an English-language album in the United States. Among his awards and distinctions, Wilfred has received several "Prix Étoiles" (in Acadie). He took home the
Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year for his debut album, . He was also nominated in several categories during the Quebec l'ADISQ 2005 gala, including one nomination in the Best Seller category. At the 16th SOCAN gala, his song "", was listed among the top ten most-played francophone songs on the radio. Wilfred recorded a follow-up album in 2005 called . The first song released from that album, "", reached the top five in the radio BDS countdown while the video also placed the song in the top five on
Musique Plus and
Musimax (the Francophone version of MuchMusic). At the end of August 2007, "", also from the album , was sitting at number seven on Quebec's "Top 50 Radio Correspondants Francophone." In 2021, Le Bouthillier and Thibert performed together in the first season of
Chanteurs masqués, the Quebec adaptation of
The Masked Singer, as a pair of
lovebirds. Although not a couple in real life, their careers have been closely associated since the start, as Thibert was the runner-up on Le Bouthillier's winning season of
Star Académie and they have often performed together since. They won the competition. ==Discography==