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Hit girl -- Chantal Kreviazuk
Between show dates, Chantal Kreviazuk -- singer-songwriter, activist and modern mom -- chats with ELLE Canada about love, family and style.
By Claudette Omrin
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Since her debut album, Under These Rocks and Stones, in 1997, Chantal Kreviazuk has carefully crafted an enviable career not only as a singer but also as a songwriterfor the likes of Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne. The multi-tasking artist also appeared in the Toronto production of The Vagina Monologues and has been on fact-finding missions in the Middle East for War Child Canada.
This spring, the 33-year-old chanteuse wrapped up the tour for her fourth album, Ghost Stories, and is now looking forward to spending more time with her husband and music collaborator, Raine Maida (front man for Our Lady Peace), and their two young boys. When ELLE last chatted with Kreviazuk, she had just been named the first Canadian spokesmodel for Garnier Nutrisse Cream. When asked to reflect on her success, Kreviazuk responded: “I read an article that completely confirmed my understanding of achievement. It said: ‘Achievement lasts for a second. The fire is in the journey.' I believe that. No, I live it.” We caught up with Kreviazuk again to see how that journey is unfolding.
On being a role model…
How important is it for you to be a source of inspiration and to be taken seriously?
“If you're serious all the time, I don't know that people will pay more attention to you, but I think it's important that all possibilities are flirted with in life. When my husband and I are maxed out by everything that's going on in our lives, we look at each other and say ‘We'll never be able to complain that we haven't lived.'”
On love and motherhood…
You met your husband, Raine, at a rock concert; what caught his eye?
“He says it was the jeans I was wearing!”
You worked together on your latest album, Ghost Stories. What was that like?
“He's not going to blow smoke up my butt, so I have to rise to the occasion. He's always telling me that I should stay true to myself -- that I shouldn't worry about what other people think because it's impossible to please everybody.”
What do you want your children to learn from you?
“I want to be able to discuss everything that's going on in the world with them. They are the generation that will be taking over this place, so it's important to me that they are well read and have opinions about what should or shouldn't be.”
On beauty…
Can you offer any makeup advice?
“I think that as we age, we should wear less makeup. I still love smoky eyes for shows because it's a dramatic, artistic look, but offstage, less is more.”
What's your beauty routine?
“I have to have Kiehl's Lip Balm, Lancôme's tinted moisturizer and my eyelash curler from Shu Uemura. I also really love the Garnier Nutrisse Cream conditioner that comes with the hair colour because it makes my hair soft and shiny.”
You're in great shape. Do you work at it?
“I love being active. My husband and I run together, and I swim and do yoga, but I go through periods where I won't work out for a couple of weeks. When I pick up a magazine and read how people are so religious about their investments, their wardrobe or their workout regimen, I think ‘That's so not me!'”
Image courtesy of Nelson Simoneau
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