Blonde is the second studio album by female Quebec singer-songwriter Béatrice Martin, released under her stage name Cœur de pirate, on November 7, 2011.

Blonde is Martin's second studio album and follows her 2008 self-titled debut, which launched her career and transformed her from "the invisible teenager to a bit of a star" in both Quebec and France.

The album's "blaring horns, woozy strings and skipping rhythm" was described as "aural equivalent of [a] dusty desert", already reflecting a change in Martin's music.

[5] The album production was praised for "hold[ing] back" on arrangements and not going "over-the-top orchestral" on the tracks "Cap-Diamant" and "Place de la République".

Stating that the instrument was previously "the skeleton to all of my songs",[5] she wanted to show that she was "actually more of a singer-songwriter than just the girl and the piano",[5] though she clarifies that the change was not an attempt to disassociate herself from her first album but rather an "evolution" of her sound.

[13] A music video for the song, directed by Jérémie Saindon, features Niels Schneider as Martin's boyfriend whose infidelity provokes her to enact revenge on his various partners, and eventually him as well.

Featuring acoustic, electric, and slide guitar, it has a distinctly country feel that prompted one reviewer to compare it to the sound of Martin's side project Armistice.

[21] "Place de la République" is a slow, "melancholy"[6] song with a similar sound to Martin's debut album, featuring her vocals with a piano and an "emotive"[15] and "subdued chamber-pop string adornment".

[5]Named for Cap Diamant ("Cape Diamond"), the promontory on which Quebec City is located, the song "Cap-Diamant" is a piano-driven track that features Martin's vocals.

The edition includes a small hardcover book of about 30 pages, the album CD with two bonus tracks ("Hôtel Amour" and "Prince-Arthur"), and a collection of photographs and images.

[23] Blonde was well received by music critics, who described it as "sophisticated", "enjoyable",[20] "radiat[ing] with jubilance and youthful verve"[24] and containing "beautiful songs and dreamy delivery".

[24]However, one reviewer did express a desire for "more emphasis on [Martin's] extraordinary piano playing" and hoped that "on her third release she embraces that instrumental talent more and it isn't tossed aside for pure pop".