She finished third behind Marie-Elaine Thibert, the runner-up of the competition, and Wilfred Le Bouthillier, the eventual winner.
After the Star Académie tour ended in 2004, she was part of the Montreal cast of Jonathan Larson's rock-opera musical Rent, performed at the Olympia Theatre.
In December 2011, Marie-Mai participated in the anti-bullying campaign Ça finit là ("It ends here"), and made a video where she revealed that she had experienced bullying because of her ADHD.
[5][6][7] Marie-Mai has been in a relationship with La Voix musical director David Laflèche since 2016, and she gave birth to their daughter on February 15, 2017.
In support of her album, Marie-Mai played 87 shows and released a DVD of her concert, La Tournée Inoxydable.
On June 24, 2009, Marie-Mai featured for the first time in the Quebec National Holiday celebrations in Montreal,[10] simulcast on the Radio-Canada Television and radio.
She performed her hits "Mentir" and "Emmène-moi", a cover of the song "Lady Marmalade", and an excerpt of the unofficial national anthem of Quebec, "Gens du pays" by Gilles Vigneault.
[11] On July 1, 2009, during the festivities of Canada Day in Ottawa broadcast on the Radio-Canada and CBC networks, Marie Mai was invited to sing three songs.
In 2010 she contributed the song "Your Favourite Killer" to the soundtrack for Yves Simoneau's comedy film The Bait (L'Appât).
This press conference was also used to announce the first 2 dates at the Bell Centre of her brand new tour Tournee Miroir, due to kickoff on January 18, 2013, in Granby, Quebec.
Marie-Mai begins 2013 by launching her fourth tour "Tournee Miroir" on January 18 in Granby, QC.
The recalls of her Bell Centre shows (May 2 and 3) were used to unveil three songs of M: "Conscience", "Tourner", and "À bout portant".
In July 2014, Marie-Mai's Miroir tour show at the Bell Centre premiered in Quebec cinemas.
"Marie-Mai live au Centre Bell : Traverser le Miroir" attracted immediate interest from her fans and was featured in 50 theatres across Quebec.