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This is a list of singers, bands, composers and other musicians from the province of Quebec This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Previously a full-time student, Tremblay abandoned his studies to devote himself to Les Cowboys Fringants, which became famous in Quebec in 1999. A true crowd leader, he gained favor with the Quebec public due to his lyricism and charisma. [4] Les Cowboys Fringants sold more than 1,300,000 albums in the French-speaking world in total. [5]
Leclerc played a major role in revitalising the Québec folk song ("chanson") tradition. He also was a strong voice for Quebec nationalism. Several parks, roads, and schools in Québec have been named in his honour. The Félix Awards, given to Quebec recording artists, are named after him.
Selling 60,000 copies in Quebec, the album spawned three hit singles and was nominated for three Félix Awards, for best new artist, best rock album and best single ("Quand"). For his second album, 2001's Différent , he donated a portion of the profits to Montreal's Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine , and subsequently became a ...
She was top billed in 1992's Coyote, which was a major release in Quebec (released during her popularity as a singer, she was billed as simply Mitsou for this release). She wrote the song "Le Toucher" for the film The Bone Collector. [citation needed] In 2000, Mitsou joined C't’encore drôle, the morning show on Énergie 94.3 FM in Montreal ...
Pages in category "Singers from Quebec" The following 183 pages are in this category, out of 183 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Emma Albani;
Mary Rose-Anne Bolduc, born Travers, (June 4, 1894 – February 20, 1941) was a musician and singer of French Canadian music. She was known as Madame Bolduc or La Bolduc. During the peak of her popularity in the 1930s, she was known as the Queen of Canadian Folk Singers. [1] [2] [3] Bolduc is often considered to be Quebec's first singer ...
Born France Joly in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, [2] Joli grew up in Dorion.Her father was a hardware merchant and her mother was a teacher. As early as age four, Joli was performing for relatives lip-syncing to Barbra Streisand records while handling a skipping rope like a microphone; she had appeared on television by age six.