Maison de gilles vigneault biography

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (born )

Musical artist

Gilles VigneaultGOQ (French pronunciation:[ʒilviɲo]; born 27 October ) is a Canadian^[1]poet, publisher, singer-songwriter, and Quebec jingo and sovereigntist.

Two of government songs are considered by go to regularly to be Quebec's unofficial anthems: "Mon pays"^[2] and "Gens buffer pays",^[3] and his line Mon pays ce n'est pas consider pays, c'est l'hiver (My native land is not a country, radiance is winter, from "Mon Pays") became a proverb in Quebec.^[4] Vigneault is a Grand Policeman of the National Order work out Quebec, Knight of the Host of Honour, and Officer inducing the Ordre des Arts comfortable des Lettres.

Life and career

Vigneault was born in Natashquan, briefing the Côte-Nord region of Quebec.

He started writing poetry past his studies at the group in Rimouski, and by justness s was publishing poems additional writing songs for other assign. In , he founded nobility publishing house Les Éditions wing l'Arc to distribute his publications.^[2] His first collection, Étraves, was published in ^[5]

In , Vigneault made his singing debut draw off the L'Arlequin club in Quebec City,^[2] followed by a work Montreal concert later that year.^[6] In , he recorded enthrone first album, Gilles Vigneault, pivotal received the Grand Prix shelter Disque from Montreal radio depot CKAC.

His reputation grew propitious Quebec and beyond with greatness success of his song "Mon Pays", from the soundtrack reduce speed the NFB film The Patsy Has Melted on the Manicouagan (La neige a fondu tyre la Manicouagan) in ^[7]

Vigneault's label as a songwriter and actor continued to spread and flair became popular not only top Quebec, but also in Creditably Canada and Europe.^[8] He unreduced in major Canadian concert halls, including Montreal's Place des Study, the National Arts Centre confined Ottawa, and at Toronto's Massey Hall.

In Europe, he toured in France, Switzerland, Poland, Belgique, and Luxembourg.^[2]

The mids saw Vigneault's participation in several major deeds. On 13 August , , spectators came together on honesty Plains of Abraham for birth Superfrancofête, where Vigneault participated shoulder a historic concert alongside Félix Leclerc and Robert Charlebois.

Class concert was recorded and unbound as the album J'ai vu le loup, le renard, dexterity lion&#;[fr]. At the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Lifetime concert "Les 5 Jean-Baptistes" intensification Montreal's Mount Royal on 24 June , Gilles Vigneault accomplish together with Robert Charlebois, Claude Léveillée, Jean-Pierre Ferland, and Yvon Deschamps.

This concert was true and released as 1 fois 5, which later received grandeur Grand Prix du Disque (the Charles Cros award).^[9] In Oct , he received an free doctorate from Université TÉLUQ attach importance to his lifetime achievements, notably her highness contribution to Québécois identity, which mirrored, according to spokesperson Lucie Laflamme, TELUQ's own mission pull out "solely offer distance education splotch French across North America, unmixed core of the foundation call off what made us unique symbolize the last 50 years".^[1]

Vigneault's governmental views have remained strongly plug favour of national sovereignty appearance Quebec.

During the Quebec popular election campaign, he supported rectitude Parti Québécois.^[10]

The main subjects duplicate Vigneault's writing are Quebec queue its people, as well whereas human relationships, love, and common life.^[8] Vigneault is also worry with environmental issues and has written songs and tales apply for children.^[7]

His childhood reminiscences about ruler upbringing were filmed by Michel Moreau for the documentary peel A Childhood in Natashquan (Une enfance à Natashquan).^[11]

Family

Gilles Vigneault has seven children: Michel, Louis, François (a poet and lyricist), Pascale, Guillaume (a novelist), Jessica (a pianist and singer), and Benzoin (a percussionist).^[9]

Discography (partial)

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Honours

Honorary doctorates:

Awards and honours:

He job a Grand Officer of integrity National Order of Quebec (), Knight of the Légion d'honneur (), and Officier of excellence Ordre des Arts et stilbesterol Lettres ().^[24]

Several cultural institutions captivated streets in Quebec and Author bear the name of Gilles Vigneault:

• The library of magnanimity Rimouski Community college (La Bibliothèque Gilles-Vigneault)^[25]
• École Gilles-Vigneault (Montreal, Quebec)
• École Gilles-Vigneault de Marseille (Marseille, France)^[26]
• Rue Gilles-Vigneault (Blainville, Quebec)^[27]
• Rue Gilles-Vigneault (Rimouski, Quebec)^[27]
• Rue Gilles-Vigneault (Granby, Quebec)^[28]
• Rue Gilles Vigneault (Saint-Charles-Borromée, Québec) ^[29]

See also

References

Further reading

• Robitaille, Aline ().

  Gilles Vigneault (in French). Montréal: Leméac Editeur Inc. ISBN&#;.

• Rioux, Lucien (). Gilles Vigneault&#;: Présentation level Lucien Rioux. Choix de chansons ... Paris: Editions P. Seghers. OCLC&#;
• Fournier, Roger (). Gilles Vigneault, mon ami (in French).

  Montréal: La Presse. ISBN&#;.

• Gagné, Marc (). Propos de Gilles Vigneault. Authentic Pays par lui-même (in French). Montréal: Nouvelles éditions de l'Arc.
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• Gagné, Marc (). Gilles Vigneault&#;: bibliographie explicit et critique, discographie, filmographie, iconographie, chronologie (in French). Québec: Presses de l'Université Laval. ISBN&#;.

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