Search results
Gilles Vigneault GOQ (French pronunciation: [ʒil viɲo]; born 27 October 1928) is a Canadian poet, publisher, singer-songwriter, and Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist.
Gilles Vigneault, né Joseph Jean-Marie Gilles Vigneault [1] le 27 octobre 1928 à Natashquan [2], [3], au Québec, est un poète, auteur de contes et de chansons, auteur-compositeur-interprète québécois. Fils d'un marin pêcheur et d'une institutrice de campagne, il étudie à Rimouski, puis à Québec.
People also ask
Who is Gilles Vigneault GOQ?
What is Gilles Vigneault famous for?
Where did Gilles Vigneault grow up?
Did Gilles Vigneault write Mon Pays?
Nov 20, 2011 · Gilles Vigneault, singer-songwriter, poet, publisher (b at Natashquan, Qué 27 Oct 1928). Like Félix LECLERC, Gilles Vigneault was instrumental in the revitalization of the Québec chanson and the international dissemination of Québecois culture.
Jun 23, 2018 · Gilles Vigneault's powerful dream of un pays. The legendary Quebec singer-songwriter turns 90 later this year. On the eve of Fête nationale, we look back at Vigneault's legacy.
Jul 29, 2007 · Yet after five minutes with this ordinary guy, with his slight build and mobile features, the audience is applauding, and after ten minutes we discover not only that Gilles Vigneault can convey the tragic but that he has a rare humour, and is a poet' ( France-soir, 21 Apr 1970).
A figurehead of the Quebec national identity, Gilles Vigneault’s claim to fame in the French-speaking world is based primarily on his work as a singer-songwriter.
Written by poet and singer-songwriter Gilles Vigneault (with music co-written by Gaston Rochon), it was first performed by Vigneault on June 24, 1975 during a concert on Montreal's Mount Royal at that year's Fête nationale du Québec ceremony. It quickly became a folk classic, and it has been played frequently at Fête nationale ceremonies ...
