Ginette Reno, OC CQ (born 28 April 1946) is a Canadian author,
composer, singer, and actress. She has received nominations for the
Genie and Gemini Awards and is a multi-recipient of the Juno Award.
She is a gold and platinum selling Canadian musician.Born Ginette
Raynault in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, she began singing in 1960 and
won the talent contest "Les Découvertes de Jean Simon" (Jean Simon's
Discoveries). With this success, three clubs in Montreal (Café
Caprice, le Café de l'Est and the Café Provincial) offered Reno her
first professional contract. Simon suggested she adopt the stage name
Renoâ€"a phonetic spelling of her real last name (as pronounced in
Canadian French).Reno is a gold and platinum selling Canadian artist.
She has recorded in both English and French. Her biggest hit in
English was her 1970 song "Beautiful Second Hand Man". It reached No.
8 on the RPM singles chart. The song was from her third album
Beautiful Second Hand Man released in 1971 on Parrot Records. The song
was re-released on the French record label Melon-Miel on a two disc
compilation Vocally Yours Vol. 7 & 8 in 2004. Among her recordings is
a Lynsey de Paul song "Dans la vie tout s'arrange" (Storm in a
Teacup). She mostly performs in Quebec. During her four-decade career,
she has recorded approximately 60 albums.
composer, singer, and actress. She has received nominations for the
Genie and Gemini Awards and is a multi-recipient of the Juno Award.
She is a gold and platinum selling Canadian musician.Born Ginette
Raynault in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, she began singing in 1960 and
won the talent contest "Les Découvertes de Jean Simon" (Jean Simon's
Discoveries). With this success, three clubs in Montreal (Café
Caprice, le Café de l'Est and the Café Provincial) offered Reno her
first professional contract. Simon suggested she adopt the stage name
Renoâ€"a phonetic spelling of her real last name (as pronounced in
Canadian French).Reno is a gold and platinum selling Canadian artist.
She has recorded in both English and French. Her biggest hit in
English was her 1970 song "Beautiful Second Hand Man". It reached No.
8 on the RPM singles chart. The song was from her third album
Beautiful Second Hand Man released in 1971 on Parrot Records. The song
was re-released on the French record label Melon-Miel on a two disc
compilation Vocally Yours Vol. 7 & 8 in 2004. Among her recordings is
a Lynsey de Paul song "Dans la vie tout s'arrange" (Storm in a
Teacup). She mostly performs in Quebec. During her four-decade career,
she has recorded approximately 60 albums.
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