Renée Claude CM (born Renée Bélanger; July 3, 1939 â€" May 12,
2020) was a Canadian actress and singer who was known as an
interpretive singer, particularly of songs by Stéphane Venne, Michel
Conte, Georges Brassens and Léo Ferré.She was born Renée Bélanger
in Montreal. She studied piano at the École de musique
Vincent-d'Indy, took singing lessons from Alphonse Ledoux, and won a
music competition on CKVL radio program Découvertes de Billy Munro in
1955.In 1960 she made her first major television appearance on
Clémence DesRochers's Télévision de Radio-Canada variety show Chez
Clémence. Around the same era she began performing in Quebec City's
boîtes à chanson, specializing in the songs of Ferré, Brassens and
Jean-Pierre Ferland. She released her self-titled first album on
Distribution Select in 1963, and followed up with three more albums on
the label by 1966.In 1967 she made an appearance on The Tonight Show
with Johnny Carson, and performed at Expo 67 in Montreal. In the same
year she moved to Columbia Records and released her breakthrough album
Shippagan; the album's title track was her first major hit single in
Quebec, and she won the award for best singer at the Gala des artistes
in 1968. However, Shippagan was her sole album for Columbia, as she
moved to Barclay for her 1969 album C'est notre fête aujourd'hui. She
released five further albums on Barclay between 1969 and 1973, and
scored popular hits in this era with the songs "C'est notre fête
aujourd'hui", "Le Tour de la terre", "La Rue de la Montagne", "Tu
trouveras la paix", "Le Début d'un temps nouveau", "C'est toi, c'est
moi, c'est lui, c'est nous autres", "Quand le temps tournera au beau",
"T'oublier, t'oublier" and "Sais-tu que je t'aime depuis longtemps".
2020) was a Canadian actress and singer who was known as an
interpretive singer, particularly of songs by Stéphane Venne, Michel
Conte, Georges Brassens and Léo Ferré.She was born Renée Bélanger
in Montreal. She studied piano at the École de musique
Vincent-d'Indy, took singing lessons from Alphonse Ledoux, and won a
music competition on CKVL radio program Découvertes de Billy Munro in
1955.In 1960 she made her first major television appearance on
Clémence DesRochers's Télévision de Radio-Canada variety show Chez
Clémence. Around the same era she began performing in Quebec City's
boîtes à chanson, specializing in the songs of Ferré, Brassens and
Jean-Pierre Ferland. She released her self-titled first album on
Distribution Select in 1963, and followed up with three more albums on
the label by 1966.In 1967 she made an appearance on The Tonight Show
with Johnny Carson, and performed at Expo 67 in Montreal. In the same
year she moved to Columbia Records and released her breakthrough album
Shippagan; the album's title track was her first major hit single in
Quebec, and she won the award for best singer at the Gala des artistes
in 1968. However, Shippagan was her sole album for Columbia, as she
moved to Barclay for her 1969 album C'est notre fête aujourd'hui. She
released five further albums on Barclay between 1969 and 1973, and
scored popular hits in this era with the songs "C'est notre fête
aujourd'hui", "Le Tour de la terre", "La Rue de la Montagne", "Tu
trouveras la paix", "Le Début d'un temps nouveau", "C'est toi, c'est
moi, c'est lui, c'est nous autres", "Quand le temps tournera au beau",
"T'oublier, t'oublier" and "Sais-tu que je t'aime depuis longtemps".
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