Suzanne Lapointe, C.M. (16 May 1934 â€" 2 January 2015) was a Canadian
singer, actress and television presenter.Suzanne Lapointe was born in
Montreal on 16 May 1934, the second of six children of Armand
Lapointe, a commercial traveler, and Lucette Brousseau, who created
clothing. With a voice worthy of a prima donna, she went initially
towards her study of singing as a young girl after her classical
studies. Initiated by her singing aunt Marthe, who was a soprano for
Variétés lyriques, she studied classical singing at the
Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal where she also
studied acting with Jean Valcourt and drama in Sita Riddez's class. In
1959, she successfully auditioned to become a hostess on the
television show La Poule aux oeufs d'or, which became a gateway to the
artistic field in Quebec. In 1960, she received a grant from the
Canada Council for the Arts, which allowed her to spend two years
singing in New York City. From time to time, she sang in television
programs including L'heure du concert and Music-Hall.An outstanding
cook, Lapointe animated Attention c'est chaud on Télévision de
Radio-Canada, a show on cooking with young chef Daniel Vézina, and
published more than twelve books of recipes from 1970 to 1984,
including La cuisine de maman Lapointe and Plaisir de recevoir.
However, her career reached a peak in 1987 when she co-animated Les
Démons du midi with comedian Gilles Latulippe. Their madness and
laughter invaded homes around Quebec every day of the week for six
years with a total of 1,050 shows, Suzanne's unique and communicative
laughter being a distinctive sign. Having survived breast cancer in
the mid-1990s shortly after her husband's death, she became very
involved in the cause to find a cure.In 2009, the Order of Canada
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singer, actress and television presenter.Suzanne Lapointe was born in
Montreal on 16 May 1934, the second of six children of Armand
Lapointe, a commercial traveler, and Lucette Brousseau, who created
clothing. With a voice worthy of a prima donna, she went initially
towards her study of singing as a young girl after her classical
studies. Initiated by her singing aunt Marthe, who was a soprano for
Variétés lyriques, she studied classical singing at the
Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal where she also
studied acting with Jean Valcourt and drama in Sita Riddez's class. In
1959, she successfully auditioned to become a hostess on the
television show La Poule aux oeufs d'or, which became a gateway to the
artistic field in Quebec. In 1960, she received a grant from the
Canada Council for the Arts, which allowed her to spend two years
singing in New York City. From time to time, she sang in television
programs including L'heure du concert and Music-Hall.An outstanding
cook, Lapointe animated Attention c'est chaud on Télévision de
Radio-Canada, a show on cooking with young chef Daniel Vézina, and
published more than twelve books of recipes from 1970 to 1984,
including La cuisine de maman Lapointe and Plaisir de recevoir.
However, her career reached a peak in 1987 when she co-animated Les
Démons du midi with comedian Gilles Latulippe. Their madness and
laughter invaded homes around Quebec every day of the week for six
years with a total of 1,050 shows, Suzanne's unique and communicative
laughter being a distinctive sign. Having survived breast cancer in
the mid-1990s shortly after her husband's death, she became very
involved in the cause to find a cure.In 2009, the Order of Canada
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