Claude Gauthier (born January 31, 1939 in Lac-Saguay, Quebec, Canada)
is a Quebec singer-songwriter and actor.Gauthier grew up in a family
that enjoyed and performed music. His father sang Sundays in the
Catholic Mass and his mother played piano. Listening to the classic
French singers of the time on radio, such as Edith Piaf and Charles
Trenet, inspired him as well. But his musical revelation came when he
heard Félix Leclerc for the first time on the radio. From then on, he
wanted to make music and, like Leclerc, sing simple, direct songs
about everyday life.In 1954 Gauthier moved to Montreal where he worked
for three years in the warehouse of the record dealer Édouard
Archambault. After that he worked as a wilderness guide.All during
this time he wrote songs and he was soon rewarded for his efforts.
Encouraged to take part in a contest for singer-songwriters put on by
CKVL, in Montreal, in 1959, he won first prize for "Le Soleil brillera
demain" ("the sun will shine tomorrow").
is a Quebec singer-songwriter and actor.Gauthier grew up in a family
that enjoyed and performed music. His father sang Sundays in the
Catholic Mass and his mother played piano. Listening to the classic
French singers of the time on radio, such as Edith Piaf and Charles
Trenet, inspired him as well. But his musical revelation came when he
heard Félix Leclerc for the first time on the radio. From then on, he
wanted to make music and, like Leclerc, sing simple, direct songs
about everyday life.In 1954 Gauthier moved to Montreal where he worked
for three years in the warehouse of the record dealer Édouard
Archambault. After that he worked as a wilderness guide.All during
this time he wrote songs and he was soon rewarded for his efforts.
Encouraged to take part in a contest for singer-songwriters put on by
CKVL, in Montreal, in 1959, he won first prize for "Le Soleil brillera
demain" ("the sun will shine tomorrow").
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