Gregory Charles, OC (born February 12, 1968) is a Quebec performing
artist of Trinidadian and French Canadian origin.Charles' father
Lennox was a black anglophone of Trinidadian origin; his mother was a
white francophone Canadian. Charles was born in Grenville, Quebec, and
studied at École de musique Wilfrid-Pelletier in Montreal. At the age
of 7, he won a category of the Canadian Music Competition, after which
he performed with most of the country's symphonic orchestras. In 1979,
he represented Canada at an international piano contest in Paris.
Charles was also a part of Petits-Chanteurs du Mont-Royal choir, which
performs at the Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal and graduated from
College Notre-Dame high school in Montreal as well. Shortly after
entering law school in 1989, Charles obtained a television role which
brought him to the attention of a wider public: that of Julien, a
young student who comes to study in Montreal, in a TV show called
Chambres en ville (Rooms in Town).He also co-hosted the show The
Débrouillards alongside Marie-Soleil Tougas from 1990 to 1997.Charles
then became host of a daily radio show at the Montreal station CKOI-FM
in 1991. The following year, he began hosting a television game show
Que le meilleur gagne (May the Best Man Win) on Radio-Canada, for five
years. In 1995, he began hosting a late night talk-show Cha-ba-da.
artist of Trinidadian and French Canadian origin.Charles' father
Lennox was a black anglophone of Trinidadian origin; his mother was a
white francophone Canadian. Charles was born in Grenville, Quebec, and
studied at École de musique Wilfrid-Pelletier in Montreal. At the age
of 7, he won a category of the Canadian Music Competition, after which
he performed with most of the country's symphonic orchestras. In 1979,
he represented Canada at an international piano contest in Paris.
Charles was also a part of Petits-Chanteurs du Mont-Royal choir, which
performs at the Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal and graduated from
College Notre-Dame high school in Montreal as well. Shortly after
entering law school in 1989, Charles obtained a television role which
brought him to the attention of a wider public: that of Julien, a
young student who comes to study in Montreal, in a TV show called
Chambres en ville (Rooms in Town).He also co-hosted the show The
Débrouillards alongside Marie-Soleil Tougas from 1990 to 1997.Charles
then became host of a daily radio show at the Montreal station CKOI-FM
in 1991. The following year, he began hosting a television game show
Que le meilleur gagne (May the Best Man Win) on Radio-Canada, for five
years. In 1995, he began hosting a late night talk-show Cha-ba-da.
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