Mitsou Annie Marie Gélinas (born September 1, 1970 in Loretteville,
Quebec) is a Canadian pop singer, businesswoman, television and radio
host, and actress. She is credited as Mitsou Gélinas when acting, but
records simply as Mitsou (the French spelling of Mitsu, which means
honey in Japanese).Born in Loretteville, Quebec, Mitsou is the
granddaughter of Quebec actor and playwright Gratien Gélinas. She got
involved in acting and modelling as a child notably in the
French-Canadian soap opera Terre Humaine, but also began to pursue
singing in her teenage years.In 1988, she signed with Canadian
independent Isba Records and released her first single, "Bye Bye Mon
Cowboy" (composed and produced by Jean-Pierre Isaac), which became a
pop hit across Canada, an extremely rare feat for a francophone song,
in 1989. Later that year, she followed with her debut,
multicultural-themed album, El Mundo which also spawned the singles
"La Corrida" and "Les Chinois".In 1990, she released her follow-up
album, Terre des hommes. Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats wrote the
title track, in addition to her first English-language song "A Funny
Place (The World Is)". The first single, "Mademoiselle Anne", failed
to replicate her cross-Canada success, but in 1991 the second single,
"Dis-moi, dis-moi", put Mitsou back in the spotlight with a
controversial video that showed her and several male and female models
nude in a shower room.
Quebec) is a Canadian pop singer, businesswoman, television and radio
host, and actress. She is credited as Mitsou Gélinas when acting, but
records simply as Mitsou (the French spelling of Mitsu, which means
honey in Japanese).Born in Loretteville, Quebec, Mitsou is the
granddaughter of Quebec actor and playwright Gratien Gélinas. She got
involved in acting and modelling as a child notably in the
French-Canadian soap opera Terre Humaine, but also began to pursue
singing in her teenage years.In 1988, she signed with Canadian
independent Isba Records and released her first single, "Bye Bye Mon
Cowboy" (composed and produced by Jean-Pierre Isaac), which became a
pop hit across Canada, an extremely rare feat for a francophone song,
in 1989. Later that year, she followed with her debut,
multicultural-themed album, El Mundo which also spawned the singles
"La Corrida" and "Les Chinois".In 1990, she released her follow-up
album, Terre des hommes. Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats wrote the
title track, in addition to her first English-language song "A Funny
Place (The World Is)". The first single, "Mademoiselle Anne", failed
to replicate her cross-Canada success, but in 1991 the second single,
"Dis-moi, dis-moi", put Mitsou back in the spotlight with a
controversial video that showed her and several male and female models
nude in a shower room.
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