Guylaine Guy (born Guylaine Chailler; April 6, 1929) is a Canadian
singer and painter from Montreal, Quebec.[1]Guy debuted in Montreal
cabarets. She sang at the Faisan Doré in 1950 and in 1952 was elected
Miss Radio-TV by Radiomonde. She worked in Montreal cabarets for
several years, often with Jacques Normand and Gilles Pellerin.In 1955
Charles Trenet discovered Guylaine in Montreal and began writing songs
for her. She made a grand entrance at the Olympia with Charles Trenet
and Louis Armstrong. Settling permanently in Paris in 1956, she
released on record several songs by Trenet and performed at the Bobino
theater. After touring Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, she
returned to Quebec. She performed in Montreal at the opening of the
Queen Elizabeth Hotel in April 1958, made several television
appearances, and played the title role in Irma La Douce with the
Theater of the New World. In 1963, her song "Salvame Dios" was a hit
on the record charts.[which?] Shortly after, she turned to painting
and left singing.Guylaine Guy is the daughter of Quebec singer and
actress Lise Bonheur (born Leontine Laurendeau); and sister to singer
Colette Bonheur, painter Lise Chailler, and singer and artist Monique
Chailler. She is also the niece of John Philip Sousa's first oboeist,
Alexander Laurendeau.
singer and painter from Montreal, Quebec.[1]Guy debuted in Montreal
cabarets. She sang at the Faisan Doré in 1950 and in 1952 was elected
Miss Radio-TV by Radiomonde. She worked in Montreal cabarets for
several years, often with Jacques Normand and Gilles Pellerin.In 1955
Charles Trenet discovered Guylaine in Montreal and began writing songs
for her. She made a grand entrance at the Olympia with Charles Trenet
and Louis Armstrong. Settling permanently in Paris in 1956, she
released on record several songs by Trenet and performed at the Bobino
theater. After touring Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, she
returned to Quebec. She performed in Montreal at the opening of the
Queen Elizabeth Hotel in April 1958, made several television
appearances, and played the title role in Irma La Douce with the
Theater of the New World. In 1963, her song "Salvame Dios" was a hit
on the record charts.[which?] Shortly after, she turned to painting
and left singing.Guylaine Guy is the daughter of Quebec singer and
actress Lise Bonheur (born Leontine Laurendeau); and sister to singer
Colette Bonheur, painter Lise Chailler, and singer and artist Monique
Chailler. She is also the niece of John Philip Sousa's first oboeist,
Alexander Laurendeau.
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