Patricia Gallant CM (born August 15, 1948 in Campbellton, New
Brunswick) is a Canadian pop singer and musical theatre actress. Of
Acadian ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both English and
French.Patsy Gallant was one of the 10 children of Béatrice Aubé
Gallant and Arthur Gallant. At age five, she was part of The Gallant
Sisters with older siblings Angeline, Florine, and Ghislaine. At eight
Gallant gained television exposure after her parents moved to Moncton;
two years later the group was playing nightclubs in Montreal. She left
the group for a solo career in 1967, was featured in commercials, and
was a regular on both the French-language TV variety program
Discothèque and its English equivalent, Music Hop.[1]Gallant released
her first single in 1967, which earned her appearances on a number of
television variety shows. She later performed at Montreal's Place des
Arts with Charles Aznavour[2] and shortly after, she assembled a team
of young and talented creators including Yves Lapierre, Judi Richards,
Denis Forcier, Jean-Guy Chapados and Ken Owen who composed and wrote
for her in English.[3] In 1971, Gallant co-starred on the weekly
television variety show Smash presented by Télévision de
Radio-Canada (the French arm of CBC Television). During the show,
Gallant teamed up with singer-songwriter Christine Charbonneau who
wrote most of the lyrics for her two major French albums that were
released by Columbia Records, Gallant songs, written by Charbonneau
included, "Tout va trop vite", "Thank you come again" (French
version), "Le lit qui craque", "Un monde en voie de naître", and "Un
jour comme les autres". Patsy Gallant (Tout va trop vite) from 1972
was followed by Toi l'enfant in 1974.[4] Several of the songs
including "Tout va trop vite", "Un jour comme les autres", "Le lit qui
craque", and "Thank You Come Again (French version)" climbed the
Quebec charts.[5] Also found on the latter album is the original song
"Les femmes", a hit song which was covered in 1976 by Sheila in
France.Patsy Gallant, as a bilingual artist, used to release English
and French versions of her albums simultaneously. She aimed the
Francophone market of Quebec and Europe as well as English Canada and
the United States. In September 1972 she released Upon My Own, her
first English album. Although her two French albums were hits in
French Canada, the only song from this album to score a minor hit was
"Get That Ball", a funky song written by Yves Lapierre and Ken Owen.
Other notable songs from this album are "This Old Lady", "Saturday
Weather", "People Going Down the Avenue" and "I've Gotta Make It"
(Upon My Own).[6]
Brunswick) is a Canadian pop singer and musical theatre actress. Of
Acadian ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both English and
French.Patsy Gallant was one of the 10 children of Béatrice Aubé
Gallant and Arthur Gallant. At age five, she was part of The Gallant
Sisters with older siblings Angeline, Florine, and Ghislaine. At eight
Gallant gained television exposure after her parents moved to Moncton;
two years later the group was playing nightclubs in Montreal. She left
the group for a solo career in 1967, was featured in commercials, and
was a regular on both the French-language TV variety program
Discothèque and its English equivalent, Music Hop.[1]Gallant released
her first single in 1967, which earned her appearances on a number of
television variety shows. She later performed at Montreal's Place des
Arts with Charles Aznavour[2] and shortly after, she assembled a team
of young and talented creators including Yves Lapierre, Judi Richards,
Denis Forcier, Jean-Guy Chapados and Ken Owen who composed and wrote
for her in English.[3] In 1971, Gallant co-starred on the weekly
television variety show Smash presented by Télévision de
Radio-Canada (the French arm of CBC Television). During the show,
Gallant teamed up with singer-songwriter Christine Charbonneau who
wrote most of the lyrics for her two major French albums that were
released by Columbia Records, Gallant songs, written by Charbonneau
included, "Tout va trop vite", "Thank you come again" (French
version), "Le lit qui craque", "Un monde en voie de naître", and "Un
jour comme les autres". Patsy Gallant (Tout va trop vite) from 1972
was followed by Toi l'enfant in 1974.[4] Several of the songs
including "Tout va trop vite", "Un jour comme les autres", "Le lit qui
craque", and "Thank You Come Again (French version)" climbed the
Quebec charts.[5] Also found on the latter album is the original song
"Les femmes", a hit song which was covered in 1976 by Sheila in
France.Patsy Gallant, as a bilingual artist, used to release English
and French versions of her albums simultaneously. She aimed the
Francophone market of Quebec and Europe as well as English Canada and
the United States. In September 1972 she released Upon My Own, her
first English album. Although her two French albums were hits in
French Canada, the only song from this album to score a minor hit was
"Get That Ball", a funky song written by Yves Lapierre and Ken Owen.
Other notable songs from this album are "This Old Lady", "Saturday
Weather", "People Going Down the Avenue" and "I've Gotta Make It"
(Upon My Own).[6]
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