Robert Paquette | |
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 Paquette at
La Nuit sur l'étang, in March 2013. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 2, 1949 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Robert Paquette (born July 2, 1949) is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. [1] [2]
In 1970, he worked with the student theatre group at Laurentian University, composing songs for the Franco-Ontarian stage musical Moé, j'viens du nord, 'stie! [3] [4] The troupe, which was one of the creative initiatives of the CANO artistic movement, evolved into the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario. [5]
Paquette released his first album as a soloist in 1974, and toured Canada and the United States. [1] He performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in 1975. [1] In 1978, Paquette represented Canada at the Festival de Spa in Belgium. [1]
Following his 1984 album Gare à vous, [6] Paquette concentrated on television and stage work for TVOntario's Chaîne française, SRC and the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario. [1] He released a compilation of his songs in 1995. [7] He toured with Marcel Aymar and Paul Demers in the 1990s as the performing group Paquette-Aymar-Demers. [8] He also has collaborated with singer-songwriter Chuck Labelle. [9]
Paquette helped to found the Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique, of which he was also the vice-president for 12 years; [10] in 2001, he was the recipient of the association's Prix hommage at its first Gala Trille Or. [11] That same year, his songs "Blanc et bleu," from the album Prends celui qui passe, and "Jamaica," from Au pied du courant, received SOCAN Classic awards. [11]
In 2018, "Bleu et Blanc" was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. [12] [13]
Discography
- Dépêche-toi soleil (1974) [14]
- Prends celui qui passe (1976) [15]
- Au pied du courant (1978) [16]
- Robert Paquette en Europe (1979) [17]
- Paquette (1981) [18]
- Gare à vous (1984) [6]
- Moi j'viens du nord – compilation 1974–1990 (1995) [7]
- Un Cadeau de Noël (1995, with Chuck Labelle) [19]
- Noël encore une fois (2000, with Chuck Labelle) [20]
- Noël en tout et partout (2006, with Chuck Labelle) [21]
References
- ^ a b c d e Rioux, Christian (July 29, 2007). "Robert Paquette". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Fedor, Nick (August 21, 2018). "Robert Paquette's "Bleu et blanc" to be inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame". Words & Music. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Robert Paquette fête ses 70 ans". Radio-Canada. Ici Nord de l'Ontario. July 2, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ Arnopoulos, Sheila McLeod (1982). Voices from French Ontario. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 26–33. ISBN 0773504052.
- ^ "50 ans de théâtre!". Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario. 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Paquette, Robert (1984). "Gare à vous". Discogs. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Paquette, Robert (1995). "Moi j'viens du nord". Discogs. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Fitterman, Lisa (November 29, 2016). "Singer Paul Demers wrote anthem for Franco-Ontarians". Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Robert Paquette and Chuck Labelle (December 5, 2019). "Grande rencontre avec Chuck Labelle et Robert Paquette". Jonction 11-17 (Interview). Interviewed by Éric Robitaille. Radio-Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Magny, André (October 15, 2020). "De Robert Paquette à Yao, l'APCM souffle ses 30 bougies". La voix du Nord. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Robert Paquette". Disco-O-Québec. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Robert Paquette's "Bleu et blanc" to be Inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame" (Press release). That Eric Alper. December 15, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Bergeras, Yves (August 24, 2018). "Robert Paquette au Panthéon". Le Droit. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Paquette, Robert (1974). "Dépêche-toi soleil". Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Paquette, Robert (1978). "Prends celui qui passe". Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Paquette, Robert (1978). "Au pied du courant". Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Paquette, Robert (1980). "Europe". Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Paquette, Robert (1981). "Paquette". Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Robert Paquette and Chuck Labelle (1996). "Un Cadeau de Noël". Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Robert Paquette and Chuck Labelle (2000). "Noël encore une fois". Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Robert Paquette and Chuck Labelle (2005). "Noël en tout et partout". Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
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| Artists | |
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- 1949 births
- Living people
- Canadian folk singer-songwriters
- Canadian male singer-songwriters
- Franco-Ontarian people
- French-language singers of Canada
- Laurentian University alumni
- Musicians from Greater Sudbury
- Singers from Ontario
- 20th-century Canadian guitarists
- 21st-century Canadian guitarists
- 20th-century Canadian male singers
- 21st-century Canadian male singers
- 20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters
- 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters