Robert Charlebois
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Robert Charlebois, OC, OQ (born June 25, 1944) is a Quebec author, composer, musician, performer and actor. He is an important figure in French language song.
Charlebois was born in Montreal, Quebec. Among his best known songs are Lindberg and Je reviendrai à Montréal. His lyrics, often written in joual, are funny, relying upon plays on words. He won the Sopot International Song Festival in 1970.
In 1970 he sang with Italian singer Patty Pravo the Italian song La solitudine.
The Quebec-based microbrewery Unibroue was owned, in part, by Charlebois until it was purchased by Sleeman Breweries in 2004 which in turn was bought by Japanese beer brewing giant Sapporo in 2006.
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[edit] Honors
- In 1999, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.[1] In 2008, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
- Charlebois will be one of the four musicians who will be pictured on the second series of the Canadian Recording Artist Series to be issued by Canada Post stamps on July 2, 2009.[2]
- On June 21, 2010, Charlebois received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University in Montreal. In his acceptance speech he made the remark that this was the first post-secondary diploma he had received in his life.
[edit] Music in films
- C.R.A.Z.Y. (2004) by Jean-Marc Vallée with Michel Côté and Marc-André Grondin
- Sauve-toi, Lola (1986) by Michel Drach with Carole Laure, Jeanne Moreau
- La Fiancée qui venait du froid (1983) by Charles Nemes with Thierry Lhermitte, Barbara Nielsen
- Un génie, deux associés, une cloche (1975) by Damiano Damiani, Sergio Leone with Terence Hill, Miou-Miou
- L'Agression (1975) by Gérard Pirès with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve
- Deux Femmes en or (1970) by Claude Fournier with Monique Mercure, Louise Turcot
- Entre la mer et l'eau douce (1967) by Michel Brault with Geneviève Bujold, Claude Gauthier
[edit] Brief album discography
- Doux Sauvage - 2001 La Tribu
- Le Chanteur Masqué - 1997 WEA
- La Maudite Tournée Live - 1995 WEA
- Cartier L'Opéra - 1993 Scorpio
- Immensément - 1992 Scalen'disc
- Dense - 1988 Scalen'disc
- Super Position - 1985 Scalen'disc
- Solide - 1979 Scalen'disc
- Swing Charlebois Swing - 1977 Scalen'disc
- Longue Distance - 1976 Scalen'disc
- Lindberg - 1974 Arcade
- Solidaritude - 1973 Scalen'disc
- Fu Man Chu - 1972 Scalen'disc
- Un Gars Ben Ordinaire - 1971 Scalen'disc
- Québec Love - 1969 Scalen'disc
- Robert Charlebois Vol.2 - 1966 Scalen'disc
- Robert Charlebois Vol.1 - 1965 Scalen'disc
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=4595
- ^ Canada Post Stamp Details, July to September 2009, Volune XVIII, No. 3, p. 6
[edit] External links
- (French) http://www.robertcharlebois.com
