Ginette Reno
Appearance
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Ginette Reno (née Raynault) (born April 28, 1946) is an Italian-Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, she played the role Maria Barberini in the independent film, Mambo Italiano and played the mother in Léolo.Her major distinction is as a magnificent singer with countless successful recordings in both english and french. She is fluent in both english and french and yet prefers to remain in Quebec. Many people feel that the rest of the world is being denied her colossal talents.
Albums sold: 4 million
Honors
- In 1970, she won the Juno Award for Artist of the Year.
- In 1982, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
- In 2000, she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
- In 2004, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.