Born in Montreal on October 16, 1932, and deceased in Mirabel on June 9, 2011,
the Quebec songwriter, composer, pianist and performer wrote over 400 songs and
left his mark on his era. Introduced to the piano by his mother and to singing
by his tenor father, he completed his musical training with the accordion and
harmonica. Noticed by a television producer at a university musical, he made an
appearance on the show Music-Hall, then was offered a role in the soap opera La
Rivière perdue (1957). In 1959, he joined Les Bozos, a troupe of five cabaret
singers from Quebec, before meet...