Michel Louvain

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Michel Louvain
CM
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Background information
Birth name Michel Poulin
Born (1937-07-12)July 12, 1937
Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada
Origin Canadian
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Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s) Singer, television presenter
Years active 1956–2021
Website michel-louvain.com

Michel Louvain, CM (July 12, 1937 – April 14, 2021)[1] was a Canadian singer most popular in the 1960s and 1970s.[2] He recorded many hit songs,[3][4] and also worked as a host for a variety of shows on television and radio.[2][5] In 1965 he was voted 'Mr. Radio–TV', Radio Canada's top show business personality, at the Gala des Artistes.[6]

Early life

Louvain was born Michel Poulin in Thetford Mines, Quebec, on 12 July 1937.[7][8] His father worked as a miner. Louvain first sang as a child in the choir at his local church. He was employed as a hardware store decorator during his adolescence. He consequently moved out of his hometown to pursue a full-time career in singing. He first relocated to Sherbrooke, before settling down in Montreal.[9]

Career

Louvain began working as a master of ceremonies at a hotel in Laval when he was 20 years old.[9] He was later signed to Apex Records in the 1960s.[10] His first hit was "Buenas Noches Mi Amor". Over the next 20 years, Louvain made many recordings, including the hit songs "La Dame en bleu" and "Je déclare l'amour au monde entier".[2] His recordings in French were sold internationally in Belgium.[11] His song "C'est Un Secret" reached #14 in the Canadian RPM Magazine Top 40, November 29, 1965.[12]

Louvain was the host of a succession of CFTM-TV (Montreal) and Radio-Canada TV variety shows.[2] His performances attracted mostly young female fans.[13] He first performed in nightclubs, and, when his following grew more mature, in entertainment theatres. In the 1980s, he staged grandiose music-hall shows, with female dancers and scenery, at the Place des Arts and across Quebec, including Autour du monde in 1984.[2]

Louvain was the subject of a documentary film by Claude Demers (fr), entitled Les dames en bleu.[14]

Later life

Louvain was appointed Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2010.[9] Five years later, he was named a Member of the Order of Canada.[15][16] In 2017, as a celebration of his 80th birthday, Louvain set out on a concert tour. One of the concerts was at the Festival d'Été de Québec in Quebec City.[17][18]

Louvain died on the night of April 14, 2021, at the Hôpital de Verdun in Montreal. He was 83, and suffered from esophageal cancer, which he had been diagnosed with earlier that month.[1][9]

Discography

  • 1958: Michel Louvain[19][20]
  • 1959: Ici Michel Louvain[19][20]
  • 1961: Après minuit[20]
  • 1962: Michel Louvain chante ses succès[20]
  • 1962: Toi et moi[19][20]
  • 1964: Michel[20]
  • 1965: Aloha[20][21]
  • 1965: Cœur à chœur[20]
  • 1966: Un peu plus de chanson[19][20]
  • 1967: Formi... formidable[20]
  • 1968: Souvenirs exotiques[20]
  • 1969: Michel Louvain chante Marie[20]
  • 1973: Ma vie, c'est l'amour[20]
  • 1974: La Grande kermesse western[20]
  • 1974: La Dame en bleu[19][20]
  • 1978: En spectacle au Grand Théâtre de Québec[19][20]
  • 1979: En harmonie[20]
  • 1979: Message d'amour et de paix[20]
  • 1980: Michel Louvain 1980[20]
  • 1982: Michel Louvain: 1957–1982[20]
  • 1984: Michel Louvain[20]
  • 1986: Il faut s'aimer[20]
  • 1988: Noël avec vous[20]
  • 1988: L'Amour sera toujours l'amour[20]
  • 1989: Romantique[20]
  • 1993: Je déclare l'amour[20]
  • 1997: La collection Michel Louvain – Les grands succès[20]
  • 2002: Les Grands Succès[20]
  • 2007: Chante Noël[19]
  • 2015: Gentleman Crooner[19]

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Michel Louvain at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  3. ↑ "Top Singles". RPM, Volume 4, No. 10. November 1, 1965
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  15. ↑ "Four Nova Scotians among Order of Canada honourees". The Chronicle-Herald, July 1, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Seventeen Quebecers appointed to Order of Canada". Nathalie Laflamme, The Gazette (Montreal), July 1, 2015
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  18. ↑ "Michel Louvain et l'OSQ: le bonheur d'un crooner". le Soliel, Josianne Desloges, April 7, 2017.
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  20. ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Script error: No such module "In lang".
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