Chuck Labelle
Encyclopedia
Jean-Guy Labelle is a Canadian
singer-songwriter
, who is one of the most prominent Canadian performers of francophone
country music
. His 1999 album Le Cowboy, released in both French and English versions, reached #1 on the Europe
an country music charts that year.
A franco-Ontarian
from Mattawa
, Labelle also frequently collaborates with Robert Paquette
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, who is one of the most prominent Canadian performers of francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
. His 1999 album Le Cowboy, released in both French and English versions, reached #1 on the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an country music charts that year.
A franco-Ontarian
Franco-Ontarian
Franco-Ontarians are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. They are sometimes known as "Ontarois"....
from Mattawa
Mattawa, Ontario
Mattawa is a town in northeastern Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Mattawa and Ottawa Rivers in Nipissing District. Mattawa means "Meeting of the Waters" in Ojibwa...
, Labelle also frequently collaborates with Robert Paquette
Robert Paquette
Robert Paquette is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter.In 1970, he worked with the theatre group at Laurentian University, composing songs for the franco-ontarian stage musical Moé, j'viens du nord, 'stie!. The troupe eventually evolved into the city's Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario...
.
Discography
- Chuck (1994)
- Un Cadeau de Noël (1995, with Robert PaquetteRobert PaquetteRobert Paquette is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter.In 1970, he worked with the theatre group at Laurentian University, composing songs for the franco-ontarian stage musical Moé, j'viens du nord, 'stie!. The troupe eventually evolved into the city's Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario...
) - Terre fragile (1997)
- Le Cowboy/The Cowboy (1999)
- Noël encore un fois (2000)
- Noel en tout et partout (2005)
- Plus jamais comme avant (2008)
- Noel (2010)
- Aime les gros boules de mouton (2011)