Donald Lautrec
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In 1957, he created, with one of his friends, a pair of acrobats on a trampoline, Don and Lee, which occurs in Canada and the United States. Subsequently, he meets show business occupying the lighting function, master of ceremonies in several Montreal cabarets and for a short period of time, the singer's bodyguard Michel Louvain
. Then he met Yvan Dufresne, the impresario who discovered Louvain, and asks him to help launch his singing career.
Dufresne accepts and begins to commit to the Hotel Central Saint-Martin in Laval in 1961. The same year he made recording music a first 45-laps,Nobody in the world.
In recent years, Donald Lautrec became one of pop music stars in Quebec. In 1964, it popularized the ska
, a dance inspired by Jamaican ska withItandManon,just dancing ska. In 1965 and 1966, it ensures its success withYou're talking nonsense,ActionandDeep in my campaign,he plays in the movie ' 'No holiday for idols. In 1966 he went to France where he also participated in television and radio. The same year, he received the trophy for Newcomer of the Year at the Gala des Artistes.
In 1967 he was chosen to interpret the theme song of the Expo
,One day, one day,composed by Stéphane Venne
. In the summer of that year, he obtained a new success withThe day of the last day,the French version of a hit Procol Harum
, Whiter Shade of Pale] ]. In the fall, the CBC sent him to represent Canada at the Song Festival in Sopot
in Poland
and the International Festival of Popular Song Rio de Janeiro
. In Sopot, he won the third prize for her rendition ofThe Manic. In 1968, he also carries a French tour with Nana Mouskouri
.
In 1969, definitively abandoned Donald Lautrec yé yé style with the release of songs likeEloise,'Hallelujah (The flowers of the sun)andHosanna. In 1969 in 1971, it leads to the CBC variety showHotDonald Lautrec.
In 1972, it became one of the first artists to collaborate with lyricist Luc Plamondon
. Their partnership resulted in the recording of the albumFluffy,which contains only compositions Quebec. Claude Dubois
helped create the album by offering Lautrec one of his compositions. Thewallbehind the barn, made by Plamondon, becomes one of the hits of 1972 in Quebec, but the sale of LP is somewhat disappointing.
The success of Lautrec became less obvious in subsequent years. His fans do not like the first hour her new rock style, and followers of the last music he prefer Robert Charlebois
or Offenbach
. He withdrew gradually from the entertainment world.
In 1980, it returns by participating in the showretrowith 3 L Michel Louvain
and Peter Lalonde. He released a final album in 1981.
The same year he became host to81Lautrec, one of the first Quebec programs to submit video clips
. He then returned to the charge with Lautrec's82, 83 and 85.
In 1985, Donald Lautrec became the owner of production house Riviera, which produces quiz Quebec, such asCharivari,ActionandreactionDouble Jeopardy. He then retired for twenty years and is returning to the song in November 2009 with a new album,foreverLautrec, as happy as it was unexpected.
R & B * 2006 (Compilation Discs Worth)
Michel Louvain
Michel Louvain is a French Canadian singer most popular in the 60s and 70s among women. His first hit, "Buenas Noches Mi Amor", launched his career, and his biggest hits include "La Dame en Bleu" and "Je Déclare l'Amour au Monde Entier". He has also worked as a host for a varieties of shows on...
. Then he met Yvan Dufresne, the impresario who discovered Louvain, and asks him to help launch his singing career.
Dufresne accepts and begins to commit to the Hotel Central Saint-Martin in Laval in 1961. The same year he made recording music a first 45-laps,Nobody in the world.
In recent years, Donald Lautrec became one of pop music stars in Quebec. In 1964, it popularized the ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
, a dance inspired by Jamaican ska withItandManon,just dancing ska. In 1965 and 1966, it ensures its success withYou're talking nonsense,ActionandDeep in my campaign,he plays in the movie ' 'No holiday for idols. In 1966 he went to France where he also participated in television and radio. The same year, he received the trophy for Newcomer of the Year at the Gala des Artistes.
In 1967 he was chosen to interpret the theme song of the Expo
Expo 67
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was the general exhibition, Category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with the...
,One day, one day,composed by Stéphane Venne
Stéphane Venne
Stéphane Venne is a French-Canadian songwriter and composer. He also worked as head of production for the Canadian arm of Barclay Records and as a radio station executive....
. In the summer of that year, he obtained a new success withThe day of the last day,the French version of a hit Procol Harum
Procol Harum
Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...
, Whiter Shade of Pale] ]. In the fall, the CBC sent him to represent Canada at the Song Festival in Sopot
Sopot
Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and the International Festival of Popular Song Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
. In Sopot, he won the third prize for her rendition ofThe Manic. In 1968, he also carries a French tour with Nana Mouskouri
Nana Mouskouri
Nana Mouskouri , born Ioánna Moúschouri on October 13, 1934, in Chania, Crete, Greece, is a Greek singer who has sold about 300 million records worldwide in a career spanning over five decades, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She was known as Nána to her friends and...
.
In 1969, definitively abandoned Donald Lautrec yé yé style with the release of songs likeEloise,'Hallelujah (The flowers of the sun)andHosanna. In 1969 in 1971, it leads to the CBC variety showHotDonald Lautrec.
In 1972, it became one of the first artists to collaborate with lyricist Luc Plamondon
Luc Plamondon
Luc Plamondon, OC, CQ is a French-Canadian lyricist.-Career:Plamondon has written for many artists, notably the Québécois singers Bruno Pelletier, Diane Dufresne, Robert Charlebois, Céline Dion, Ginette Reno, Fabienne Thibeault, Martine St. Clair, and Garou, as well as the French singers Julien...
. Their partnership resulted in the recording of the albumFluffy,which contains only compositions Quebec. Claude Dubois
Claude Dubois
Claude André Dubois is a Canadian singer-songwriter.Dubois was an early star of the francophone musical Starmania...
helped create the album by offering Lautrec one of his compositions. Thewallbehind the barn, made by Plamondon, becomes one of the hits of 1972 in Quebec, but the sale of LP is somewhat disappointing.
The success of Lautrec became less obvious in subsequent years. His fans do not like the first hour her new rock style, and followers of the last music he prefer Robert Charlebois
Robert Charlebois
Robert Charlebois, OC, OQ is a Quebec author, composer, musician, performer and actor. He is an important figure in French language song....
or Offenbach
Offenbach (band)
Offenbach is a Quebec blues rock band, initially active from 1969 to 1985. Following a successful reunion tour in 1996, the band released a new album in 2005.-History:...
. He withdrew gradually from the entertainment world.
In 1980, it returns by participating in the showretrowith 3 L Michel Louvain
Michel Louvain
Michel Louvain is a French Canadian singer most popular in the 60s and 70s among women. His first hit, "Buenas Noches Mi Amor", launched his career, and his biggest hits include "La Dame en Bleu" and "Je Déclare l'Amour au Monde Entier". He has also worked as a host for a varieties of shows on...
and Peter Lalonde. He released a final album in 1981.
The same year he became host to81Lautrec, one of the first Quebec programs to submit video clips
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
. He then returned to the charge with Lautrec's82, 83 and 85.
In 1985, Donald Lautrec became the owner of production house Riviera, which produces quiz Quebec, such asCharivari,ActionandreactionDouble Jeopardy. He then retired for twenty years and is returning to the song in November 2009 with a new album,foreverLautrec, as happy as it was unexpected.
Discography
- 2009 Lautrec forever (Musicor)
R & B * 2006 (Compilation Discs Worth)
- 2006 Hit, The (Compilation Discs Worth)
- 2006 Fluffy (Reissue, Records Merit)
- 1985 Canada-Africa Foundation - Collective for Ethiopia - The Eyes of hunger (Kébec-Disc)
- 1981 Lautrec (Modulation)
- 1974 21 hits (Disc Archive Québécois)
- 1972 Fluffy (Trans-World)
- 1971 Donald Lautrec 1960-1970 (Compilation Discs Neptune)
- 1971 Focus on Donald Lautrec (Trans-World)
- 1970 Lautrec 70 at the Canadian Comedy (Jupiter Records)
- 1969 Donald Lautrec, its hot success (Jupiter Records)
- 1969 Donald Lautrec (Jupiter Records)
- 1968 Lautrec / Donald (Jupiter Records)
- 1966 Official Song for Expo 67
- 1966 Donald Lautrec (Jupiter Records)
- 1966 Donald (Jupiter Records)
- 1965 Discovery '65 (Jupiter Records)
- 1964 is the ska and other rhythms for dancing (Apex)
- 1964 Rhythm of Youth Today, The (Apex)
- 1963 Donald Lautrec (Apex)
Filmography
- 19691969 in filmThe year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980...
:The Devil loves jewelry(Las Joyas del diablo) - 19701970 in filmThe year 1970 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 9 - Larry Fine, the second member of The Three Stooges, suffers a massive stroke, therefore ending his career....
:Two women in gold:Mr. Milk - 19701970 in filmThe year 1970 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 9 - Larry Fine, the second member of The Three Stooges, suffers a massive stroke, therefore ending his career....
:Damn ! (TV series) - 19711971 in filmThe year 1971 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New York's Academy of Music...
:The Cats booted:RosaryBeausoleil - 19741974 in filmThe year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.*August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...
:The Apple, Tail and Seeds:Martial - 19751975 in filmThe year 1975 in film involved some significant events, with Steven Spielberg's thriller Jaws topping the box office.-Events:*March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premieres in London....
:Gina:'Pierre Saint-Louis - 19831983 in film-Events:*February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York*May 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of...
:Maria ChapdelaineMaria ChapdelaineMaria Chapdelaine is a novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.-Adaptations:The novel has had three film adaptations, two French and one Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud , and Jean Gabin , partly filmed in Péribonka; in...
:'Lorenzo Surprenant - 1989 to 1992:The Wheel lucky(game show): animator
External links
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Popular Musicin Quebec, Quebec Institute of Research on Culture, 1992.
- Quebecinfomusic.com (Website).