Gilles Valiquette
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Gilles Valiquette is a Canadian
rock musician, stage actor and record producer.
After studying music at Lionel-Groulx College and Cégep St-Laurent in Montreal, Valiquette first emerged with the rock group Someone, with whom he recorded two singles. He subsequently became a supporting musician for Les Séguin
and Jacques Michel, before releasing his first solo album, Chansons pour un café, in 1972.
In 1980, he played the role of Roger Roger in the musical Starmania at Montreal's Comédie nationale. He subsequently launched his own recording studio, and has produced albums for Jim Corcoran
, Bertrand Gosselin, Plume Latraverse
, Daniel Lavoie
, Robert Paquette
, Gilles Rivard and Richard Séguin
. He largely stopped recording new material after this time.
His 1973 hit "Je suis cool" was covered by Big Sugar
on their 1999 EP Chauffe à bloc
.
Canada
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rock musician, stage actor and record producer.
After studying music at Lionel-Groulx College and Cégep St-Laurent in Montreal, Valiquette first emerged with the rock group Someone, with whom he recorded two singles. He subsequently became a supporting musician for Les Séguin
Richard Séguin
Richard Séguin is a Canadian author, composer and singer.His music career began in the 1970s with the duo "Les Séguin", with his twin sister Marie-Claire. He has had a solo career since 1977....
and Jacques Michel, before releasing his first solo album, Chansons pour un café, in 1972.
In 1980, he played the role of Roger Roger in the musical Starmania at Montreal's Comédie nationale. He subsequently launched his own recording studio, and has produced albums for Jim Corcoran
Jim Corcoran
Jim Corcoran is a Canadian singer-songwriter and broadcaster.-Biography:Jim Corcoran was born in Sherbrooke, but went to high school and his obtained his B.A. in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 1960s...
, Bertrand Gosselin, Plume Latraverse
Plume Latraverse
Plume Latraverse is a prolific singer, musician, songwriter and author from Quebec. His career spans over 30 years; Latraverse is probably one of the most influential names in Quebec counterculture.-Albums:...
, Daniel Lavoie
Daniel Lavoie
Daniel Lavoie is a Canadian singer–songwriter.Lavoie was born in Dunrea, Manitoba, Canada. His mother was a musician and he learned to play piano at a young age...
, 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...
, Gilles Rivard and Richard Séguin
Richard Séguin
Richard Séguin is a Canadian author, composer and singer.His music career began in the 1970s with the duo "Les Séguin", with his twin sister Marie-Claire. He has had a solo career since 1977....
. He largely stopped recording new material after this time.
His 1973 hit "Je suis cool" was covered by Big Sugar
Big Sugar
Big Sugar is a Canadian blues-rock band, they were active from 1991 to 2004 and again since April 2010. The band has sold more than half a million albums in Canada.-History:...
on their 1999 EP Chauffe à bloc
Chauffe à bloc
Chauffe à bloc is an EP by Canadian blues-rock band Big Sugar, released in 1999.In 1996, Big Sugar decided to record a French language version of the single "Opem Up Baby", from the album Hemi-Vision, for radio airplay in Quebec...
.
Studio albums
- Chansons pour un café (1972)
- Deuxième Arrêt (1973)
- Du même nom (1975)
- Soirées d'automne (1975)
- Valiquette est en ville (1976)
- Vol de nuit (1978)
- Valiquette (1980)
- Pièces (1993)
- Secrètement public (2007)
Compilations
- 1972-1975 (1976)
- Où est passé le temps? (1992)
- Demandes spéciales (1994)
- Pour l'occasion (2006)
- Les 9 premiers (2008)