Sylvain Cossette
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Sylvain Cossette is a French-Canadian singer-songwriter
from Grand-Mère, Quebec
(located in the Mauricie
region). Sylvain was a founding member of the Quebec-based English language band Paradox
in 1984, before becoming a French language
solo artist by 1994. During his career he has sold over 800,000 albums, recorded several hit albums, won many Quebec
Felix Music Awards and Juno nominations, and performed in Canada and Europe in the hit stage musicals Notre Dame De Paris and Dracula. Cossette's 2001 album Rendez-vous was certified Platinum by the CRIA
in November 2002. His 2007 album 70s (#1 Quebec, #2 Canada
) is his first all English release and produced four #1 hit singles and two #1 hit videos. The album went Gold (50,000 CDs sold) in 27 days and Platinum (100,000 CDs sold) in 15 weeks. The 70s concert tour went Silver Ticket (25,000 tickets sold) in 3 months and Gold Ticket (50,000 tickets sold) within a year. On October 21 2008, he released the album 70s Volume 2 and produced three #1 hit singles and one #1 hit video. The album went Gold (50,000 CDs sold) in 19 days and Platinum (100,000 CDs sold) in 11 weeks. The 70s project has so far sold 260,000 albums, 100,000 concert tickets and been seen by over a 400,000 people at outdoor festivals. On August 22nd, Cossette announced the recording of the album 70s Volume 3 to be released October 25th, 2010.
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...
from Grand-Mère, Quebec
Grand-Mère, Quebec
Grand Mère is a settlement and former municipality in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River. As a result of the municipal reorganization in Quebec which took effect at the beginning of 2002, Grand-Mère now forms part of the City of Shawinigan. Population in 2001 was...
(located in the Mauricie
Mauricie
Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...
region). Sylvain was a founding member of the Quebec-based English language band Paradox
Paradox (band)
Paradox was a Canadian band formed in the 1980s by singer/guitarist Sylvain Cossette. The band's best known lineup featured Sylvain on vocals, Francois Cossette , Denis Lavigne , and Jean-Francois Houle...
in 1984, before becoming a French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
solo artist by 1994. During his career he has sold over 800,000 albums, recorded several hit albums, won many Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
Felix Music Awards and Juno nominations, and performed in Canada and Europe in the hit stage musicals Notre Dame De Paris and Dracula. Cossette's 2001 album Rendez-vous was certified Platinum by the CRIA
Canadian Recording Industry Association
Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada...
in November 2002. His 2007 album 70s (#1 Quebec, #2 Canada
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...
) is his first all English release and produced four #1 hit singles and two #1 hit videos. The album went Gold (50,000 CDs sold) in 27 days and Platinum (100,000 CDs sold) in 15 weeks. The 70s concert tour went Silver Ticket (25,000 tickets sold) in 3 months and Gold Ticket (50,000 tickets sold) within a year. On October 21 2008, he released the album 70s Volume 2 and produced three #1 hit singles and one #1 hit video. The album went Gold (50,000 CDs sold) in 19 days and Platinum (100,000 CDs sold) in 11 weeks. The 70s project has so far sold 260,000 albums, 100,000 concert tickets and been seen by over a 400,000 people at outdoor festivals. On August 22nd, Cossette announced the recording of the album 70s Volume 3 to be released October 25th, 2010.
Discography
- Comme l'océan (1994)
- Blanc (1996)
- Humain (1999)
- Rendez-vous (2001)
- Compilation 1994-2004 (2004)
- Les 7 (2006 musical theatre)
- 70s (2007)
- 70s Volume 2 (2008)
- 70s Volume 3 (October 25th, 2010)
See also
- List of Mauriciens
- List of Quebec musicians
- Music of QuebecMusic of QuebecBeing a modern cosmopolitan society, today, all types of music can be found in the Canadian province of Quebec. What is specific to Quebec though are traditional songs, a unique variety of Celtic music, legions of excellent jazz musicians, a culture of classical music, and a love of foreign rhythms...
- Culture of QuebecCulture of QuebecThe Culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting from the shared history of the French-speaking majority in Quebec. It is unique to the Western World; Quebec is the only region in North America with a French-speaking majority, as well as one of only two provinces in Canada...