Fernand Gignac (born the March 23rd 1934, with Montreal, - deceased the August 18th 2006, with Montreal) was a Chanteur, actor and interprets Canadian (Québécois). He personified, by his songs and his humor, the old generation of Québécois artists " crooners." He counted, since the years 1950, among the Québécois singers most popular. In addition to fifty years of career, it has a éloquant prize list: 31 albums" (Br) " and 75 " 45 turns/minute" , songs, it is a Canadian record for an interpreter. Fernand Gignac presented thousands of spectacles, sold six million albums, of the 78 turns to the recording numerical and registered with the inheritance of the Québécois culture several major successes the such romantic " Give me roses" and nostalgic the " Time that it us reste".

Biography

Fernand Gignac was born with Montreal in 1934. He begins his career at the 14 years age. However its first 45 turns will leave only in 1957 (I made only pass) under label Fleur-of-Lily. As from 1960, Fernand Gignac makes known himself of a vast public while becoming the appointed singer of the emission (the club of the autographs) to the Télévision of Radio-Canada. He accumulates successes on discs (the girl of the forest, the Master of your eyes, Do D semi F and especially Donnez me pinks). In 1964, while its songs (the mountain of in love and the train with in love) are at the tops of the prize lists of Quebec, Fernand Gignac is elected Mr Radio-Télévision with the Official reception of the artists.

In 1965, it receives the trophy of the best interpreter to the Festival of the disc for (the song of Orphée). It also gives in the same year, a recital with the Place of Arts of Montreal. The success of Fernand Gignac is maintained for the Sixties with (white eyelets, does not cry, the song of Lara and Honolulu).

Origins and childhood

Its career

Beginnings

It began its career from singer to very an young age in the network of the clubs (Cabaret S) after having gained a contest amateur with golden Pheasant with Montreal. (whose jury was Jacques Normand (Quebec), Jean Rafa, Pierre Roche and… Charles Aznavour)

It is in 1943 at the 9 years age that Fernand Gignac gains the first place with the contest of amateurs “the talents of on our premises” in Radio-Canada. He celebrated in 2003,60 years of career.

The rise

Private life

He is the father of Louis Gignac, Benoit, Isabelle and François Gignac.

Death

Fernand Gignac is deceased on August 18th, 2006, with the Hôpital Saint-Luc of Montreal of complications due to a Hépatite. He was later a friend of Claude Blanchard, deceased two days.

Its work

Style

Simple style, naive, humble, romantic, personal

Recurrent themes

Controversies

• Michel Courtemanche Official reception of the Olive-trees
• Style parodied with many recoveries

Emblematic songs

Give me pinks and time that there remain to us is probably its two the most known and appreciated songs of the public. He interpreted magnificiently well, celebrates it Christian Minuit

Discography

• 31 albums
• 75 = 45 turns/minute

• Spectacle of Christmas

• Christmas in family
• 14 Success of Christmas
• Intimement
• Chante for the golden age, vol. 2
• Chante for the golden age, vol. 1
• Invitation with the dance
• In spectacle
• Grands success, vol. 2
• Grands success, vol. 1
• most beautiful melodies of our time
• 20 Great love songs

Its other activities

Actor

One still on television sees it, on the channel Prise 2, in the resumptions of the emission Symphorien with his character of Ephrem. Ephrem told always badly or with back, the jokes of Symphorien, played by Gilles Latulippe. Symphorien also put in scene Juliette Huot and Janine Sutto. Its role of Ephrem Laperle was its first great role on television.

Movie actor

Theater

Catalog of films

Television

Cinema

• Symphorien (1968)

• the zoo of the Captain
• Growth but pushes equal aka Don' T Push It (Canada: Subtitle anglophone) (1975)
• Journal in cold images (1978)
• Moineau and the Finch, Them (1982)
• Between dogs and wolves (1983)
• the Mountain of the Dutchman (1992)

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