Diane Dufresne

born on 30/9/1944 in Montreal, Québec, Canada

Diane Dufresne

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Diane Dufresne

Diane Dufresne, CQ (born 30 September 1944 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a singer and painter, and has sung a number of classics of Quebec repertoire of popular songs.

Dufresne lived in Paris from 1965 to 1967 where she studied voice with Jean Lumière and dramatic art with Françoise Rosay. While there, she performed in noted boîtes à chansons such as l'Écluse, l'Échelle de Jacob, and le Caveau de la Bolée.

On her return to Montreal, she began a collaboration with composer François Cousineau, and lyricist Luc Plamondon.

Awards and recognition

  • 1987 — Félix Award, best pop show: Top Secret
  • 2002 — made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec
  • 2006 — Félix Hommage for her lifetime achievements
  • 2008 — Legion of Honour by France

Discography

  • 1969 — L'initiation
  • 1972 — Tiens-toé ben, j'arrive
  • 1973 — À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben
  • 1974 — 12 succès pop
  • 1975 — Sur la même longueur d'ondes
  • 1975 — Mon premier show (en public)
  • 1977 — Maman, si tu m'voyais... tu s'rais fière de ta fille!
  • 1978 — Olympia '78, volume 1et 2
  • 1978 — Starmania
  • 1979 — Starmania, le spectacle
  • 1979 — Striptease
  • 1982 — Turbulences
  • 1984 — Dioxine de carbone et son rayon rose
  • 1984 — Magie rose (en public)
  • 1985 — Chanteurs sans frontières (special participation)
  • 1986 — Follement vôtre
  • 1987 — Top secret
  • 1988 — Master série en 2 volumes (compilation album)
  • 1991 — Sans dessous dessus (compilation album)
  • 1993 — Détournement majeur
  • 1997 — Diane Dufresne
  • 2000 — Merci (compilation album: Quebec)
  • 2002 — Merci (compilation album: France)
  • 2005 — Diane Dufresne chante Kurt Weill, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin
  • 2007 — Effusions, accompanied by Alain Lefèvre

Shows

  • 1987 — Top Secret
  • 2002 — En liberté conditionnelle
  • 2004 — Symphonie de Kurt Weill (single concert)
  • 2006 — Plurielle en Quatre Tableaux

See also

  • List of Quebec musicians
  • Music of Quebec
  • Culture of Quebec

External links

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