Felix Leclerc
See also: Leclerc, Felix
Felix Leclerc (born the August 2nd 1914 with Tuque, Quebec, Canada - August 8th 1988 with Saint-Pierre-of-the Island-of Orleans, Quebec, Canada) is a Auteur-compositeur-interprète, a Chansonnier, a Poète, a writer and a Acteur Québécois.
Biography
His/her parents, Fabiola Parrot and Léonidas Leclerc, had eleven children. 6th was Felix. He begins studies with the Université of Ottawa, but is obliged to stop because of the Grande Depression.Leclerc occupies various odd jobs before being employed like radio operator organizer in the towns of Quebec and Three-Rivers of 1934 with 1937. In 1939, it writes scenarios for the account of Radio-Canada to Montreal, developing dramatic parts with the radio, as I remember . It sings its first songs there. He also plays in various dramatic parts, including a man and his sin . He publishes good number of his Scénario S and founds a theatrical company which presents its parts through Quebec.
In 1950, it is discovered by the Parisian business manager Jacques Canetti which invites it to sing in France where it obtains much success. It occurs with the ABC of Paris. It signs then a contract of recording of discs with the mark Polydor. It returns to Quebec in 1953.
It continues to give spectacles. He is also presenter within the framework of various cultural television programs, of which one on the legends of Quebec for Radio-Canada.
The August 13rd 1974, it takes part, with Gilles Vigneault and Robert Charlebois, with the spectacle of Superfrancofête on the Plaines of Abraham in front of more 100 000 spectators. This service is immortalisée on the album I saw the wolf, the fox, the lion .
He dies in his sleep, on August 8th 1988, with the Île of Orleans, where his ashes were dispersed.
Leclerc was the instigator of the tradition of the Québécois chansonniers. It was also a powerful voice of the Québécois Nationalisme.
Homages
- a monument in its memory was set up with the cemetery of Saint-Pierre-of-the Island-in Orleans in 1989.
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Various parks, streets, schools and other places public in Quebec were named in its honor.
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the Price Felix, given by ADISQ to the Québécois singers and interpreters, are named according to him. The Foundation Felix-Leclerc, the Felix-Leclerc Price of the song and the Prix Felix-Leclerc of poetry honor also its memory.
Albums homages
- In January 2005, Hugues Aufray takes again 16 titles of Leclerc, of which Bozo , small happiness and Me, my shoes .
- Johanne Blouin also made an album with its songs ( Merci Felix ) sold with more 200.000 specimens.
- Under the same title, Jean-Marie Vivier also left a disc in its honor, which contains inter alia the 100 0000 ways of killing a man , Our path and the Death of the bear .
- the Québécois singer Helene Maurice left a disc in 2006 and took again since the beginning of 2007 with a great round on all France works of Felix Leclerc.
- the Secret Mountain presents " Hat! Félix" (Album), a homage to Felix Leclerc returned by Joranne, Mara Tremblay, Catherine Durand and DobaCaracol. They revisit some traditional large poet (" The train of Nord" , " Small Bonheur" , " The anthem with the printemps"), and a service of " contains; Rousselle" junior; by Felix Leclerc extracted from a film produced by the National office of film in 1989.
- François Béranger recorded an album devoted to the repertory of the Inhabitant of Quebec Felix Leclerc: Béranger sings Felix Leclerc 2003, Futur Acoustic
Personal life
Felix Leclerc is the father of the realizer Francis Leclerc.
Honors
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1958 - First price of the Academy Charles-Cross-country race in France
- 1971 - Member of the Order of Canada
- 1975 - Price Calixa-Lavallée
- 1975 - Bucket merenti of patria
- 1977 - Price Denise-Furrier
- 1985 - Large officer of the National order of Quebec
- 1986 - Knight of the Legion of honor
- 1987 - Medal of the Academy of the letters of Quebec
- 1988 - Price Fleury-Mesplet
- 2000 - Large Inhabitant of Quebec of the century of the Academy of the Large Inhabitants of Quebec.
- Member of the the Pantheon of the Authors and Canadian Type-setters
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the Highway Felix-Leclerc Autoroute 40 is named in its honor.
Discography
- 1951 : Sings its last successes on discs
- 1957: Felix Leclerc sings
- 1958: Felix Leclerc and his guitar , vol. 1
- 1959: Felix Leclerc and his guitar , vol. 2
- 1959: Felix Leclerc and his guitar , vol. 3
- 1962: the happy King
- 1964: Felix Leclerc
- 1964: My first songs
- 1966: Me my songs
- 1967: the Life
- 1968: the Heritage
- 1969: Felix Leclerc says barefeet in the paddle
- 1969: I will invite childhood
- 1973: the lark in anger
- 1974: I saw the wolf, the fox, the lion , with Gilles Vigneault and Robert Charlebois
- 1975: the tower of the island
- 1978: My son
- 1979: Song in the memory a long time
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