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Fan Club (TV Series)
Fan Club is a Quebec television series broadcast on the specialized Vrak.TV, VRAK.TV youth channel. The program launched on 28 August 2008, an artistic magazine program allowing youth to have access to their favourite celebrities for a typical day. The star usually gives a snap of his life as a celebrity and offers gifts and special favors to the winning "fan". For three seasons 2008 to 2010, the program was hosted by Yan England (who has also hosted series like ''Une grenade avec ça'' and ''Ramdam'') and Magalie Lépine-Blondeau (''R-Force''). In the 4th season in 2011, Caroline Gendron (from ''Une grenade avec ça?'') replaced Magalie Lépine-Blondeau, whereas Yan England stayed for a 4th season. The program also featured a special segment "club sandwich" in which a selected star is challenged to consume a "specially prepared" sandwich of various ingredients. This segment was prepared by Jérémy Rodriguez-Carignan and Julien Adam for 3 seasons. In the fourth season (2011), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the List of French possessions and colonies, French colony of ''Canada (New France), Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a Territorial evolution of the British Empire#List of territories that were once a part of the British Empire, British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was Canadian Confederation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émily Bégin
Émily Bégin (born 21 January 1982) is a Canadian singer, actress and dancer. She is known for her participation in the first season of Star Académie. Shortly after she released her debut album. She received a degree in dance from Cégep Montmorency, in musical theater Lionel Groulx College and several workshops at the school Fichaud Danielle. Star Academie Bégin was a contestant in the first season of Star Académie. Bégin traveled Quebec in 2003 with the grand tour Star Academie. Émily has said "You know, I think it will follow me my whole life, and rightly so," she says. But people recognize name in the street as Emily of Star Academy. They saw me in New in Cabaret, they listened to my songs ... they now recognize the artist Emily " Stage In 2004, Bégin took part in more than 100 performances of Cabaret playing the role of Frenchy and continued on the traveling tour of Quebec in 2005. In 2008 Emily played Helena in the musical Sweet Charity. In early 2007 Emily played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Gagnon
Marc Gagnon (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian former short track speed skating, short track speed skater. He is a four-time World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Overall World Champion for 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998, and winner of three Olympic Games, Olympic gold medals. Biography Born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Gagnon started his Olympic career in 1994, when he had already won the 1993 World Championships. He won a bronze in the 1000 m event. Four years later, in Nagano (city), Nagano, Japan, Gagnon won a gold medal with the Canadian relay team. The 2002 Salt Lake City Games proved to be Gagnon's best Olympics, with a total of three medals. A bronze in the inaugural 1500 m event, and two golds; in the 500 m and again as a part of the relay team. Even his disqualification in the 1000 m was memorable, as it was the first of an improbable series of events that led to Australian Steven Bradbury (speed skater), Steven Bradbury winning arguably the most unlikel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Dumas
Dumas (born Steve Dumas) is a Canadian singer and musician from Victoriaville, Quebec. Career Dumas released his first album ''Dumas'' in 2001, when he was 21. His second album, ''Le cours des jours'', made him more well-known. The album includes contributions from Marie-Annick Lépine from the group Les Cowboys Fringants on two songs. In 2004, Carl Bastien and Dumas released the soundtrack to the film ''Les Aimants'' by Yves P. Pelletier. Dumas' 2012 album ''L'heure et l'endroit'' debuted at number 11 on the Canadian Albums Chart. Dumas has also produced and written music for other artists, as well as composing for films. He wrote the theme songs for the films ''This Is Our Cup'' and ''Love and Magnets'' (2004). Additionally, he has contributed vocals to several commercials and TV shows, while also collaborating in some of them as a columnist. In February 2018, Dumas released ''Nos idéaux'' and launched a solo tour of Quebec and Europe. Dumbas released his twelfth full- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ima (singer)
Marie-Andrée Bergeron (born May 11, 1978), better known by her stage name Ima (sometimes stylized as IMA), is a Canadian singer. She has released six albums and many singles, the most popular being "Baïla" in 2002. She also acted in the two-season Quebec TV series ''Casino''. Beginnings During her childhood, Marie-Andrée Bergeron resided in Châteauguay, Quebec, and spent summers in New Brunswick. She studied singing, acting, and dancing. She used the name Ima as an easily pronounceable name. Music career In 2001, she took part in "Ma première Place des Arts", an annual Montreal event for new artists and won for "Best Interpretation" and best public mention. In September 2002, she launched her debut album ''Ima'', collaborating with a number of artists (Vincenzo Thoma, Eros Ramazzotti, Frédérick Baron, Sylvain Cossette, and Mario Pelchat). The album resulted in three singles: "Ton corps sur mon corps", "Donne-moi", and of course "Baïla". To promote the album, she engag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge (born February 28, 1976) is a Canadian actor and film producer best known for major roles in Quebec films ''Nitro'' and ''The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' in 2007. Profile After participating in a first commercial ad at the age of 6, Thivierge's career started very early at the age of eight when he had his first minor television and film roles on ''Épopée rock'', ''Manon'', ''The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves)'', ''The Alley Cat (Le Matou)'' and ''The Dame in Colour (La Dame en couleurs)'' in 1984 and 1985. However, it was in the mid-2000s where Thivierge started to play lead roles in ''Nitro'' as well as in the ''3 L'il pigs'', two of the biggest box-office Quebec hits in 2007. Another notable role was in Lance et Compte: Le Revanche in 2006, where he played a paraplegic lawyer defending one of the fictional National de Quebec hockey who was charged with second degree murder and later for involuntary homicide followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koriass
Koriass is the stage name of Emmanuel Dubois (born March 12, 1984), a Canadian rapper from Quebec."The many faces of Quebec rapper Koriass" '''', March 26, 2016. He is a two-time winner of the for Best Hip Hop Album, in 2014 for ''Rue des Saules'' and in 2016 for ''Love Suprême'', was a shortlisted finalist for the |
Alexandre Barrette
Alexandre Barrette (born September 30, 1981, in Quebec City, Quebec) is a French Canadian comedian and TV personality. He hosts several TV game shows seen on the V television network. They include '' Taxi Payant'', the French Canadian version of ''Cash Cab'' and ''Atomes Crochus'' (''Missing Links''), the French Canadian version of the ''Match Game ''Match Game'' is an American television panel game show that premiered on NBC in 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the last six decades. The game features contestants trying to match answers given by celebrity paneli ...''. References External links Official website Living people Canadian game show hosts 1981 births Canadian male comedians {{Canada-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Poulin
Julien Poulin (; April 20, 1946 – January 4, 2025) was a Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He portrayed numerous roles in several popular Quebec films and series. Elvis Gratton films His most memorable role was Elvis Gratton, in which his character impersonates rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. This series of films appeared between 1981 and 2004. The most recent of these films were ''Elvis Gratton II: Miracle à Memphis,'' filmed in 1999, in which Elvis was resuscitated from the first film of the series, and ''Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong,'' which was filmed in 2004.Blackburn, Roger (21 February 2014)Le conseil de Julien Poulin: "Think big" ''Le Quotidien (Saguenay)'' (in French)Auger, Samuel (29 September 2008)Julien Poulin : mon métier, my life ''Le Quotidien (Saguenay)'' (in French)(11 August 2012)Julien Poulin: une longue feuille de route ''La Voix de l'Est'' He also co-directed some of the films along with Pierre Falardeau.Vigneaul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Trois Accords
Les Trois Accords is a Canadian rock band from Drummondville, Québec. The band released their first album, '' Gros Mammouth Album,'' in 2003. In 2004, ''Gros Mammouth Album Turbo'' (certified Platinum by the Music Canada) was released with two extra tracks, "Loin d'ici" and "Turbo Sympathique".Gold and Platinum Search ''Music Canada''. Retrieved January 31, 2012. In 2006, they released their second album, entitled '' Grand champion international de course'' (certified Gold by the Music Canada). History The band was originally formed in 1997 by Olivier Benoit and Simon Proulx. The ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Leloup
Jean Leclerc (; born May 14, 1961) is a Québécois singer-songwriter and author from Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada. He is popularly known as Jean Leloup (which he likes to translate to John the Wolf), a stage name he kept using until 2006, when he temporarily changed his name to Jean Leclerc, only to resurrect his wolf character in August 2008. He is known for his colourful personality and unique musical style in the francophone rock community. Biography Born in Sainte-Foy in 1961 to Québécois parents, Jean Leclerc grew up in Africa, more precisely in Togo and Algeria. The culture and way of life of his host country had an important influence on him and influenced many of his songs. He learned to play guitar by listening to the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. He was also influenced by colorful French music icons such as Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Higelin, Serge Gainsbourg and Michel Polnareff. He returned to Quebec in 1976, and appeared on the music scene in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Bergeron (ice Hockey, Born 1946)
Michel Bergeron (born June 12, 1946) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach. Coaching career Bergeron began his coaching career behind the bench of a midget team from Rosemont, Quebec. During his second season, he led the team to a national championship. He then took over for the Trois-Rivieres Draveurs of the QMJHL, leading the team to two Memorial Cup appearances. In 1980, Bergeron became an assistant coach for the Quebec Nordiques. Six games into the season, with the Nordiques sputtering to a 1-3-2 start, general manager and head coach Maurice Filion dropped his head coach's title and named Bergeron his successor. Bergeron remained head coach until 1987. His teams gained a reputation for playing a high scoring, quick paced game. As coach, Bergeron also devoted significant time to pursuing European players, adding the Stastny brothers after their defection from Czechoslovakia. His teams reached the postseason in each of seven years behind the Quebec bench, including two tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
