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La Voix Du Bon Dieu
''La voix du bon Dieu'' (English: "good lord's voice") is the debut studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 6 November 1981 by Super Étoiles in Quebec, Canada only. It was preceded by the lead single, "Ce n'était qu'un rêve". The album was produced by René Angélil, Eddy Marnay and Daniel Hétu. It includes six original songs and three covers: Renée Lebas' "Tire l'aiguille", Berthe Sylva's "Les roses blanches" and "L'amour viendra", a French adaptation of Dario Baldan Bembo's "Dolce fiore". Content Dion collaborated on this project and all her next early French recordings with Eddy Marnay who wrote songs for Barbra Streisand, Édith Piaf, Nana Mouskouri and Claude François, among others. The album contains Dion's first three singles: "Ce n'était qu'un rêve" (co-written by herself), " La voix du bon Dieu" and "L'amour viendra" (French adaptation of Dario Baldan Bembo's song "Dolce fiore"), as well as two covers: Renée Lebas' "Tire l'aiguille" and Bert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had a Cultural impact of Celine Dion, significant impact on popular music. Born into a large family in Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion was discovered by her future manager and husband, René Angélil, and emerged as a teen star in her home country with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. She gained international recognition by winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, represented Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Dion went on to release Celine Dion albums discography, twelve English-language albums. ''The Colour of My Love'' (1993), ''Falling into You'' (1996), ''Let's Talk About Love'' (1997), and ''All the Way... A Decade of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Mouskouri
Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri ( ; born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer and politician. Over the span of her career, she has released an estimated 450 albums in at least thirteen languages, including Greek language, Greek, French language, French, English language, English, German language, German, Dutch language, Dutch, Portuguese language, Portuguese, Italian language, Italian, Japanese language, Japanese, Spanish language, Spanish, Hebrew language, Hebrew, Welsh language, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese and Corsican language, Corsican. Mouskouri became well known throughout Europe for the song "The White Rose of Athens", recorded first in German as "Weiße Rosen aus Athen" as an adaptation of her Greek song "" (''San sfyríxeis tris forés'', "When you whistle three times"). It became her first record to sell over one million copies. Later, in 1963, she represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "À force de prier", finishing eighth. Her friendship with the comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albums Produced By Eddy Marnay
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s before sharply declinin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Debut Albums
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Cassette Tape
The Compact Cassette, also commonly called a cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog audio, analog magnetic tape recording format for Sound recording and reproduction, audio recording and playback. Invented by Lou Ottens and his team at the Netherlands, Dutch company Philips, the Compact Cassette was released in August 1963. Compact Cassettes come in two forms, either containing content as a prerecorded cassette (''Musicassette''), or as a fully recordable "blank" cassette. Both forms have two sides and are reversible by the user. Although List of magnetic tape cartridges and cassettes, other tape cassette formats have also existed—for example the Microcassette—the generic term ''cassette tape'' is normally used to refer to the Compact Cassette because of its ubiquity. From 1983 to 1991 the cassette tape was the most popular Timeline of audio formats, audio format for new Record sales, music sales in the United States. Compact Cassettes con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LP Record
The LP (from long playing or long play) is an Analog recording, analog sound storage medium, specifically a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of revolutions per minute, rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire US record industry and, apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound in 1957, it remained the standard format for record albums during a period in popular music known as the album era. LP was originally a trademark of Columbia and competed against the smaller 7-inch sized Single (music), "45" or "single" format by RCA Victor, eventually ending up on top. Today in the vinyl revival era, a large majority of records are based on the LP format and hence the LP name continues to be in use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Barclay
Édouard Ruault (; 26 January 1921 – 13 May 2005), better known as Eddie Barclay, was a French record producer whose singers included Jacques Brel, Dalida and Charles Aznavour. He founded record label Barclay. Life Ruault, the son of a café waiter and a post office worker, was born in Paris on January 26, 1921. He spent much of his early childhood with his grandmother in Taverny (in today's Val-d'Oise). His parents bought the Café de la Poste bar in the middle of Paris while he was a child and at the age of 15 he left school to work in the café. He had not enjoyed his studies but he taught himself music and piano. He particularly liked American jazz and embraced the music of Fats Waller. He often visited the Hot Club de France to hear the quintet of Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. He became a pianist at "L'Étape" club in rue Godot-de-Mauroy, Paris, where his half-hour sets alternated with the young Louis de Funès, also at the start of his career. When the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay (born March 13, 1975) is a Canadian electroacoustic music composer who was born in Montreal, Quebec, and currently living in Huddersfield, England, UK. Recordings * ''Alter ego'' (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 0680, 2006) * ''la rage'' (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 0999, 2009) * ''La marée'' (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 13123, 2013) List of works * ''au Croisé, le silence, seul, tient lieu de parole'' (2000) * ''autoportrait'' (2001) * ''Binary (Virtual Rapper Remix)'' (1998) * ''la cloche fêlée'' (2004) * ''Fiez-vous sur moi'' (1995) * ''fugue; qui sent le temps?'' (1997) * ''La rage'' (2004–2005), free jazz drummer and electronics * ''Walk That Way. Tuesday, Turn.'' (2006), videomusic * ''Le tombeau des fondeurs (2008)'', Baschet-Malbus piano * ''Un clou, son marteau et le baton'' (2008-2009), piano and electronics (written for Sarah Nicholls) * ''La rupture inéluctable'' (2010-2011), bass clarinet and electronics (written for Heather Roche Heather ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thérèse Dion
Thérèse Tanguay-Dion, (20 March 1927 – 17 January 2020), popularly known as ''Maman Dion'' ("Mommy Dion" in French), was a Canadian television personality and the mother of singer Céline Dion. She was born on the Gaspé Peninsula, in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, as was her husband, Adhémar-Charles Dion. Her parents were Antoinette (née Sergerie) and Laureat Achille Tanguay. Already well known in Quebec as a stage mother involved in her daughter's career, she later launched her own line of food products, Pâtés de Maman Dion, and became host of a cooking show for TVA in 1999. She was also a sponsor of the Fondation Maman Dion which was founded in 2006, an educational foundation which provides school supplies, clothing and eyewear to underprivileged children. Children Thérèse and Adhémar had 14 children: * Denise Dion (born 16 August 1946) * Clément Dion (born 2 November 1947) * Claudette Dion (born 10 December 1948) * Liette Dion (born 8 February 1950) * Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Award
The Félix Award ( is an award, given by the ''Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois'' (ADISQ) on an annual basis to artists working in the music and humor industry in the Canadian province of Quebec. The award The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979. The idea belonged to the first president of ADISQ, Gilles Talbot. The award trophy was created by Marc-André Parisé. The awards are named in honour of Quebec songwriter Félix Leclerc. In contrast to the Juno Awards, whose nominations are based partially on record sales, nominations and winners of the Félix are decided by ADISQ members. The awards are given during an annual ceremony "Gala de l'ADISQ". Among the categories are Best-selling album, Best album (in various music genres), Songwriter of the year, Composer of the year, Song of the year, Male/Female singer of the year, Discovery of the year, Show of the year, etc. The awards have sometimes been controversial. In 1983, song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Ne Change Pas
''On ne change pas'' ( ''We Don't Change'') is the first comprehensive French-language greatest hits album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Sony Music on 30 September 2005. It features songs recorded between 1981 and 2005, including three new tracks, all of which were released as singles: " Je ne vous oublie pas", " Tous les secrets" and " I Believe in You" (duet with Il Divo). "Je ne vous oublie pas" reached number two in France and was certified Silver. The other singles peaked at numbers twenty and thirty, respectively. ''On ne change pas'' received positive reviews from music critics. It reached number one in France and Belgium Wallonia, and number two in Canada and Switzerland. ''On ne change pas'' was certified 3× Platinum in France and Canada, Platinum in Belgium and Gold in Switzerland. In 2009, it was re-released under the title ''Best of – 3 CD'' (sometimes promoted as ''Triple Best Of''). Background On 7 July 2005, celinedion.com announced that a new alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude François
Claude Antoine Marie François (; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, drummer and dancer. François co-wrote the lyrics of " Comme d'habitude" (composed by Jacques Revaux), the original version of "My Way" and composed the music of "Parce que je t'aime mon enfant", the original version of " My Boy". Among his other famous songs are " Le Téléphone Pleure", "Le lundi au soleil", "Magnolias for Ever" and " Alexandrie Alexandra". He also enjoyed considerable success with French-language versions of English-language songs, including " Belles! Belles! Belles!" (The Everly Brothers' " Made to Love"), "Cette année là" ("December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)") and "Je vais à Rio" (" I Go to Rio"). Claude François sold more than 20 million records during his career, and 6 million since his death. He was about to embark for the United States when he was accidentally electrocuted in March 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
