HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Chantal Renaud
OR:
Chantal Renaud on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Chantal Renaud (born 26 August 1946) is a Québécoise
script Script may refer to: Writing systems * Script, a distinctive writing system, based on a repertoire of specific elements or symbols, or that repertoire * Script (styles of handwriting) ** Script typeface, a typeface with characteristics of ha ...
writer, and a past
yé-yé ''Yé-yé'' () (''yeyé'' in Spanish) was a style of pop music that emerged in Western-Southern Europe in the early 1960s. The French term "''yé-yé''" was derived from the English "yeah! yeah!", popularized by British beat music bands such as ...
singer and actress. She was the wife of former Quebec Premier and former
Parti Québécois The Parti Québécois (; ; PQ) is a Quebec sovereignty movement, sovereignist and social democracy, social democratic provincial list of political parties in Quebec, political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates Quebec sovereignty movement ...
leader Bernard Landry. Renaud began her career as a yé-yé singer, with a hit called " Comme un garçon", originally performed by
Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan (; born Sylvie Georges Vartanian; hy, Սիլվի Ժորժ Վարդանյան. on 15 August 1944) is an Armenian-Bulgarian-French singer and actress. She is known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. ...
, in France. After acting in the sitcom '' Moi et l'autre'' and films such as ''
Here and Now Here and Now may refer to: Music * Here & Now (band), an English progressive/space rock band * Here and Now Tour, a series of concert tours Albums * ''Here and Now'' (The Jazztet album) (1962) * ''Here and Now'' (Hampton Hawes album) (1965) * ...
(L'Initiation)'' and '' Finalement...'', Renaud relocated to
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
, where she built a respectable career as an award-winning script writer. On 26 June 2004, after a courtship of some years, she married the widower former
Premier of Quebec The premier of Quebec (French: ''premier ministre du Québec'' (masculine) or ''première ministre du Québec'' (feminine)) is the head of government of the Canadian province of Quebec. The current premier of Quebec is François Legault of the ...
and then
Parti Québécois The Parti Québécois (; ; PQ) is a Quebec sovereignty movement, sovereignist and social democracy, social democratic provincial list of political parties in Quebec, political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates Quebec sovereignty movement ...
leader Bernard Landry. She figures prominently in the 2003 documentary '' À Hauteur d'homme'' about the
2003 Quebec general election The 2003 Quebec general election was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec (Canada). The Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ), led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Premier Bern ...
, during which Landry defended his post as leader of Quebec. She also portrayed a village woman in '' Je T'aimerai Toujours'' in 1969.


See also

*
Yé-yé ''Yé-yé'' () (''yeyé'' in Spanish) was a style of pop music that emerged in Western-Southern Europe in the early 1960s. The French term "''yé-yé''" was derived from the English "yeah! yeah!", popularized by British beat music bands such as ...
*
List of Quebec musicians This is a list of singers, bands, composers and other musicians from the province of Quebec. Blues * Garou – also pop * Okoumé – also néo-trad, rock and electronica * Roxanne Potvin – singer, guitarist * David Wilcox Chanson * ...
* List of Quebec actors *
Music of Quebec Like many cosmopolitan cities, Quebec is a home for all genres of music. From folk music to hip hop, music has always played an important role in Quebecer culture. In the 1920s and '30s singer/songwriter Madam Bolduc performed comedic songs in ...
*
Culture of Quebec The culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting predominantly from the shared history of the French-speaking North American majority in Quebec. Québécois culture, as a whole, constitutes all distinctive traits – spirit ...


References


External links

* Writers from Quebec Canadian television actresses French Quebecers 1946 births Living people Canadian writers in French Actresses from Quebec Musicians from Quebec Place of birth missing (living people) {{Quebec-writer-stub