Jean-Guy (Chuck) Labelle (born 18 March 1954) is a Franco-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who performs

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. His first album, ''Chuck'', reached Gold status after two years and his second album, ''Un cadeau de Noël'', with partner Robert Paquette, also reached Gold. His 1999 single, ''Le Cowboy'', released in both French and English versions, was No. 1 on the European country music charts. However, in a 1999 interview on the music business, Labelle also commented that "Getting known; carving my name into the history of

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performers. Distribution is a big problem." Labelle has written and produced over 150 original songs. In 2015, he received the Prix Hommage award from the Association des professionels de la chanson et de la musique.

Discography

* ''Chuck.'' 1994. Produced by Robert Paquette. * ''Un Cadeau de Noël.'' 1995. Duo with Robert Paquette. Produced by Chuck Labelle and Robert Paquette. * ''Terre fragile.'' 1997. Produced by Robert Paquette and Dan Bédard. * ''No Getting Over You.'' 1999. The Nashville Sessions. Four-song EP. Produced by Randall Prescott. * ''Le Cowboy – The Cowboy.'' 1999. Single. Comstock Records, Arizona. * ''Noël encore un fois.'' 2000. Produced by Chuck Labelle and Robert Paquette. * ''Noël en tout et partout.'' 2005. Produced by Robert Paquette and Shawn Sasyniuk. * ''Plus jamais comme avant.'' 2008. TOMO Records. Produced by Charles Fairfield and Normand Daoust, recorded at N-Code Studios. * ''Le plus beau des cadeaux.'' 2010. PLR Productions. Produced by Frank Labelle.

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Chuck Labelle

Chuck Labelle.
Discography at Discogs.com Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian country singer-songwriters Canadian country guitarists Canadian male guitarists French-language singers of Canada Franco-Ontarian people Singers from Ontario People from Mattawa, Ontario Living people 1954 births {{Canada-guitarist-stub