Claude McKenzie (born 1967 in Schefferville, Quebec)Claude McKenzie
at Les filles électriques is a Canadian singer-songwriter. An

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, he was half of the popular

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Kashtin Kashtin were a Canadians, Canadian folk rock duo in the 1980s and 1990s, one of the most commercially successful and famous musical groups in First Nations in Canada, First Nations history. Career The band was formed in 1984 by Claude McKenzie a ...

, the most commercially successful musical group in

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history. He released his debut solo album, ''Innu Town'', in 1997. A few years later, he was seriously injured in a car accident. He released his second album, ''Pishimuss'' ("Little Moon" or "December"), in 2004. After two years of "rediscovering his talent", McKenzie made a recording comeback in 2009 with the album ''Inniu'' ("He is reborn") with Montreal producer Ulysse Personne (Les Editions Embruns) who offered McKenzie to record this album with his ex-partner of the group Kashtin, Florent Vollant. Ulysse Personne also helped McKenzie to write the only French song of the album, "Nous". There is also an English song, "Away". All other songs are written in

, a native language found in the province of Québec as well as Newfoundland and Labrador; as was the case for the three albums recorded by Kashtin in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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