Luc Plamondon (born March 2, 1942) is a

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lyricist and

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. His work includes the musicals ''Starmania'' and ''Notre-Dame de Paris''. He is the brother of

Louis Plamondon Louis Plamondon (born July 31, 1943) is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of Parliament (MP) since his election in 1984. As the longest-serving current member of the House of Commons, Plamondon is Dean of the House, and holds ...

, a long-serving member of the

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. Plamondon has accepted honours from Canadian institutions and is a francophone

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and Quebec sovereigntist. He was born in Saint-Raymond. His father was a horse dealer. He learned the piano and undertook classical studies at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He says that he entered the seminary to be a priest and that he came out a poet. However, when his interview was published, the word "poet" became "painter", hence the misunderstanding that he was an expert in painting. On the other hand, although he has never painted, he is a fan of modern painting.

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From 1972, in addition to his collaborations with Emmanuelle, Monique Leyrac, Renée Claude and Diane Dufresne, he also wrote songs for many Quebec and European artists, such as

Céline Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the " Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had a significant impact on popular musi ...

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, Richard Cocciante,

Claude Dubois Claude André Dubois (born 24 April 1947) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Career Dubois was an early star of the Francophone musical '' Starmania''. He was a vocalist in the Canadian famine relief song " Tears Are Not Enough" and was nomina ...

, Nicole Martin,

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, Pierre Bertrand,

Fabienne Thibeault Fabienne Thibeault (born 16 June 1952 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian singer. She is particularly known for her role in Starmania. Thibeault has released numerous albums over her career. She has been the recipient of two Félix Aw ...

, Nanette Workman, Martine St-Clair,

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, Éric Lapointe,

Ginette Reno Ginette Reno (born Ginette Raynault; 28 April 1946) is a Canadian people, Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. She has received nominations for the Genie Award, Genie and Gemini Awards and is a multi-recipient of the Juno Award. She is a ...

, Julie Arel, Donald Lautrec,

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Murray Head Murray Seafield St George Head (born 5 March 1946) is an English actor and singer. Head has appeared in a number of films, including a starring role as the character Bob Elkin in the BAFTA award winning and Oscar-nominated 1971 film ''Sunday B ...

, Catherine Lara, Garou, Julie Zenatti, Daniel Balavoine, Barbara, France Castel, Bruno Pelletier and

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. From 1976, he wrote, in collaboration with the composer

Michel Berger Michel Jean Hamburger (28 November 1947 – 2 August 1992), known professionally as Michel Berger, was a French singer and songwriter. He was a figure of France's pop music scene for two decades as a singer. As a songwriter he wrote for artists ...

, the

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Starmania, including SOS of an earthling in distress and A boy not like the others (Ziggy). Michel Berger chose him as lyricist precisely because he makes French sound in a particular way. The ambitious musical project, presented as the first French-speaking rock opera, was released on disc in the fall of 1978 with the help of French artists (

France Gall Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall, was a French ''yé-yé'' singer. In 1965, at the age of 17, she won the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, tenth edition of the Eurov ...

, Daniel Balavoine), and Quebecois ( Diane Dufresne, Fabienne Thibeault, Claude Dubois).

References

External links

Luc Plamondon on the website "Canada's Walk of Fame"
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