Mario Pelchat (born 1 February 1964) is a Canadian

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singer from Quebec. He received the

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in 1990 and 1992.

Biography

Pelchat was born in

Dolbeau-Mistassini Dolbeau-Mistassini () is a town in northern Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Mistassibi River, Riviere aux Rats and the Mistassini River, on Lac Saint-Jean. Dolbeau-Mistassini is in the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality and ...

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and has performed since 1973. His first 45 RPM single was released in September 1981. His early albums include 1982's ''Je suis un chanteur'' (I Am a Singer) and ''Tu m’as fait mal'' (You hurt me) the following year. His 1988 self-titled album and 1990's ''Couleur Passion'' (The Color of Passion) attained gold record sales status. His 1992 double-platinum album ''Pelchat'' on the Sony label included a duet with

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. He also recorded with Belgian singer

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on his ''Pelchat 2002'' album. He also recorded How Do You Keep The Music Playing with Dionne Warwick on his 2009 Album - Mario Pelchat chante Michel Legrand - Album Produced/Arranged and Piano played by Michel Legrand. Pelchat has performed in various theatrical productions. He played the title role in a 1998 musical on the artist Picasso during a European tour. He portrayed Quasimodo in a production of ''

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'', Moses in a production of ''The Ten Commandments'' and Don Carlos in ''Don Juan.'' He earned ADISQ's

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s for Male Singer of The Year in 1990 and Album of the Year for 1992's ''Pelchat''. He also earned a Jazz album Félix for the 2009 collaborative album ''Mario Pelchat-

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''. Besides touring in Canada, Pelchat has performed in Europe, the Middle East and the United States.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

References

External links

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Mario Pelchat
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Quebec Info Musique: Mario Pelchat
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