Sylvain Cossette (born May 8, 1963) is a
French-Canadian
French Canadians, referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century, are an ethnic group descended from French colonists first arriving in France's colony of Canada in 1608. The vast majority of French Canadians live in the prov ...
singer from
Grand-Mère, Quebec (located in the
Mauricie
Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...
region). He was a founding member of the Quebec-based English-language band
Paradox
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in 1984 before becoming a French-language solo artist by 1994.
Career
During his career he has sold over one million albums (12 Gold and Platinum), recorded thirty-two No. 1 hit songs and eight Number 1 albums, earned six Silver, Gold and Platinum Tickets, won 10
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
Felix Music Awards, six Socan awards and four Juno nominations, and performed in Canada and Europe in the hit stage musicals ''Notre Dame De Paris'' and ''Dracula''. Cossette's 2001 album ''Rendez-vous'' was certified Platinum by the
CRIA in November 2002.
Discography
* ''Paradox'' (1989)
* ''Obvious Puzzle (Paradox)'' (1991)
* ''Comme l'océan'' (1994)
* ''Blanc'' (1996)
* ''Humain'' (1999)
* ''Rendez-vous'' (2001)
* ''Compilation'' 1994–2004 (2004)
* ''Les 7'' (2006 family musical theatre)
* ''70s'' (2007)
* ''70s Volume 2'' (2008)
* ''70s Volume 3'' (2010)
* ''Mes Succès Francophones Volumes 1&2'' (2011)
* ''Le jour d'après'' (October 2012)
* ''Retrospective'' (September 2013)
* ''Les numéros 1'' (April 2014)
* ''Accords'' (October 2014)
* ''Lily et le Lutin'' (November 2014 children's musical theatre)
* ''Lily et le Lutin chantent noel'' (November 2015 children's musical theatre)
* ''Pyjama Party'' (November 2016 children's musical theatre)
* ''Café et Guitares'' (March 2017 instrumental)
See also
*
List of Mauriciens
*
List of Quebec musicians
This is a list of singers, bands, composers and other musicians from the province of Quebec.
Blues
* Garou (singer), Garou – also pop
* Okoumé (band), Okoumé – also néo-trad, rock and roll, rock and electronica
* Roxanne Potvin – sin ...
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Music of Quebec
As a cosmopolitan province, Quebec is a home to various genres of music, ranging from folk to hip hop. Music has played an important role in Quebecer culture. In the 1920s and 1930s, singer/songwriter Madam Bolduc performed comedic songs in a ...
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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 – spiri ...
References
External links
SYLVAIN COSSETTE Official website
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1963 births
Canadian pop singers
Canadian male singers
French-language singers of Canada
Living people
Singers from Quebec
Félix Award winners
People from Shawinigan