Composer of the Month 8/2014: Félix Leclerc
(selected by Peter van Dessel / Belgium)
Canada 15.9.1999
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The Canadian singer, composer, poet and actor Félix Leclerc was born on 2 August 1914
in La Tuque, Quebec. In 1934 he got a job as a radio announcer in Quebec. From 1939 he
started to develop scripts for radio dramas for a station in Montreal and occasionally
also included one of his own songs. In 1950 he was discovered by the Parisian impresario
Jacques Canetti, who taught him some gigs in France and a recording contract with Polydor.
Especially in France and Canada Félix Leclerc was celebrated for his chansons.
He also played an important role in the revival of folk song tradition in Quebec.
In addition to several other awards he received the National Order of Quebec in 1985
and in 1986 he became Chevalier of the French Légion d'honneur.
Félix Leclerc died on August 8, 1988 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec. August 2014 marks the centenary of his birthday. More composer can be found in the members only section |