Angèle Arsenault
Angèle Arsenault | |
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Born | Abrams Village, Prince Edward Island, Canada | October 1, 1943
Origin | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Died | February 25, 2014 Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Angèle Arsenault,
Early life
Arsenault was born to Acadian parents Arthur and Joséphine in
In 1965, she received her BA from the Université de Moncton followed by her MA from Université Laval in 1968. She then taught for one year, before moving to Montreal, Quebec, where her singing/songwriting career started in earnest. [citation needed]
Career
Arsenault had started to perform in Moncton in 1963.[2] She would play the guitar and piano and sing and collect traditional Acadian songs.[3] After 1966 she lived in various places in Quebec, and appeared on television and in radio. She then toured parts of Canada. However, it was not until 1973 that she began to write and sing her own songs (in English and in French). Among these were Évangéline, Acadian Queen and Le monde de par chez nous.[3]
For
Libre, which went triple platinum, contained songs that Arsenault is still remembered for today, such as Moi j'mange and De temps en temps moi j'ai les bleus. In 1979, she received the prestigious
In 1979, she recorded her fourth album Y'a une étoile pour vous and the following year she received much acclaim at the
Following the 1970s, the singer had built up a sizable fan base and solidified her popularity, as much as a singer as an Acadian pioneer in modern music. In 1975, she published a collection of poems entitled Première, released at the same time as her first album.
She appeared in several films for the
In 1994, she returned to music with the release of the album Transparente,[4] which continued to show the world the artist's musical talents. This album featured the well-known songs Grand-Pré and Papa Arthur. She also continued to do tours in Quebec, as well as throughout Canada.
In 1996, she returned to Prince Edward Island to be closer to her family.
In 1997, she received the
She is also an honorary member of the Association canadienne des éducateurs de langue française, for which she sang and gave workshops.[3]
She continued to write new songs and appeared at many festivals worldwide.
In 1999, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Prince Edward Island. She also released that year an album of twelve songs entitled Amour, meant specifically for children (Arsenault herself had no children of her own).
In 2000, she received the title of Woman of the Year from Zonta International.[3]
Her last known television work was with PassepArts, a television show for which she was its correspondent in Charlottetown and her last known place of residence was Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
On February 23, 2003, Arsenault received the Order of Canada.[3]
Death
Arsenault died on February 25, 2014, in Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, after a battle with cancer.[5] She was 70.
Discography
- Première (1975)
- Angèle Arsenault (1976)
- Libre (1977)
- C'est la récréation (1977) (with Édith Butler and Jacqueline Lemay)
- Y'a une étoile pour vous (1979)
- Chanter dans le soleil (1980)
- Paniquez pas pour rien (1982)
- Bonjour Madame Bolduc (1993)
- Transparente (1994)
- Noël c'est l'amour (1995)
- J'ai vécu bien des années (1995)
- Amour (1999)
- Des étoiles pour vous (2010)
- De souvenirs et d'amitié (2013)
- Vivre! (2014)
References
- ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia : Angèle Arsenault
- ^ "Performer Angèle Arsenault was an ambassador of Acadian culture". The Globe and Mail. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Angèle Arsenault". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ Dillon, Charlotte. "Biography: Angele Arsenault". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ "L'Acadie perd une de ses étoiles, Angèle Arsenault est décédée". CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
External links
- Angèle Arsenault at IMDb