Francesca Gagnon
Francesca Gagnon | |
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| Born | August 6, 1957 Jonquière, Quebec |
| Genres | World music |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Labels | Galios Musique |
| Website | francescagagnon |
Francesca Gagnon (born August 6, 1957) is a Canadian singer and theatre actress featured in Cirque du Soleil's Alegría and Midnight Sun. During her career of more than two decades, she has recorded several solo albums and toured three continents singing in French, English, Italian and Spanish.
Background
Born in
In 1994, Francesca joined Cirque du Soleil's Alegría troupe.
Francesca continued touring with Alegría and starred as 'The White Singer' in the 2001 DVD recorded live in Sydney.
Since returning to her solo career, she released her newest album Hybride in 2005 after two years of production. On the album, Francesca sings in a language of her creation inspired by the musical tones of different languages. The reasoning behind this was that she "wanted to transport us to a world where the language exists on a universal level without any border of race, country or words."[7]
Selected discography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Meridiano | work with Inti-Illimani |
| 2005 | Hybride | – |
| 2004 | Le Best of Cirque du Soleil | compilation album |
| 1999 | Au delà des couleurs | – |
| 1994 | Alegría | Cirque du Soleil |
| 1988 | Francesca | – |
| 1985 | Magie | – |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Cirque du Soleil presents Midnight Sun | The White Singer |
| 2001 | Cirque du Soleil presents Alegría | The White Singer |
References
- ^ Kelly, Deirdre (November 11, 1986). "A night for sequins and heart-throbs". The Globe and Mail. p. D7.
- ^ "GRAND ANGLE | Francesca Gagnon et René Dupéré: Pour l'amour de la musique". January 23, 2015.
- ^ a b "Music – Alegría – Official soundtrack". Cirque du Soleil. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ^ a b "Music and Vocalists – Alegría". The Cirque Tribune. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ^ Alternate Menu Archived June 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Playback :: Cirque sells street show to Germany, France". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ^ http://www.lestudio1.com/MagazineEnglish3.html[permanent dead link]
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