Jean-Pierre Ferland
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Born | Barclay, Telson | June 24, 1934
Jean-Pierre Ferland, OC CQ (June 24, 1934 – April 27, 2024) was a Canadian singer and songwriter.[1]
Life and career
Ferland began work with Radio-Canada in 1956 as an accountant, but his career there was short lived. Shortly after, he began taking guitar lessons with Stephen Fentock and began to fall in love with music, writing his first musical pieces. After two years of work with Radio-Canada, in February 1958, he began recording the first songs that would eventually comprise his first album Jean-Pierre. However, it was not until 1961 that he became known to the public, with the release of his second album, Rendez-vous à La Coda.
From 1962 to 1970, Ferland spent much time in Europe (mainly in France and Belgium), writing music and recording albums, as well as performing at a multitude of venues, including shows in
In 1970 he launched a disc Jaune which sold 60 000 copies within a year and was followed by live shows at the Montreal's Place des Arts. In 1974 his song T'es mon amour, t'es ma maîtresse recorded with Ginette Reno became a hit.[3]
In 1976 Ferland was one of the 5 performers (along with Claude Léveillée, Gilles Vigneault, Robert Charlebois et Yvon Deschamps) in the giant outdoor concert for the National Holiday on June 21 in Quebec and on June 23 in Montreal, titled 1 fois 5. The album of the same name followed and in 1977 it received the Académie Charles Cros Award.[4]
In the 1980s Ferland combined songwriting and touring with a career as a television presenter for several popular shows: Station soleil (Radio Québec, 1981–1987), Tapis rouge (SRC, 1986), L'autobus du showbusiness (SRC, 1987) et Ferland/Nadeau (Télé-Métropole, 1990).[3]
Later career
On October 12, 2006, Jean-Pierre Ferland had a stroke caused by fatigue and stress, causing him to cancel his final concert at the
Ferland died in April 2024, aged 89[7].
Acclaim
In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, in recognition of his 30 albums released and 450 songs written.[3] In 2003, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.
In 2005, Jean-Pierre Ferland was honoured by the AV Trust of Canada for the album
Discography
- Jean-Pierre – 1959
- Rendez-vous à La Coda – 1961
- J'aime, j'estime, j'amoure – 1962
- Jean-Pierre Ferland à Bobino – 1963
- M'aimeras-tu, m'aimeras-tu pas – 1964
- Jean-Pierre Ferland vol 4 – 1965
- Jean-Pierre Ferland vol 5 – 1966
- Je reviens chez nous – 1968
- Un Peu Plus Loin – 1969
- Jaune – 1970 (with notable, at the time very young, American session musicians Tony Levin and David Spinozza)
- Soleil – 1971
- Les Vierges du Québec – 1974
- Le Showbusiness – 1975
- Quand on Aime on a Toujours 20 Ans – 1975
- 1 Fois 5 – 1976
- La Pleine Lune – 1977
- Jean-Pierre Ferland – 1980
- Y'a pas deux chansons pareilles – 1981
- Androgyne – 1984
- Bleu blanc blues – 1992
- Écoute pas ça – 1995
- L'amour c'est d'l'ouvrage- 1999
- Bijoux de famille – 2009
- Jaune/Les Noces D'or – 2011 No. 51 CAN
- Chansons Jalouses – 2016
- La vie m'emeut l'amour m'etonne – 2017
References
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Ferland" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. The Canadian Encyclopedia, November 22, 2007.
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Ferland – Biographie", website. Date uncertain. Accessed February 28, 2009.
- ^ a b c Plouffe, Hélène. "Ferland, Jean-Pierre". The Canadian Encyclopedia (in French). Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Il y a 40 ans | 1 fois 5". La Fabrique culturelle (in Canadian French). Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ Verge, Isabelle (March 30, 2013), Jean-Pierre Ferland dit non à une 2e saison de la Voix (in Canadian French), retrieved June 29, 2018
- ^ "La Vie M'Emeut l'Amour M'Etonne – Jean-Pierre Ferland | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- Radio Canada(in Canadian French).
- ^ "1999 SOCAN AWARDS". Archived from the original on September 16, 2016.
- ^ Cherry, Paul The Biker Trials Bringing Down the Hell's Angels, Toronto: ECW Press, 2005 p. 96
External links
- Jean-Pierre Ferland (contains video clip) AV Trust.ca MasterWorks recipient 2005