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Occupation(s)
  
SingerPainter

Role
  
Singer

Name
  
Diane Dufresne


Website
  
dianedufresne.com

Years active
  
1969–present

Movies
  
L'Oreille de Joe

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Born
  
30 September 1944 (age 79) Montreal, Quebec, Canada (
1944-09-30
)

Spouse
  
Richard Langevin (m. 1995)

Albums
  
Diane, Magie Rose, Opera‑Cirque, Effusions, Maman si tu m'voyais

Diane dufresne high notes compilation part 1 the 70 s


Diane Dufresne, (born 30 September 1944 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian singer and painter, and is known for singing a large repertoire of popular Québec songs.

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Dufresne lived in Paris from 1965 to 1967 where she studied voice with Jean Lumière and dramatic art with Françoise Rosay. While there, she performed in noted boîtes à chansons such as l'Écluse, l'Échelle de Jacob, and le Caveau de la Bolée.

Diane Dufresne DIANE DUFRESNE quotje voulais te dire que je t39attends

On her return to Montreal, she began a collaboration with composer François Cousineau, and lyricist Luc Plamondon.

Diane Dufresne - Mais vivre


Awards and recognition

  • 1987 — Félix Award, best pop show: Top Secret
  • 2001 — Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts
  • 2002 — made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec
  • 2006 — Félix Hommage for her lifetime achievements
  • 2008 — Legion of Honour by France
  • 2015 — Appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada
  • Discography

  • 1969 — L'initiation
  • 1972 — Tiens-toé ben, j'arrive
  • 1973 — À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben
  • 1974 — 12 succès pop
  • 1975 — Sur la même longueur d'ondes
  • 1975 — Mon premier show (en public)
  • 1977 — Maman, si tu m'voyais... tu s'rais fière de ta fille!
  • 1978 — Olympia '78, volume 1et 2
  • 1978 — Starmania
  • 1979 — Starmania, le spectacle
  • 1979 — Striptease
  • 1982 — Turbulences
  • 1984 — Dioxine de carbone et son rayon rose
  • 1984 — Magie rose (en public)
  • 1985 — Chanteurs sans frontières (special participation)
  • 1986 — Follement vôtre
  • 1987 — Top secret
  • 1988 — Master série en 2 volumes (compilation album)
  • 1991 — Sans dessous dessus (compilation album)
  • 1993 — Détournement majeur
  • 1997 — Diane Dufresne
  • 2000 — Merci (compilation album: Quebec)
  • 2002 — Merci (compilation album: France)
  • 2005 — Diane Dufresne chante Kurt Weill, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin
  • 2007 — Effusions, accompanied by Alain Lefèvre
  • Shows

  • 1987 — Top Secret
  • 2002 — En liberté conditionnelle
  • 2004 — Symphonie de Kurt Weill (single concert)
  • 2006 — Plurielle en Quatre Tableaux
  • References

    Diane Dufresne Wikipedia