Pierre Létourneau

Born on August 11, 1938 in Verdun (Canada), Pierre Létourneau is a Quebec entertainer and pop singer. In 1963, he released his first album, Pierre Létourneau Vol. 1, including his first hits "La Chanson des pissenlits " and "Les Colombes ". In 1964, he hosted the Radio-Canada television program La Boîte à chansons . In 1970, he spent a year in France, returning with the song "Maurice Richard" , which he recorded there with 35 musicians as a tribute to the Quebec field hockey player. During the 1970s, he wrote lyrics for a number of artists, including Mars Gélinas for the hit "La Ronde", Michel Stax for the song "Oh ma Lili", Nanette Workman for "Danser danser" and Nicole Martin for the songs "Laisse-moi partir" and "Oui, paraît-il" . In 1973, he launched the single "Tous les jours de la semaine" , which became one of his biggest career hits. He returned to television animation from 1974 to 1982 with the program Pulsion . In 1984 and 1985, he toured Quebec and New Brunswick with Claude Léveillé and Claude Gauthier for the show Trois Fois Chantera . He returned to the road in 1991 with Michel Robidoux and Priscilla Lapointe for the concert series Les Années Guitares . In 2006, he launched the book J'Aimerais Bien Qu'On Te Chante , which retraces his career through his music. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on April 2, 2011. The following year, he released the album Foutue Société , followed by 2 EPs entitled L'Amour Au Long Cours in 2016 and Touche-Moi in 2021.