Gilles Vigneault

Person · Open Library

Born

1928

Works

69

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Film & TV

Natashquan, Québec, Canada

Gilles Vigneault (born 27 October 1928) is a Canadian poet, publisher, singer-songwriter, and Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist. Two of his songs are considered by many to be Quebec's unofficial anthems: "Mon pays" and "Gens du pays", and his line Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver (My country is not a country, it is winter, from "Mon Pays") became a proverb in Quebec. Vigneault is a…

Known for

• Gilles Vigneault : au coeur du pays2025
• Les Rose — Self (archive footage)2020
• Une chance qu'on s'a — Self - Guest Artist2020
• 1res fois — Self - Guest2018
• Le goût d'un pays — Self2016
• Bécaud, mon père — Self2016
• Deschampsons — Self2015
• Tools — (voice)2009
• En direct de l'univers — Self2009
• Jean-Pierre Ferland - La dernière tournée — Self2007

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

9,914

Total plays

100,257

Gilles Vigneault (born 27 October 1928) is a Québécois poet, publisher and singer-songwriter, and well-known Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist. A poet deeply rooted in his native Quebec, Vigneault has become an icon at home and Quebec ambassador abroad. He was one of the principal figures of the generation of chansonniers who helped the Quebec chanson find its own identity, even while helping it find a universal dimension. Born in Natashquan, on the far north shore of the St. <a href="https:

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Gilles

Gender

male

Citizenship

Canada

Place of birth

Natashquan

Occupation

musician

Languages spoken

French

Field of work

song

Genre

traditional folk song

Instrument

voice

Record label

Columbia Records

Official website

gillesvigneault.com

Image

Gilles Vigneault Chantauvent Natashquan 1989.jpg

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