Annie Grenier (born January 22, 1971) is a singer whose alter ego Annie Brocoli is a children's character in Quebec. [1] [2] Inspired by Grenier's childhood experiences as well as by her two children, Annie Brocoli has adventures while traveling around in a Volkswagen New Beetle, singing and searching for fun. Her audience is mainly parents and children in French-speaking Quebec and in France.
Grenier was born in Montreal. As a child she suffered from dyslexia. [3]
Grenier created the character Annie Brocoli for a series of children's albums in 1999. [4] One of her best known songs is "Nanas Banana."
Grenier followed by releasing a series of videos in 2000; in 2001 she released the video Annie Brocoli dans l'espace ("Annie Brocoli in Space"). In addition to playing Brocoli, Grenier also wrote, sang and played other characters in these series. That year her album Annie was nominated for a Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year. [5]
Grenier released an animated movie in 2003, Annie Brocoli dans les Fonds Marins (Annie Brocoli Under the Sea), which was a success at the Québec box office. The movie consists of computer graphics produced by Damnfx with Grenier performing via chroma key.
In 2008, Brocoli appeared in a children's television series, "The Broco Show", which was broadcast by Société Radio-Canada. [6]
In 2017, Brocoli performed as part of the Zoofest comedy festival. [7]
In 2018, in response to reduced funding for children's programming in Quebec, Grenier retired her character. [8]
Grenier published a book, En mal des mots, in which she describes her experiences with dyslexia. [9]
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Lise Payette was a Canadian politician, journalist, writer, and businesswoman. She was a Parti Québécois (PQ) minister under the leadership of Premier René Lévesque and National Assembly of Quebec member for the riding of Dorion. Originally a journalist, Payette became a television host in the 1960s. She left politics in 1981 and returned to a successful career in television production and writing.
Dion chante Plamondon is the tenth French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was released on 4 November 1991 by Sony Music and features songs with words written by French-Canadian lyricist, Luc Plamondon. In Europe, the album was renamed Des mots qui sonnent. It was promoted in Quebec by four promotional singles: "Des mots qui sonnent", "L'amour existe encore", "Je danse dans ma tête" and "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime". In France, three commercial singles were released: "Je danse dans ma tête", "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" and "L'amour existe encore". Dion chante Plamondon won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year and Félix Award for Best Selling Album of the Year. It topped the chart in Quebec and reached number four in France.
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Marquise Lepage, is a Canadian (Québécoise) producer, screenwriter, and film and television director. She is best known for her 1987 feature Marie in the City , for which she received a nomination for Best Director at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988. She was also a nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993 for Your Country, My Country . She was hired by the National Film Board (NFB) as a filmmaker in 1991. One of her first major projects for the NFB was The Lost Garden: The Life and Cinema of Alice Guy-Blaché, a documentary about female cinema pioneer Alice Guy-Blaché.
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