Luc Plamondon

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Luc Plamondon
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Born (1942-03-02) March 2, 1942 (age 82)
Saint-Raymond, Quebec, Canada
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Luc Plamondon OC CQ (born March 2, 1942) is a French-Canadian lyricist [1] and music executive. He is best known for his work on the musicals Starmania and Notre-Dame de Paris.

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He is the brother of Louis Plamondon, a long-serving member of the House of Commons of Canada. [2]

Plamondon has accepted honours from Canadian institutions and is also known as a francophone nationalist and Quebec sovereigntist. He is opposed to Internet music piracy.

He was born in Saint-Raymond. His father was a horse dealer. [3] Luc Plamondon began his studies in the arts at a very young age. He learned the piano and undertook classical studies at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He says that he entered the seminary to be a priest and that he came out a poet.

However, when his interview was published, the word "poet" became "painter", hence the legend came up according to which he was introduced as an expert in painting. On the other hand, although he has never painted, he is a fan of modern painting. [4]

Activities

From 1972, in addition to his collaborations with Emmanuelle, Monique Leyrac, Renée Claude and Diane Dufresne, he also wrote songs for many Quebec and European artists, such as international megastar Céline Dion, Julien Clerc, Nicole Croisille, Françoise Hardy , Johnny Hallyday, Richard Cocciante, Claude Dubois, Nicole Martin, Robert Charlebois, Pierre Bertrand, Fabienne Thibeault, Nanette Workman, Martine St-Clair, Diane Tell, Éric Lapointe, Ginette Reno, Julie Arel, Donald Lautrec, Petula Clark, Murray Head , Catherine Lara, Garou , Julie Zenatti, Daniel Balavoine, Barbara, France Castel, Bruno Pelletier and Marie Denise Pelletier.

From 1976, he wrote, in collaboration with the composer Michel Berger, the rock opera Starmania, including SOS of an earthling in distress and A boy not like the others (Ziggy).Michel Berger chose him as lyricist precisely because he makes French sound in a particular way. The ambitious musical project, presented as the first French-speaking rock opera, was released on disc in the fall of 1978 with the help of French artists (France Gall, Daniel Balavoine), and Quebecois (Diane Dufresne, Fabienne Thibeault, Claude Dubois). [5]

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References

  1. "Luc Plamondon". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. Elizabeth Thompson, "Passion and Tears: Jean Sworn In", Montreal Gazette, 28 September 2005, A1.
  3. Hazera, Hélène. "Luc Plamondon, le Starmanieur Sur fond de reconduction perpétuelle de "Starmania", un portrait de son coauteur". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  4. "Luc Plamondon: Il cultive le noir et est heureux d'écrire". 24 heures (in French). 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  5. Jeannot, Bernard (2022-12-15).  Mirabel ou Roissy, tout est partout pareil » ? Art de la variation et expressivité de la plume de Luc Plamondon dans les différentes versions de Starmania (1978-2022)". Études canadiennes / Canadian Studies. Revue interdisciplinaire des études canadiennes en France (in French) (93): 97–118. doi: 10.4000/eccs.6186 . ISSN   0153-1700.