Mario Pelchat

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Mario Pelchat
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Mario Pelchat in 2014
Background information
Born (1964-02-01) 1 February 1964 (age 61)
Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec, Canada
Genres French pop
OccupationSinger–songwriter
Years active1981–present
Labels Sony Musique, Musicor
Website mariopelchat.com

Mario Pelchat (born 1 February 1964) is a Canadian Francophone singer from Quebec. He received the Felix Award in 1990 and 1992.

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Biography

Pelchat was born in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec and has performed since 1973. His first 45 RPM single was released in September 1981. His early albums include 1982's Je suis un chanteur (I Am a Singer) and Tu m’as fait mal (You hurt me) the following year. His 1988 self-titled album and 1990's Couleur Passion (The Color of Passion) attained gold record sales status. His 1992 double-platinum album Pelchat on the Sony label included a duet with Céline Dion. He also recorded with Belgian singer Maurane on his Pelchat 2002 album. He also recorded How Do You Keep The Music Playing with Dionne Warwick on his 2009 Album - Mario Pelchat chante Michel Legrand - Album Produced/Arranged and Piano played by Michel Legrand.

Pelchat has performed in various theatrical productions. He played the title role in a 1998 musical on the artist Picasso during a European tour. He portrayed Quasimodo in a production of Notre Dame de Paris , Moses in a production of The Ten Commandments and Don Carlos in Don Juan.

He earned ADISQ's Félix Awards for Male Singer of The Year in 1990 and Album of the Year for 1992's Pelchat. He also earned a Jazz album Félix for the 2009 collaborative album Mario Pelchat-Michel Legrand . Besides touring in Canada, Pelchat has performed in Europe, the Middle East and the United States.

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbum CAN CRIA
1982Je suis un chanteur—Platinum
1983Tu m'as fait mal—
1988Mario Pelchat—Gold
1990Couleur passion—Gold
1993Pelchat—2× Platinum
1995C'est la vie—Gold
1999VII—Gold
2002Pelchat 2002—
2004Noël avec Jireh Gospel Choir—
2006Le monde où je vais—Gold
2009Mario Pelchat chante Michel Legrand—
2010 Toujours de nous 3 [1] Gold [2]
2017Agnus Dei(with Les Prêtres)5 [3] Gold
Noel Ensemble(with Les Prêtres)3 [4]
2019Pelchat Aznavour désormais22 [5]
2021Comme au premier rendez-vous27 [6] [7]

Live albums

YearAlbum
2003Live

Compilation albums

YearAlbum CAN
1998Mes premières chansons—
1998Les incontournables—
2011Je suis un chanteur84

References

  1. ↑ Williams, John (27 October 2010). "Kings of Leon rise to No. 1". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Gold Platinum Database". Music Canada. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "On The Charts: April 17, 2017". FYIMusicNews. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Albums: December 16, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Albums Chart: May 4, 2019". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Albums". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Albums Chart: October 16, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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