Michel Pagliaro

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Michel Pagliaro
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Pagliaro at Les FrancoFolies de Montréal in 2008
Background information
Born (1948-11-09) 9 November 1948 (age 75)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter and guitarist
Years active1966–present
LabelsDCP International
Spectrum
Much
RCA
Columbia
(also Pye in the UK and US, and Columbia in US; French-language recordings bear the CBS brand)
Website pagliaro.ca

Michel Armand Guy Pagliaro (born 9 November 1948) [1] is a Canadian rock singer, songwriter and guitarist from Montreal, Quebec. [2] Although he writes and records predominantly in French, Pagliaro has reached international success mainly with material released in English. He was nominated for a 1975 Juno Award as male vocalist of the year.

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Career

Pagliaro was born and raised in Montreal. He began performing in 1962, at the age of 13. In 1965, he began making his first records. [3] Pagliaro's first nationally English-charted hit was his 1970 single "Give Us One More Chance". [4] Other significant hits in English include "Lovin' You Ain't Easy" (1971) which reached Number 31 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1972, "Rainshowers" (1972), "Some Sing Some Dance" (1972), and "What The Hell I Got" (1975). [5] Pagliaro was the first Canadian artist to score top 40 hits on both the anglophone and francophone pop charts in Canada. [6]

Michel Pagliaro also produced [7] the first album of his son Roman's group, Les Fous de la Reine, which won both Musiqualité [8] and Diapason music contests in 2014. Their first two singles, La Guillotine and La face cachée de la neige were met with positive reception and played regularly on commercial radio stations, notably CKOI-FM. [9] He continues to perform. [10]

Awards

At the Juno Awards of 1975, Pagliaro was nominated for the Male Vocalist of the Year award. [11] Pagliaro received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, in 2008. [12] His song "J'entends frapper", a major hit in Quebec, was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.

In 2002, Pagliaro was the recipient of the National Achievement Award at the annual Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal. [13]

Discography

Studio albums

Although several of Pagliaro's albums have the same title, releases listed are not reissues.

YearAlbum RPM
ranking
LabelNotes
1968Michel PagliaroDSP International
1970PagliaroSpectrum
Première époqueSpectrumAlbum featuring for the first time some singles recorded between 1966 and 1970.
1971Pagliaro a.k.a. Rainshowers49MuchReissued in 1976 on Amber Label
1972PAG86RCA Victor
1974RockersRCA Victor
Pagliaro a.k.a. Ça va brasserRCA Victor
1975Pagliaro IColumbia
PagliaroCBS
1976Aujourd'huiCBS
1977Time RaceColumbia
1978Rock'n rollMartin
1980The RockersRCAEuropean release
1981BambooTrans-Canada
1988Sous peine d'amourAlert MusicReissued in 1990, The track "It's love" has been replaced by "Les bombes" and "Rock somebody" by "Dangereux"; Audiogram.

Live albums

YearAlbum RPM
ranking
LabelNotes
1973Pagliaro Live53RCA Victor
2005Live à QuébecEarth Born Entertainment

Singles

YearSingle RPM
ranking
LabelNotes
1966On est heureux –
J'ai cru à mon rêve
RCA VictorWith Les Tallmud
Personne ne sait –
Pour vous
MiracleWith Les Chanceliers
Tu peux t'en aller –
Non ce n'est pas fini
Trans-CanadaWith Les Chanceliers
1967Le p'tit Poppy –
La génération d'aujourd'hui
CitationWith Les Chanceliers
Toi jeune fille –
Seul trop longtemps
CitationWith Les Chanceliers
Oogum boogum –
La fille dont je rêve
CitationWith Les Chanceliers
Noel blanc –
L'enfant au tambour
CitationSide A by Les Chanceliers, Side B by César Et Les Romains
À Paris la nuit –
Attends tu verras
CitationWith Les Chanceliers
1968Boule de suie –
Herménégylde Godefroy
CitationWith Les Chanceliers
Les vacances (with Renée Martel) –
Tous les arbres sont en fleurs (by Renée Martel)
Citation
Comme d'habitude –
Sunny
DSP
Spooky –
Jojo le clown
DSP
Ton nom imprimé sur mon cœur –
Dum dum dum
DSP
Hey Jude –
Ils dépensent tout
DSPWith François d'Assise
Saint Nicolas –
Le petit enfant saint
DSP
Que le monde est beauDSPPromo disc recorded on one face
1969Comme d'habitude –
Sunny –
À Paris la nuit (with Les Chanceliers) –
Un enfant (with Les Chanceliers)
DSP Super 4Compilation
Spooky (with François d'Assise) –
Jojo le clown (with François d’Assise) –
Les vacances (with Renée Martel) –
Tous les arbres sont en fleur (with Renée Martel)
DSP Super 4Compilation
Avec la tête, avec le cœur –
Que le monde est beau
Spectrum
À t'aimer –
Marguerite
Spectrum
C'est l'été –
Vous
SpectrumWith Renée Martel
Pour toi, pour toi –
Mama river
Spectrum
1970Na na hey hey goodbye –
Delta lady
SpectrumWith Nanette Workman
L'amour est là –
Toute la nuit
Spectrum
J'ai marché pour une nation –
Oui c'est bien facile
Spectrum
Walking across the nation –
Miami roads
Hippopotamus
Give us one more chance –
Good feelings all over
58Much
We're dancing 'til it blows over –
I wanna turn you on
Much
1971M’lady –
Dans le même ton
AMI Records
Lovin' you ain't easy –
She moves light
15Much
1972Mon cœur –
Pagliaro
AMI Records
Rainshowers –
It ain't the way
35Much
Revolution –
Illusion
Much
Some sing, some dance –
Magic moments
47Much
Safari –
Ayala red
MuchWith the group Mighty
J'entends frapper –
Chez moi
63RCA Victor
1973Fou de toi –
Prisonnier d'enfer
RCA Victor
Run along, baby –
You gotta make it
61Much
Sure, maybe –
Northern star
Much
Miss Ann –
Notre côté B
MuchWith les Rockers
1974Faut tout donner –
Histoire d'amour
RCA Victor
Killing time –
It's all over now
RCA Victor
Toute la nuit –
Plus fort
Quinze cent trente quatre
Bébé tu m'fais flipper quand tu joues mon gazou –
Illusion
RCA Victor
1975Ti-bidon –
Fièvre des tropiques
RCA Victor
Ça va brasser –
Comment
RCA Victor
Comme d'habitude –
Avec la tête, avec le cœur
MillionnairesReissue, previously released material
Pour toi, pour toi –
À t'aimer
MillionnairesReissue, previously released material
J'entends frapper –
Fou de toi
MillionnairesReissue, previously released material
Ti-Bidon –
Mon cœur
MillionnairesReissue, previously released material
J'ai marché pour une nation –
Ton nom imprimé dans mon cœur
MillionnairesReissue, previously released material
M'lady –
L'amour est là
MillionnairesReissue, previously released material
What the hell I got –
Get down
50Columbia
Dans la peau –
El chicano
CBS
J'entends frapper –
Dans la peau
CBSEuropean release
I don't believe it's you –
Walking the dog
Columbia
1976Louise –
Nobody
Columbia
Louise –
Château d'Espagne
CBS
Émeute dans la prison –
Si tu voulais
CBS
Louise –
Si tu voulais
CBSEuropean release
Last night –
Last night
CBS
Last night –
Cross your heart
Columbia
1977Aujourd'hui –
Harpo
CBS
Dock of the bay –
Dock of the bay
CBS
Dock of the bay –
Laser gypsy
70CBS
Gloire à nous –
C'est ma fête
CBS
Time race –
Time race
CBS
Time race –
Tied on
CBS
Le temps presse –
Time race
CBS
Le temps presse –
Rock'n roll
CBSEuropean release
Happy together –
Say you will
Columbia
1978Spider woman –
The stripper
Plastic Poison
T'es pas tout seul à soir –
L'ennui cherche l'amour
Disques Martin
C'est comme ça que ça roule dans l'nord –
Le p'tit train
Disques Martin
1982Travailler –
Soleil pour des lunes
Trans-Canada
Bamboo –
Romantique
Trans-Canada
Quand on fait l'amour –
Cinéma
Trans-Canada
Cadillac –
Palisades boogie
Trans-Canada
Romantique –
Cadillac
RCAEuropean release
1983Body mind soul –
Poison in the heart
Big BeatEuropean release
Rock Billy rock –
Travailler
Big BeatEuropean release
1987Les bombes –
Dangereux
Aquarius
1988L'espion –
Insomnie
Alert
Coup de cœur –
It's love
Alert
Héros –
Juke box
Alert
1990Sous peine d'amour –
Instrumental
Audiogram
Une vie à vivre –
Instrumental
Audiogram

Compilations

YearAlbumLabelNotes
1970Rock 'n rollCitation
1971Michel PagliaroTrans-World
1972M'LadyTrans-World
197321 disques d'orLes Archives du Disque Québécois
197517 grands succèsProduction Multi-Pop
1981PAGBig BeatEuropean release
1982ROCK avec PAGK-Tel
1987AvantAquarius
1995Hit ParadeAudiogram2 CD
1997Goodbye RainDisques @
2000PagMediarock
2011Pag collection – Tonnes de flashsMusicor13-CD boxset
2015Greatest HitsMediaRock10 songs in English

Collaborations and performances as guest star

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Preceded by Grey Cup Halftime Show
2001
with Sass Jordan
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