NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Félix Leclerc

Félix Leclerc (August 2, 1914-August 8, 1988) was a Quebecois folk singer, poet, writer, actor and political activist. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Canadian English, a Québécois (IPA: ) is a native or resident of the province of Quebec, Canada, especially a French-speaking one. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ...

He was born in La Tuque, Quebec in 1914, sixth in a family of eleven children. He began his studies at the University of Ottawa but was forced to stop due to the Depression. La Tuque is a city in northeastern Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. ... Tabaret Hall The University of Ottawa (U of O) was established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and is now a major bilingual university of Canada. ... --209. ...

Leclerc worked at various jobs before taking jobs as a radio announcer in Quebec City and Trois-Rivières from 1934 to 1937. In 1939, he began working as a writer at Radio-Canada in Montreal, developing scripts for radio dramas, including Je me souviens. He performed some of his earliest songs there. He also acted in various dramas, including Un Homme et son péché. He published a number of his scripts and founded a performing company which presented his plays through Quebec. Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (Gift of God shall make prosper) Area: 547. ... The hallmark of the city of Trois-Rivières, the Laviolette Bridge. ... CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ...

In 1950, he was discovered by Paris impresario, Jacques Canetti, and performed his songs in France to great success. He signed a recording contract with Polydor Records. He returned to Quebec in 1953. In 1958, he received the top award of the Académie Charles-Cros in France for his second album. He was awarded the Order of Canada in 1971, the National Order of Quebec in 1985 and became a Chevalier of the French Légion d'honneur in 1986. The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Polydor Records is a record label headquartered in Germany, currently a subsidiary of Universal Music. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning they desire a better country. ... The National Order of Quebec (in French Ordre national du Québec) is an order of merit given by the government of the Canadian province of Quebec. ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (Legion of Honor ( AmE) or Legion of Honour ( ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ...

He died in his sleep on the Île d'Orléans in 1988. A monument in his memory was constructed there in 1989. Île dOrléans is located in the St. ...

Leclerc played a major role in revitalising the Quebec folk song ("chanson") tradition. He also was a strong voice for Quebec nationalism. Quebec nationalism is the subject of many international studies together with the contemporary nationalism of Scotland, Catalonia and other non-sovereign regions of the world. ...

Various parks, roads and schools in Quebec that have been named in his honour. The Felix Awards, given to Quebec recording artists, are named after him. In 2000, the Government of Canada honored him with his image on a Postage stamp. The Felix Awards is a music award, given on an annual basis to artists in Quebec. ... System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ... This is a list of people on stamps of Canada. ...

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