Mitsou Annie Marie Gélinas (born September 1, 1970) is a Canadian pop singer, businesswoman, television and radio host, and actress. She is credited as Mitsou Gélinas when acting, but records simply as Mitsou (the French pronunciation of mitsu, which means honey in Japanese). is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Biography

Born in Loretteville, Quebec, Mitsou is the granddaughter of Quebec actor Gratien Gélinas. She got involved in acting and modelling as a child, but also began to pursue singing in her teenage years. In 1988, she signed with Canadian independent Isba Records and released her first single, "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy", which became a smash pop hit across Canada (an extremely rare feat for a francophone song). Later that year, she followed with her debut, multicultural-themed album, El Mundo which also spawned the singles "La Corrida" and "Les Chinois". "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" was later remixed by Shep Pettibone and re-released for the American market with a new video. Loretteville is a town in central Quebec, Canada northwest of Quebec City. ... , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... Gélinas circa 1938 Gratien Gélinas (December 8, 1909 – March 16, 1999) was a Canadian author, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator who is considered one of the founders of modern Canadian theatre and film. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Multiculturalism or cultural pluralism is a policy, ideal, or reality that emphasizes the unique characteristics of different cultures in the world, especially as they relate to one another in immigrant receiving nations. ... Shep Pettibone is a record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. ...

In 1990, she released her follow-up album, Terre des Hommes. Ivan Doroschuk (formerly of Men Without Hats) wrote the title track as well as her first English-language song "A Funny Place (The World Is)". She also changed her image by dyeing her hair reddish-brown instead of her trademark blonde. Ivan Doroschuk, also known by the artist name of Ivan, was born in Illinois, USA and he and his family moved to Montreal, Quebec at a young age. ... Men Without Hats are a Canadian pop group from Montreal, Quebec who were popular in the early 1980s. ...

The first single, "Mademoiselle Anne", failed to replicate her cross-Canada success, but in 1991 the second single, "Dis-Moi, Dis-Moi", put Mitsou back in the spotlight with a controversial video that showed her and several male and female models nude in a shower room. The video, which was released only a few months after Madonna's "Justify My Love", was banned by MuchMusic (as the Madonna video had been). Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... The Immaculate Collection track listing Vogue (15) Justify My Love (16) Rescue Me (17) Audio sample Justify My Love is a single released by Madonna in 1990. ... MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia dedicated to music and music-related programs. ...

Having banned two high-profile pop videos within a few months of each other, MuchMusic created a new occasional late-night series, Too Much 4 Much, on which they would play banned videos along with forum and panel discussions on the controversies these videos raised. Due to the controversy, Mitsou's single was played across Canada even though the lyrics (which Mitsou co-wrote) were exclusively in French. Too Much 4 Much was a Canadian television series, which aired on MuchMusic. ...

Her 1992 followup EP, Heading West, was a collection of past hits and new material in English and French. Despite a title track co-written by Cyndi Lauper, and the radio and video play given the dance-driven single "Deep Kiss", it failed to generate a substantial pop hit. In 1993, she followed it up with her first full-English album Tempted. Although the lead single was written by RuPaul ("Everybody Say Love"), the album again failed to give her a significant hit. The video for "Everybody Say Love" featured nudity (as well as homosexuality) but failed to stir any media attention. Cynthia Ann Stephanie Cyndi Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an iconic American Grammy Award-winning singer and Emmy Award-winning film, television and theatre actress. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Subsequently, she returned to recording primarily French-language material for her 1994 album Ya Ya which included cover versions of songs popular in Québec in the '60s and '70s such as the title track and "Comme j'ai toujours envie d'aimer". She also released a Christmas album entitled Noel in 1995 that included some Quebec holiday classics.

After a hiatus, her next album, mitsou (Éponyme) (1999), featured hip-hop-influenced beats and a street-oriented rock sound. She also co-wrote and co-produced all the tracks. A club-oriented EP Vibe followed in 2002. It features remixes of previous material such as "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" (which was re-recorded and released as a single) and "Money Penny".

Other achievements

Mitsou has also acted in a number of Quebec films, most recently in Denys Arcand's Academy Award-winning Les invasions barbares. She was top billed in 1992's Coyote, which was a major release in Quebec (released during her popularity as a singer, she was billed as simply Mitsou for this release). She also wrote the song "Le Toucher" for the film The Bone Collector. Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, C.C., C.Q. born June 25, 1941 in Deschambault, Quebec, Canada is an Academy Award winning film director, screenwriter and producer. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Barbarian Invasions (French: Les Invasions barbares) is a French Canadian comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. ... The Bone Collector is a 1999 thriller starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. ...

Since 2001 she has been the editor of a Quebec magazine for young women, Clin d'oeil. She currently hosts the show Au Courant on CBC Newsworld. CBC Newsworld is a Canadian 24-hour cable news television channel operated by the CBC. It broadcasts into over 10 million homes nation-wide, as well as into some northern states in the U.S. It is the worlds third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in...

Discography

Albums

• El Mundo (Isba) 1988
• Terre des Hommes (Isba) 1990
• Heading West (Isba)1992
• Mitsou 1992 (U.S. compilation)
• Tempted 1993
• Ya Ya 1994
• Noel 1995
• La Collection 1997 (compilation)
• Mitsou (Éponyme) 1999
• Vibe 2002

Singles

• "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" (Isba)(1988)
• "Les Chinois" (Isba)1989)
• "La Corrida" (Isba)(1989)
• "Mademoiselle Anne" (Isba)(1990)
• "Dis-Moi, Dis-Moi" (Isba)(1991)
• "Lettre à un Cowboy" (Isba)(1991)
• "A Funny Place (The World Is)" (Isba)(1991)
• "Deep Kiss" (Isba)(1992)
• "Heading West" (Isba)(1992)
• "Everybody Say Love" (1993)
• "Le Yaya" (1994)
• "Comme J'ai Toujours Envie D'Aimer" (1994)
• "Ouvre-Moi" (1999)
• "Si Tu M'Aimes Encore" (1999)
• "Les Ronces" (1999)
• "La Vie Sera" (1999)
• "A Toi (You and I)" (2002)
• "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy (vibe mix)" (2002)
• "Mon Roi" (2002)

Related video

• 'Five Questions' with George Stroumboulopoulos, CBC News: The Hour, November 10, 2005. Retrieved December 28, 2005.

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See also

• List of Quebec musicians
• Music of Quebec
• Culture of Quebec

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External links

• Official site
• Mitsou Gélinas at the Internet Movie Database
• Fan site
• Interview with Mitsou