Pierre Létourneau
Pierre Létourneau | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Pierre Paul Létourneau August 11, 1938 |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter, Actor |
| Awards | Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Sylvain-Lelièvre prize Excellency prize (SOCAN) Classics (2) (SOCAN) |
Pierre Létourneau (born 11 August 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor from Quebec. He is known for the songs Maurice Richard and Tous les jours de la semaine.
Biography
Joseph Pierre Paul Létourneau was born on 11 August 1938 in Verdun, Quebec, Canada to Charles Létourneau, a mechanic, and Beaudry.[1]
Létourneau studied at the University of Montreal and performed in theatre there.[2][3]
In 1963 he published his first album.[3] Thanks to its success, he hosted the program La boîte à chanson on Radio-Canada's television station in 1964. He then recorded two albums in which he experimented with different musical genres.[2]
In 1970 he spent a year in France and out of boredom recorded the song Maurice Richard.[4][5] After returning to Québec, Létourneau wrote Laisse-moi partir and Tout seul au monde for Nicole Martin, La Ronde with and for Marc Gélinas, Oh ma Lili for Michel Stax and Danser danser for Nanette Workman.[2]
In 1973 Létourneau published the song "Tous les jours de la semaine" which would become his greatest success. He hosted weekends "song afternoons" for CKAC and "Pulsion" by Radio-Canada.[2] It was his first collaboration with Germain Gauthier, with whom he wrote many other songs.[3]
In 1980 he wrote Aimer for Véronique Béliveau.[2]
Létourneau returned to the live scene in 1982 after ten years of absence.[5] He usually performed in small venues.[3]
He performed in the 1984 show "Trois fois chantera" with Claude Léveillée and Claude Gauthier across Quebec and New Brunswick. He later participated in Michel Robidoux's "Années-Guitares".[2]
By 1992 Létourneau was one of the most prolific Quebecois singer-songwriter. He had published 140 of his own discs and composed the text or music of hundreds of songs for other authors. In 1992, most Québécois authors had at least one of Létourneau's song in their repertoire.[3]
He participated in Robert Charlebois's show "Il était une fois la boîte à chansons" in 2010 and 2011.[2]
He was inducted in the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011[2] and two of his songs became Classics of the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN).[4]
He received the Sylvain-Lelièvre prize from the Société professionnelle des auteurs et compositeurs du Québec in 2014.[6]
He received the Excellency prize at the Gala of the SOCAN in 2015.[6]
Discography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Les colombes/Percé |
| 1964 | La chanson des pissenlits/Les clandestins |
| 1966 | J'm'appelle Antoine/Pour ma mélancolie |
| 1967 | Quand on a perdu son amour/Les cerfs-volants |
| 1967 | La planque à Loulou/C'est fini |
| 1968 | Transistor/Je veux t'aimer d'amour |
| 1969 | Les cigales/La dame du 5ième étage |
| 1969 | L'amour, ça vient sans qu'on y pense/Je t'emmène |
| 1970 | Maurice Richard/Tu n'es plus de mon village |
| 1971 | Mes amis s'en vont/D'Amsterdam à Calcutta |
| 1972 | Deux cent mille douze/Être heureux |
| 1972 | Les gens qui attendent l'autobus/En amour |
| 1972 | La fleur et le couteau/Shakespeare |
| ~1972 | Les gens qui attendent l'autobus/Ailleurs c'est pas plus beau |
| 1973 | Tous les jours de la semaine/Je m'ennuie |
| 1973 | De l'autre côté de la clôture/ Tomber |
| 1974 | Faut pas s'en faire avec ça/Mon frère |
| 1974 | Les secrétaires de bureau/L'homme et la chanson |
| 1974 | Seul avec toi/Y'a toujours quelqu'un |
| 1975 | Bonjour la visite/Comme les enfants |
| 1975 | Gonowe/Gonowe (Instrumental) |
| 1978 | Quand on ne s'aime plus/Quand on ne s'aime plus (Instrumental) |
| 1985 | Plein d'amour/Plein d'amour (Instrumental) |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Pierre Létourneau vol. 1 |
| 1964 | Pierre Létourneau vol. 2 |
| 1965 | Pierre Létourneau vol. 3 |
| 1966 | Pierre Létourneau vol.4 |
| 1967 | Pierre Létourneau |
| 1969 | Pierre Létourneau |
| 1971 | Pierre Létourneau |
| 1972 | Une bien belle journée |
| 1973 | Tous les jours de la semaine |
| 1977 | Il faut bien rêver |
| 1979 | La vie de ville |
| 1984 | Changements de vitesse |
| 1988 | Y'a du bonheur |
| 1994 | On a tous un rêve fou |
| 1998 | J'te dis que c'est vrai |
| 1999 | Au temps des boîtes à chanson |
| 2006 | Heures de pointe |
| 2012 | Foutue société |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Blow Up sur vos vedettes: Quatre super auteurs compositeurs |
| 1974 | 4 vedettes |
| 1985 | De tous les jours de la semaine à plein d'amour |
| 2000 | Rétrospective |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Seul ou avec d'autres | Pierre |
| 1969 | Viens mon amour | |
| 1970 | Love in a 4 Letter World | Pierre |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Rue de l'Anse | Steve |
| 1971 | Paradis perdu | |
| 1992 | Scoop | Acolyte de Dumoulin |
Bibliography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Le Dialogue du sauveur |
| 2004 | Ces mots qu'on utilise... À tort et à travers |
| 2006 | J'aimerais bien qu'on te chante |
References
- ^ Registre de l'état civil de Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Verdun, Fonds Drouin (in French).
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Pierre Létourneau". Panthéon des auteurs et compositeurs canadiens (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g Thérien, Robert; D'Amours, Isabelle (1992). Dictionnaire de la musique populaire au Québec 1955-1992 (in French). Québec: Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture. ISBN 2-89224-183-9.
- ^ a b "Pierre Létourneau: comme au premier jour". Paroles & Musique (in French). 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ a b Gaudet, Agnès (22 August 2021). "La carrière de Pierre Létourneau en cinq photos souvenirs". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ a b c d e "Pierre Létourneau | Discographie". disqu-o-quebec.com. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ a b "Pierre Letourneau". www.retrojeunesse60.com. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ a b "Pierre Létourneau | Actor, Writer, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ a b "Pierre Létourneau". Groupe Livre (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ "Tous les livres de Pierre Létourneau | leslibraires.ca | Acheter des livres papier et numériques en ligne". leslibraires.ca (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-02.