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Diane Dufresne

Diane Dufresne, CM CQ (French pronunciation: [djan dyfʁɛn]; born 30 September 1944) is a French Canadian singer and painter, and is known for singing a large repertoire of popular Quebec songs.

Diane Dufresne

(1944-09-30) 30 September 1944
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Singer
Painter

1969–present

Dufresne was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She lived in Paris from 1965 to 1967 where she studied voice with Jean Lumière and dramatic art with Françoise Rosay. While there, she performed in noted boîtes à chansons such as l'Écluse, l'Échelle de Jacob, and le Caveau de la Bolée.


On her return to Montreal, she began a collaboration with composer François Cousineau, and lyricist Luc Plamondon.


In March 2019, she was one of 11 singers from Quebec, alongside Ginette Reno, Céline Dion, Isabelle Boulay, Luce Dufault, Louise Forestier, Laurence Jalbert, Catherine Major, Ariane Moffatt, Marie Denise Pelletier and Marie-Élaine Thibert, who participated in a supergroup recording of Renée Claude's 1971 single "Tu trouveras la paix" after Claude's diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease was announced.[1]


In 2023, she was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[2]

1987 – , best pop show: Top Secret

Félix Award

2001 – , Canada's highest honour in the performing arts[3]

Governor General's Performing Arts Award

2002 – Made a knight of the

National Order of Quebec

2006 – for her lifetime achievements

Félix Hommage

2008 – by France

Legion of Honour

2015 – Appointed as a [4]

Member of the Order of Canada

2023 – Inducted into the

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

1969 – L'initiation

1972 – Tiens-toé ben, j'arrive

1973 – À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben

1974 – 12 succès pop

1975 – Sur la même longueur d'ondes

1975 – Mon premier show (en public)

1977 – Maman, si tu m'voyais... tu s'rais fière de ta fille!

1978 – Olympia '78, volume 1 et 2

1978 – Starmania

1979 – , le spectacle

Starmania

1979 – Striptease

1982 – Turbulences

1984 – Dioxine de carbone et son rayon rose

1984 – Magie rose (en public)

1985 – Chanteurs sans frontières (special participation)

1986 – Follement vôtre

1987 – Top secret

1988 – Master série en 2 volumes (compilation album)

1991 – Sans dessous dessus (compilation album)

1993 – Détournement majeur

1997 – Diane Dufresne

2000 – Merci (compilation album: Quebec)

2002 – Merci (compilation album: France)

2005 – Diane Dufresne chante Kurt Weill, with

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2007 – Effusions, accompanied by

Alain Lefèvre

2018 – Meilleur Après

1987 – Top Secret

2002 – En liberté conditionnelle

2004 – Symphonie de Kurt Weill (single concert)

2006 – Plurielle en Quatre Tableaux

List of Quebec musicians

Music of Quebec

Culture of Quebec

Official website

The Canadian Encyclopedia: Diane Dufresne

Genealogy: Diane Dufresne