Félix Leclerc

Félix Leclerc (1914-1988), born in La Tuque, sixth of the eleven children of a timber and grain merchant, left the University of Ottawa during the Depression and became a radio announcer in Quebec City and then in Trois-Rivières. An author of radio scripts at Radio-Canada and an occasional actor, he then dreamed of writing and poetry. Discovered in 1950 by the impresario Jacques Canetti, he triumphed in Paris, received the Grand Prix du disque of the Académie Charles-Cros and is regarded as a pioneer of the Quebec chansonniers. Retired to the Île d'Orléans, a supporter of independence, he died there.

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• TaleAdagioFélix Leclerc · 1943not translated into EnglishLiterature