Pierre Lapointe
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Lapointe performing in the Côté-Cour café-théâtre in Jonquière, QC (March 2011).
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| Background information | |
| Born |
23 May 1981 Alma, Quebec Canada |
| Genres | Chanson |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboard |
| Labels | Audiogram |
| Website | www |
Pierre Lapointe (born May 23, 1981 in Alma, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows in the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a "popular singer", he has built an egocentric persona of a dandy onstage, but says he does this mostly to deflect attention from himself. His records have found critical and commercial success in Canada.
Pierre Lapointe was born in Lac-Saint-Jean (Alma), May 23, 1981, and grew up in Gatineau, Quebec, in the Outaouais region.
He began studying plastic arts in 1999, but changed his program and started to take theatre courses at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe. He left after a few months to focus on songwriting, but later returned to complete his studies in plastic arts. While there, he entered a competition called Tout nouveau, tout show. Lapointe won the "Award for Songwriter-Performer of the Year" and the "Audience Award". He moved to Montreal and continued studying art at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). In September 2001, he came first in the songwriter category at the Festival international de la chanson de Granby. In November 2002, he held two critically acclaimed shows in Montreal. In December, he received a grant from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec which allowed him to prepare his first commercial album.
In the summer of 2003, he signed on with Audiogram. He released his debut studio album, Pierre Lapointe, in May 2004 and it achieved platinum status in July 2006. In June 2004, he was invited to perform at the Festival Pully Lavaux in Switzerland, where he won the Jury Award. In July of the same year, at the FrancoFolies de Montréal, he played a full house for four days in a row, during which he won the Prix Félix‑Leclerc de la chanson.
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