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Gilles Vigneault, ((:ʒil viɲo); born 27 October 1928) is a Canadian poet, publisher and singer-songwriter, and Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist. Two of his songs are considered by many Quebec's unofficial anthems: "Mon pays"〔(Gilles Vigneault - The Canadian Encyclopedia )〕 and "Les gens de mon pays",〔(Biographie Gilles Vigneault - MusicMe )〕 and his line ''Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver'' (''My country is not a country, it is winter'', from "Mon Pays") became a proverb in Quebec.〔("Gilles Vigneault." Oxford Essential Quotations. Ed. Ratcliffe, Susan. : Oxford University Press. Oxford Reference. 2012. Date Accessed 6 May. 2014 ).〕 Vigneault is a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. ==Life and career== Vigneault was born in Natashquan, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. Vigneault started writing poetry during his studies at the Seminary in Rimouski, and by the 1950s was publishing poems and writing songs for other performers. In 1959 he founded the publishing house ''Les Éditions de l'Arc'' to distribute his publications.〔(Gilles Vigneault - The Canadian Encyclopedia )〕 His first collection, ''Étraves'', was published in 1959.〔(Étraves (Gilles Vigneault): une lecture de Paul Laurendeau )〕 In 1960 Vigneault made his singing debut at the L'Arlequin club in Quebec City.〔(Gilles Vigneault - The Canadian Encyclopedia )〕 followed by a successful Montreal concert later that year.〔(Marshall, Joyce. "Vigneault, Gilles." The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature. : Oxford University Press, 1997. Oxford Reference. 2006. Date Accessed 6 May. 2014 )〕 In 1962 he recorded his first album, "Gilles Vigneault", and received the Grand prix du disque from Montreal radio station CKAC. His reputation grew in Quebec and beyond with the success of his song ''Mon Pays'', from the soundtrack of the NFB film ''La neige a fondu sur la Manicouagan'' (1965).〔(Gilles Vigneault - Biografie - RFI Musique )〕 Vigneault's reputation as a songwriter and performer grew and he became popular not only in Quebec, but also in English Canada and Europe.〔(Marshall, Joyce. "Vigneault, Gilles." The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature. : Oxford University Press, 1997. Oxford Reference. 2006. Date Accessed 6 May. 2014 )〕 Vigneault performed in major Canadian concert halls, including Montreal's Place des Arts, the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, and at Toronto's Massey Hall. In Europe he toured in France, Switzerland, Poland, Belgium and Luxembourg.〔(Gilles Vigneault - The Canadian Encyclopedia )〕 The mid-1970s saw Vigneault's participation in several major events. On 13 August 1974, 130,000 spectators came together on the Plains of Abraham for the ''Superfrancofête'', where Vigneault participated in an historic concert alongside Félix Leclerc and Robert Charlebois. The concert was recorded and released as the album "J'ai vu le loup, le renard, le lion." At the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day concert '"Les 5 Jean-Baptistes" on Montreal's Mount Royal on 24 June 1976 Gilles Vigneault performed together with Robert Charlebois, Claude Léveillée, Jean-Pierre Ferland and Yvon Deschamps. This concert was recorded and released as "Une fois cinq", which later received the Grand Prix du Disque (the Charles Cros award).〔(Biographie Gilles Vigneault - MusicMe )〕 Vigneault's political views have remained strongly in favour of national sovereignty for Quebec. During the Quebec general election, 2014 campaign Gilles Vigneault supported the Parti Québécois.〔(Quebec songwriter Gilles Vigneault's heart 'broken' by PQ loss )〕 The main subjects of Vigneault's writing are Quebec and its people, as well as human relationships, love and everyday life.〔(Marshall, Joyce. "Vigneault, Gilles." The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature. : Oxford University Press, 1997. Oxford Reference. 2006. Date Accessed 6 May. 2014 )〕 Vigneault is also concerned with environmental issues and has written songs and tales for children.〔(Gilles Vigneault - Biografie - RFI Musique )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gilles Vigneault」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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