Some will say it’s high time the great Diane Dufresne became the first French-speaking singer to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in May.
The incredible career of the artist, whose talents are also known as a composer and painter, will be celebrated alongside her Montreal compatriots, country singer Terry Clark and jazz pianist Oliver Jones, as well as the Vancouver group Trooper.
These honors will be presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) on May 18, a ceremony that will return after the pandemic hiatus. The whole thing takes place in the Bell Studio of the National Music Center in Calgary, Alberta.
Diane Dufresne, 78, who is known for her eccentric costumes and large-scale shows — let’s recall the show “Magie Rose,” staged at the Olympic Stadium in 1984 before 57,000 people dressed in pink — has shone on stage and on disc since Mid 1960s.
“Wait, I’m coming!” (1972), the first of his 14 studio albums, was a landmark, as was his song “I met the man of my life,” which initially sold over 200,000 copies in Quebec and France. Written by Luc Plamondon, this play set the stage for a long and fruitful collaboration between these two legends. Another high point in Diane Dufresne’s career is linked to Luc Plamondon when she took part in the first version of the musical “Starmania”, a work signed by Plamondon and Michel Berger.
Diane Dufresne will present her intimate talk show Sur Rendez-vous in mid-July in Gatineau and then elsewhere in the province through the end of October. All information is here [dianedufresne.com].