Every week in his weekend notebook, The newspaper presents significant moments in an artist’s career as well as some souvenir photos.
Thirty years ago
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October 1992. After singing in various rock groups, including Pëll, which he founded himself, the singer released his first album of the same name at the age of 30, thanks to Paul Lévesque, the artist of Disques, who until then was his manager and His death in 2020 will remain a friend. Bruno, a black belt in karate, had hesitated between sport and music.
Great finish
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He played the role of Johnny Rockfort in Starmania and then released a second album, Défait l’amour (SOS for a citizen in distress). However, this was just a foretaste of the huge popularity that awaited him in 1997 when he played the role of Michel Bergevin in Omertà II and released his monster hit Miserere.
Consecration
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In 1997 Miserere was published, a work that enjoyed phenomenal success with almost 250,000 copies sold. For this album, Bruno received several awards, notably the following year at the Adisq Gala, with the Félix Pop Rock Album of the Year, Best Seller and Show of the Year awards.
After The time of cathedrals
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After the singer had performed several hundred times in the role of Gringoire, the narrator of the Notre-Dame de Paris music show, he undertook a long tour of individual performances here, as in Europe. In 2003 (photo) he recorded the album Concerts de Noël with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in the Notre-Dame Basilica.
In demand everywhere
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More than ten years ago, in October 2012, Bruno released his eleventh album, Rendus là, and met the Quebec audience on stage. He has also appeared on stage in Russia, Poland, France and Ukraine at major symphony concerts in Notre-Dame de Paris to sing Christmas carols or his own new songs.
- Bruno Pelletier suggests for 2024 Miserere 25th Anniversary The Toura new show to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his hit album Miserere, accompanied by five musicians and a string quartet. In addition to all the songs on the album, it also promises a bit of fun with pop, rock and funk disco. See brunopelletier.com.
- The singer will also give a few Christmas concerts at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal and in Quebec at the end of 2023.
- 26 years after playing a gangster in Omerta IIBruno Pelletier returns to the game in the new series Separate company, the story of Marc (Antoine Pilon), a man who never recovered from the mysterious disappearance of his younger brother. Alongside a large cast including Hélène Florent and Maude Guérin. On Illico in 2024.
- The singer started in 2022 The time has come, a biographical story in which he tells his story. He also released the new album Because the time has comeinspired by this project, as well as a limited edition for the 25th anniversary of Miserere vinyl