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Marie Denise Pelletier
Marie Denise Pelletier
musician
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Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay
Quebec singer
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Ginette Reno
Ginette Reno
Musician, actress
3
Catherine Major
Catherine Major
Canadian singer
4
Marie-Élaine Thibert
Marie-Élaine Thibert
Canadian singer
5
Ariane Moffatt
Ariane Moffatt
Canadian musician
6
Patrick Norman
Patrick Norman
Canadian singer
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Diane Tell
Diane Tell
Canadian singer-songwriter
8
Maurane
Maurane
Belgian singer (1960-2018)
9
Zachary Richard
Zachary Richard
American singer and poet
10
Gilles Vigneault
Gilles Vigneault
Canadian poet and singer-songwriter
11
Lys Gauty
Lys Gauty
French singer, recording artist
12
Michel Berger
Michel Berger
French singer and songwriter
13
Pierre Lapointe
Pierre Lapointe
Canadian singer
14
Nanette Workman
Nanette Workman
American singer-songwriter
15
Jean Leloup
Jean Leloup
singer-songwriter from Quebec
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Daniel Lavoie
Daniel Lavoie
Canadian singer–songwriter
17
Michel Pagliaro
Michel Pagliaro
Singer/Songwriter
18
Salvatore Adamo
Salvatore Adamo
Belgian recording artist of Italian birth; musician, songwriter, singer
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Harmonium
Harmonium
band
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Wilfred Le Bouthillier
Wilfred Le Bouthillier
Acadian pop singer
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Patsy Gallant
Patsy Gallant
Canadian actress and singer
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Véronique Sanson
Véronique Sanson
French singer-songwriter
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Fred Pellerin
Fred Pellerin
Canadian writer
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Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian
Belgo-Canadian recording artist; singer
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Gilbert Montagné
Gilbert Montagné
French musician
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Marie-Mai
Marie-Mai
Canadian singer
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Jean-Pierre Ferland
Jean-Pierre Ferland
Canadian singer
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Paul Cargnello
Paul Cargnello
Canadian musician
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Serge Fiori
Serge Fiori
Canadian musician
Diane Dufresne
Canadian recording artist; singer

Diane Dufresne

Intro
Canadian recording artist; singer
Awards Received
Knight of the National Order of Quebec
Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec
Governor General's Performing Arts Award
Prix Denise-Pelletier
News

Diane Dufresne, CM CQ (born 30 September 1944) is a French Canadian singer and painter, and is known for singing a large repertoire of popular Quebec songs.

Dufresne was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She lived in Paris from 1965 to 1967 where she studied voice with Jean Lumière and dramatic art with Françoise Rosay. While there, she performed in noted boîte à chansons such as l'Écluse, l'Échelle de Jacob, and le Caveau de la Bolée.

On her return to Montreal, she began a collaboration with composer François Cousineau [fr], and lyricist Luc Plamondon.

In March 2019, she was one of 11 singers from Quebec, alongside Ginette Reno, Céline Dion, Isabelle Boulay, Luce Dufault, Louise Forestier, Laurence Jalbert, Catherine Major, Ariane Moffatt, Marie Denise Pelletier and Marie-Élaine Thibert, who participated in a supergroup recording of Renée Claude's 1971 single "Tu trouveras la paix" after Claude's diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease was announced.