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Gilles Vigneault
Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (born 1928)
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Born | (1928-10-27) 27 October 1928 (age 96) Natashquan, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Folk music |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1959–present |
Website | gillesvigneault.com |
Musical artist
Gilles VigneaultGOQ (French pronunciation:[ʒilviɲo]; born 27 October 1928) is a Canadian[1]poet, publisher, singer-songwriter, and Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist.
Two of his songs are considered by many to be Quebec's unofficial anthems: "Mon pays"[2] and "Gens du pays",[3] 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.[4] Vigneault is a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Knight of the Legion of Honour, and Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des