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Les Chansons En Or
''Les chansons en or'' (meaning ''The Golden Songs'') is the second French-language greatest hits album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on 22 April 1986. It includes hits from her previous studio albums and one new song, " Fais ce que tu voudras". Background and content Dion was very hardworking during the past five years. She had recorded nine albums for the Canadian market (five regular releases, two Christmas albums, one live recording, and one greatest hits). She had also released two compilations in France. Dion got Gold and Platinum certifications for her albums and singles and received eleven Félix Awards and two Yamaha Music Festival Awards. It was about time to sum up those achievements and that's how ''Les chansons en or'' was born. It was promoted by the new song " Fais ce que tu voudras", which reached number thirty-six on the Quebec chart. According to René Grignon, the composer, an English version of the song (titled ''Stay'') was recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, gospel, and classical music. Born into a large family in Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in her home country with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. She first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented Switzerland. After learning to speak English, she signed on to Epic Records in the United States. In 1990, Dion released her debut English-language album, ''Unison'', establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world. Her recordings since have been mainly in English and French although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ce N'était Qu'un Rêve
"Ce n'était qu'un rêve" (meaning "Nothing But a Dream" or "It Was Only a Dream") is a French-language song by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It is her debut single, released on 11 June 1981 in Quebec, Canada and included on her first album, ''La voix du bon Dieu'' (1981). "Ce n'était qu'un rêve" was written by Dion, her mother Thérèse Dion, Thérèse and brother Jacques, and produced by Daniel Hétu and René Angélil. The single reached number eight in Quebec. In 2005, "Ce n'était qu'un rêve" was featured on Dion's greatest hits compilation, ''On ne change pas''. Background At age 12, Dion collaborated with her mother Thérèse Dion, Thérèse and brother Jacques to write and compose her first song, "Ce n'était qu'un rêve". Dion's brother Michel sent the recording to music manager René Angélil, whose name he discovered on the back of a Ginette Reno album. Angélil was moved by Dion's voice and decided to help her. On 19 June 1981, she made her first broadcast appearance. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Greatest Hits Albums
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassette Tape
The Compact Cassette or Musicassette (MC), also commonly called the tape cassette, cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. Invented by Lou Ottens and his team at the Dutch company Philips in 1963, Compact Cassettes come in two forms, either already containing content as a prerecorded cassette (''Musicassette''), or as a fully recordable "blank" cassette. Both forms have two sides and are reversible by the user. Although other tape cassette formats have also existed - for example the Microcassette - the generic term ''cassette tape'' is normally always used to refer to the Compact Cassette because of its ubiquity. Its uses have ranged from portable audio to home recording to data storage for early microcomputers; the Compact Cassette technology was originally designed for dictation machines, but improvements in fidelity led to it supplanting the stereo 8-track cartridge and reel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LP Record
The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk. Introduced by Columbia in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound, it remained the standard format for record albums (during a period in popular music known as the album era) until its gradual replacement from the 1980s to the early 2000s, first by cassettes, then by compact discs, and finally by digital music distribution. Beginning in the late 2000s, the LP has experienced a resurgence in popularity. Format advantages At the time the LP was introduced, nearly all phonograph records for home use were made of an abrasive shellac compound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ADISQ
ADISQ (french: Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video; eng, Québec Association for the Recording, Concert and Video Industries, link=yes) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the independent record labels, independent music industry in Quebec. It was created in 1978. Since 1979, it has also organized an annual awards ceremony for musicians and singers. The award bears the name ''Félix Award, Félix'' after famed singer-songwriter Félix Leclerc. It is a member of the Independent record label#Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), World Independent Network. History Its first mission consisted of two goals to promote the Québec music industry: *From its creation in 1978, the ADISQ has had the responsibility of organizing a collective stand (''Musique du Québec'') and coordinating member participation at the ''Midem, Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale'' *Starting in 1979, it was to produce an Félix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C'est Pour Toi (song)
"C'est pour toi" (meaning "It's for You") is the first single from Celine Dion's album '' C'est pour toi''. It was released in September 1985 in Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ..., Canada. On 21 September 1985 the song entered the Quebec Singles Chart and reached number 3, spending twenty weeks on the chart. It included as B-side another album track called "Pour vous". A music video was made for the ''C'est pour toi'' TV special in 1985. "C'est pour toi" was featured also on Dion's later compilations: '' Les chansons en or'' (1986) and '' The Best Of'' (1988). Track listings and formats *Canadian 7" single #"C'est pour toi" – 3:56 #"Pour vous" – 3:12 Charts References {{authority control 1985 singles 1985 songs Celine Dion songs French-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Une Colombe
"Une colombe" (meaning "A Dove") is the first single from Celine Dion's album ''Mélanie''. It was released on 18 June 1984 in Quebec, Canada. It was written by Marcel Lefebvre and Paul Baillargeon. The song speaks of a world full of peace, love and friendship. On 10 September 1984, Dion sang it for the Pope John Paul II and 65,000 of people at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec. "Une colombe" also won two Félix Awards for Best Selling Single of the Year and the Pop Song of the Year. It was featured on Dion's 2005 greatest hits album ''On ne change pas''. Commercial performance The single was a hit. On 30 June 1984 it entered the Quebec Singles Chart and reached number 2, spending forty four weeks on chart in total. It has sold over 50,000 copies in Canada and received Gold certification in November 1984. Track listings and formats *Canadian 7" single #"Une colombe" – 3:10 #"Une colombe" (Instrumental Version) – 3:10 Charts Certifications and sales See also *Féli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon Rêve De Toujours
"Mon rêve de toujours" (meaning "My Everlasting Dream") is the second single from Celine Dion's album ''Mélanie''. It was released in September 1984 in Quebec, Canada and also in France. The song entered the Quebec Singles Chart on 22 September 1984 and reached number 4, spending twenty one weeks on the chart. "Mon rêve de toujours" was also released as a single in France to promote Dion's second album in that country called ''Les oiseaux du bonheur ''Les oiseaux du bonheur'' (meaning ''The Birds of Happiness'') is the second French-language compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in France in 1984. It is also her second album released in France. It includes mainly songs fr ...''. The song was also featured on the compilation '' Les premières années''. Track listings and formats *Canadian 7" single #"Mon rêve de toujours" – 4:17 #"Chante-moi" – 3:21 *French 7" single #"Mon rêve de toujours" – 4:20 #"Les oiseaux du bonheur" – 3:40 Charts Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon Ami M'a Quittée
"Mon ami m'a quittée" (meaning "My Friend Left Me") is the first single from Celine Dion's album '' Les chemins de ma maison''. It was released in October 1983 in Quebec, Canada and in November 1983 in France. The song was very successful in Quebec. On 8 October 1983 it entered the singles chart and became number 1 for nine weeks. It spent twenty four weeks on the chart in total. Dion received also 2 Félix Awards the next year. "Mon ami m'a quittée" was released later as a single in France to promote Dion's first album in that country, '' Du soleil au cœur''. A music video was made in 1984, for the ''Sur les chemins de ma maison'' TV special. Dion recorded also a German version of this song called "Mon ami, geh nicht fort". It was included as B-side on " Was bedeute ich dir" single, released in Germany in 1984. "Mon ami m'a quittée" was also released as a single in the Netherlands in 1997 by BR Music to promote the '' C'est pour toi'' compilation. In 2005, the song became a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'amour Ou D'amitié
"D'amour ou d'amitié" (meaning "Of Love or Friendship") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French-language album, '' Tellement j'ai d'amour...'' (1982). It was written by lyricist Eddy Marnay and French composers Jean Pierre Lang and Roland Vincent. "D'amour ou d'amitié" was released as a single in France in December 1982 and in Quebec, Canada in April 1983. The song became a commercial success, topping the chart in Quebec and reaching top ten in France. It was also certified Gold in both countries, making Dion the first Canadian artist to receive a Gold certification in France. In 2005, "D'amour ou d'amitié" was included on Dion's greatest hits album, ''On ne change pas''. Background and release In 1982, Eddy Marnay discovered a melody written by Jean Pierre Lang and Roland Vincent and wrote lyrics for it, creating "D'amour ou d'amitié". He wrote about awakening to love and crossing the barrier from friendship to romance. The song was recorded at the Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Giraud (composer)
Hubert Yves Adrian Giraud (3 March 1920 – 16 January 2016) was a French composer and lyricist. Career Giraud began his career playing the harmonica with Django Reinhardt's jazz group, the Quintette du Hot Club de France. In 1941, he was recruited by Ray Ventura to play the guitar during Ventura's big-band tour of South America. Six years later, he joined Jacques Hélian's orchestra in scoring a series of post-war romantic comedy films, including Georges Combert's 1951 feature, ''Musique en tête''. His song "Dors, mon amour", performed by André Claveau, won the Eurovision Song Contest 1958. Giraud (with lyricist Pierre Cour) wrote the song "Gitans" ( "Les Gitans"). It was further translated into English by B. Guilgud (a.k.a. Guilgudo) and A. Gill and recorded by Corry Brokken. Sergio Franchi recorded an English and Italian version (Italian lyrics by Leo Chiosso) on his 1965 RCA album ''Live at the Cocoanut Grove.'' Giraud also wrote the music for the songs "Sous le ciel de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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