Carmen Campagne (September 8, 1959 – July 4, 2018) was a

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singer and children's entertainer. She, along with

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, received a

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at the 1989 Award ceremony in the category

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for ''Lullaby Berceuse''. A

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from Willow Bunch,

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, she was a member of the

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band Folle Avoine in the 1970s. Her brother Paul Campagne and sisters Suzanne Campagne, Michelle Campagne and Annette Campagne, her bandmates in Folle Avoine, have also continued in music with the folk band Hart-Rouge. In 2013, she was made a Member of the

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"for her contributions as a singer, songwriter and composer enhancing music for young children and using music in French-language education". Campagne died of cancer at age 58 on July 4, 2018, in

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.Canadian singer-songwriter Carmen Campagne dies of cancer at age 58
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1959 births 2018 deaths Fransaskois people Canadian children's musicians Canadian women singers Musicians from Saskatchewan Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year winners French-language singers of Canada Members of the Order of Canada Deaths from cancer in Saskatchewan {{Canada-singer-stub