Fred Pellerin (born November 22, 1976) is a

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musician and storyteller from

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. He is a three-time Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year, garnering nominations at the

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for ''Silence'', the

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for ''C'est un monde'', and the

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for ''Après'', and recorded "

L'Hymne "L'hymne" ( en, "Hymn") is a French-language song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion and Fred Pellerin, released on 19 August 2015 as the lead single from the Quebec animated film, ''Snowtime!, La guerre des tuques 3D'' (2015). The English-la ...

", the theme song for the film ''

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(La guerre des tuques 3D)'', in duet with

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Career

A graduate of the

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,"Fred Pellerin"

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. he began performing and touring as a story teller in the 2000s. His stories typically centre on the Mauricie region of Quebec where he grew up, often introducing some elements of magic realism into their depictions of smalltown life. In 2007, Pellerin and his brother Nicolas released their first album as a

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duo; the album won a

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for Best Folk Album in 2008. He has since released the solo music albums ''Silence'', ''C'est un monde'' and ''Plus tard qu'on pense'', as well as several books and spoken word recordings of his stories. In 2012, he appeared on Dion's

special to promote the release of her album ''

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'', performing Gerry Joly's " Mille après mille" as a duet with Dion. In 2011, a story from his book ''Il faut prendre le taureau par les contes'' was adapted by

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for the film ''

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''. The following year, Picard released another film of an original Pellerin screenplay, ''

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''. With

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, he cowrote the screenplay for the 2017 film ''

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. ''

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(L'Arracheuse de temps)'', the third film adaptation of Pellerin's work, entered production in 2020 and was released in 2021.

Awards

He has won numerous Prix Félix from

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. In 2012, the government of

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named Pellerin to the

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. He initially declined the honour in solidarity with the

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against Charest's government,"Fred Pellerin absent de la cérémonie de l'Ordre national du Québec"

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, June 8, 2012. but accepted it after Charest was defeated in the 2012 provincial election.« Fred Pellerin reçoit l'Ordre national du Québec »
'' La Presse'', December 19, 2012. He received a

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nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the

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in 2022 for ''The Time Thief''.Brent Furdyk
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''

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'', February 15, 2022.

Discography

* ''Fred et Nicolas Pellerin'' (2007) * ''Silence'' (2009) * ''C'est un monde'' (2011) * ''Plus tard qu'on pense'' (2014) * ''Après'' (2019)

Books

* ''Dans mon village, il y a belle Lurette…'' (2001) — * ''Il faut prendre le taureau par les contes!'' (2003) — . * ''Comme une odeur de muscles'' (2005) — . * ''Bois du thé fort, tu vas pisser drette!'' (2005) — . * ''Zoom sur… Saint-Élie-de-Caxton'' (2006) — * ''L'Arracheuse de temps'' (2009) — * ''De peigne et de misère'' (2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pellerin, Fred 1976 births 21st-century Canadian short story writers Canadian folk singer-songwriters Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian storytellers Canadian male short story writers French-language singers of Canada Canadian short story writers in French Canadian screenwriters in French Officers of the National Order of Quebec Singers from Quebec Writers from Quebec People from Mauricie French Quebecers Living people Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières alumni 21st-century Canadian male singers 21st-century Canadian screenwriters Magic realism writers Members of the Order of Canada