Guylaine Guy (born Guylaine Chailler; April 6, 1929) is a Canadian singer and painter from

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, Quebec.

Biography

Guy debuted in Montreal

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s. She sang at the Faisan Doré in 1950 and in 1952 was elected Miss Radio-TV by Radiomonde. She worked in Montreal cabarets for several years, often with Jacques Normand and Gilles Pellerin. In 1955

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discovered Guylaine in Montreal and began writing songs for her. She made a grand entrance at the Olympia with Charles Trenet and Louis Armstrong. Settling permanently in Paris in 1956, she released on record several songs by Trenet and performed at the

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theater. After touring Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, she returned to Quebec. She performed in Montreal at the opening of the

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in April 1958, made several television appearances, and played the title role in ''

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'' with the Theater of the New World. In 1963, her song "Salvame Dios" was a hit on the record charts. Shortly after, she turned to painting and left singing. Guylaine Guy is the daughter of Quebec singer and actress Lise Bonheur (born Leontine Laurendeau); and sister to singer Colette Bonheur, painter Lise Chailler, and singer and artist Monique Chailler. She is also the niece of

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's first oboeist, Alexander Laurendeau.

References

1929 births Singers from Montreal Canadian musical theatre actresses Canadian expatriates in France Living people French-language singers of Canada RCA Victor artists {{Canada-singer-stub