Plume Latraverse (born ''Michel Latraverse'' 11 May 1946) is a prolific singer, musician, songwriter and author from

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. At the end of the 1960s he formed a band named La Sainte Trinité with Pierrot le fou (Pierre Léger) and Pierre Landry. Then he formed a duo with Steve Faulkner (1972-1975). They performed for the last time at the Chant'Août in Quebec City. In 1976, Plume started a solo career and became one of the most influential names in

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. During a European tour (1979-1980) he staged a show during Le Printemps de Bourges and won the Prime Minister of France's Prize (Prix international de la jeune chanson) and the

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prize for the best songwriter from Quebec. In 1982 he worked with Offenbach and produced the album À fond d'train. After his filmed biography, ''Ô rage électrique'', Plume presented his show ''Show d'à diable'' in 1984, after which he brought his singing career to a close. He then focused on painting and writing. He published many of his songs, texts and a storybook. In 1980 the ''

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'' described him as "the French

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Discography

Albums

*Triniterre (1971) *Plume Pou Digne (1974) *Le Vieux Show Son Sale (1975) *Pommes De Route (1975) *À Deux Faces (1976) *All Dressed (1978) *Chirurgie Plastique (1980) *French Tour 1980 (fausse représentation) (1980) *Livraison par en-arrière (1981) *Métamorphoses Tôme I (1982) *Autopsie Canalisée (1983) *Les Mauvais Compagnons (métaphorme...ose II) (1984) *Insomni-fère (méphortamoses III)(1985) *D'un Début À l'Autre (1987) *

Chansons Pour Toutes Sortes de Monde ''Chansons pour toutes sortes de monde'' (''Songs for All Kinds of People'') is a 1990 album by Canadian songwriter Plume Latraverse Plume Latraverse (born ''Michel Latraverse'' 11 May 1946) is a prolific singer, musician, songwriter and auth ...

(1990) *Chansons Nouvelles (1994) *

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(1998) *

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(2003) * Hors-Saisons (2007) *Chansons nouvelles – revisitées (2008) *Plumonymes (2008) *RECHUT! (Odes de ma tanière) (2016)

Live albums

*En Noir Et Blanc (1976) *Cinéma Outremont (1977) *À Fond d'Train (1983) *Vingtemps (2001)

Compilations

*Les Plus Pires Succès de Plume (1976) *Le Lour Passé De Plume Latraverse Vol. I (1988) *Le Lour Passé De Plume Latraverse Vol. II (1989) *Le Lour Passé De Plume Latraverse Vol. III (1990) *Le Lour Passé De Plume Latraverse Vol. IV (1992) *Le Lour Passé De Plume Latraverse Vol. V (1995)

Singles

*Rideau / Bossa-Mota *Bobépine / Lit vert *La bienséance / U.F.O *Salusoleil / Le retour à la terre *La p'tite vingnenne pis l'gros torrieu / Houba houba *Le grand barda / Marie-Lou *Mognon donc / New Orleans *Salut Trenet / Cul-d'sac rock *Quatre ans après / Élégie *Le fermier Jean / Valse cliché *Dis-moé / On peut pas tout avoir *Parade de mode / Descente aux enfers *La piste cyclable / Ti-gars *La ballade de Sandale et Gandhi / Instrumental *Tant qu'on pourra *El Nino *La journée du chèque

Books

*Contes gouttes (1990) *Pas d'admission sans histoire (1993) *Striboule (1995)

References

External links

Official site
in French
Biography
in French {{DEFAULTSORT:Latraverse, Plume 1946 births Canadian rock singers Canadian male singers Writers from Montreal Songwriters from Quebec Living people French-language singers of Canada Singers from Montreal