Stéphane Venne (born July 2, 1941 in

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) is a

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and

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. He also worked as head of production for the Canadian arm of

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and as a radio station executive. He composed music for several films, including '' The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe)''. As a student at the

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in the 1960s, he was codirector with

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and

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of the film '' Alone or With Others (Seul ou avec d'autres)'', for which he also composed music. In 2011, Venne was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Francophone

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Awards held in Montreal. In 2016, Venne won the Cultural Impact Award for the song "Le début d'un temps nouveau" at the Francophone

Awards in Montreal.

Discography as singer-songwriter

* 1964 : Stéphane Venne Volume 1 (Disques Sélect) * 1966 : Stéphane Venne Volume 2 (Disques Sélect) * 1967 : Un jour, un jour (Disques Sélect) * 1973 : Stéphane Venne en 10 chansons orchestrales (Barclay) * 1975 : Tranquillement Stéphane Venne (Les Disques Solset) * 1982 : Stéphane Venne (Disques Pro-Culture) * 1998 : Le temps est bon (Compilation) (Disques Citation)

Discography as songwriter for other artists

* 1965 :

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- Il y eut un jour (Disques Sélect) * 1968 : Renée Claude - Renée Claude (C'est notre fête aujourd'hui) (Barclay) * 1969 : Donald Lautrec - un jour, un jour / Ces temps de jeunesse (select) * 1969 : Renée Claude - Le tour de la terre (Barclay) * 1970 : Renée Claude - Le début d'un temps nouveau (Barclay) * 1971 : Renée Claude - Tu trouveras la paix (Barclay) * 1971 : Pierre Lalonde - Inouik (Disques Capitol) * 1971 : Isabelle Pierre - Heureuse (Barclay) * 1972 : Isabelle Pierre - Le temps est bon (Barclay) * 1973 : Isabelle Pierre - Ballade pour Sergio Leone (Barclay) * 1973 : Perre Lalonde - A winnipeg les nuits sont longues * 1973 : Pierre Lalonde - Honey, honey (Disques Victor) * 1973 : Emmanuëlle - Le monde à l'envers (Les Disques Solset) * 1974 : Emmanuëlle - Chanter pour vivre (Les Disques Solset) * 1975 : Emmanuëlle - Pas tout de suite, pas maintenant (Les Disques Solset) * 1976 : Emmanuëlle - La double compilation (Les Disques Solset) * 1976 :

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- Moi, de la tête aux pieds (Capitol) * 1978 : Emmanuëlle - Je vous aime (Disques Solo) * 1979 : Renée Claude - Bonjour (Les Disques Solset) * 1979 : Suzanne Stevens - Les nuits sont trop longues (Capitol) * 1981 : Nicole Martin et l'Orchestre Montréal-Pop - "Les Plouffe", trame du film de Gilles Carle (Disques Pro-Culture) * 1989 : Nicole Martin - 20 ans d'amour, 20 chansons (Les Disques Diva) * 1993 : Emmanuëlle - Rétrospective (Disques Mérite) * 1997 : Pierre Lalonde - Succès de jeunesse (Disques Mérite) * 1997 : Isabelle Pierre - Les refrains d'abord (Fonovox) * 1997 : Isabelle Pierre - Collection Portrait (Fonovox) * 1998 : Renée Claude - C'était le début d'un temps nouveau (Disques Transit) * 1973 : Emmanuëlle - Et c'est pas fini (Disques Mérite) * 2001 : Nicole Martin - Mes grands succès Vol. 1 (Les Disques Diva) * 2003 : Star Académie 2003 - Et c'est pas fini (Disques Musicor) * 2004 :

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- Marie-Élaine Thibert (Disques Musicor) * 2004 : Isabelle Pierre - Compilation (Disques XXI-21)

References

External links

Biography in the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada - Stéphane Venne. Article by Anne-Marie GrégoireQuebec Info Musique – Stéphane Venne
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Venne, Stephane Canadian singer-songwriters Canadian composers Canadian male composers French-language singers of Canada 1941 births Living people Best Original Song Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian male singer-songwriters Film directors from Quebec Université de Montréal alumni