''Ensemble pour Haïti'' ("Together for Haiti") was a
French Canadian
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telethon
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that was held on January 22, 2010 at 8 PM ET / 9 PM AT. The special, a
relief
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concert
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to help those affected by the
2010 Haiti earthquake
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, was simulcast on
Radio-Canada Radio-Canada may refer to:
* CBC/Radio-Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
*Ici Radio-Canada Télé, the CBC's main French-language television network
*Ici Radio-Canada Première
Ici Radio-Canada Première (formerly Première Chaîne) i ...
,
TVA
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Télé-Québec
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Espace Musique
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,
NRJ
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,
RockDétente
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,
Boom FM
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and
Corus Québec
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The network had four co-flagships ...
Bruno Pelletier
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Life
Pelletier was ...
Diane Dufresne
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Dufresne was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She lived in Paris from 1965 to 1967 where ...
Lynda Thalie
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, Marc Hervieux,
Marco Calliari
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Marie-Ève Janvier
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Biography
After taking part in the musical comedy ''Notre-Dame-de-Paris'' created by Luc Plamondon and Richard Cocciante when she was just 14, sh ...
Mario Pelchat
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Biography
Pelchat was born in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec and has performed since 1973. His first 45 RPM single was ...
Paul Piché
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He mostly composes on acoustic guitar, although some of his recent work has had some electronica sound input. Many of his songs have ...
,
Pierre Lapointe
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, Renée Martel, Roberto Lopez,
Stéphanie Lapointe
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Lap ...
,
Sylvain Cossette
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, Mapou Ginen and Wilfred LeBouthillier.
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