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Au Début Des Années 1970 Il Fut D'abord Comédien Chanteur Et Musicien Pour Le Groupe De Théâtre La Quenouille Bleue De L'UQAM Où Il Étudiait Avec Pierre Huet Et Robert Léger Qui Firent Partie De Beau Dommage Par La Suite. Il A Fait Partie Du Groupe Musical Québécois Beau Dommage Et Poursuit Une Carrière Solo. Discographie * 1977 Méfiez-Vous Du Grand Amour * 1979 De Longueuil À Berlin * 1983 Sauvage * 1985 Bonsoir Mon Nom Est Michel Rivard Et Voici Mon Album Double * 1987 Un Trou Dans Les Nuages * 1989 Michel Rivard * 1992 Le Goût De L'eau... Et Autres Chansons Naïves * 1998 Maudit Bonheur * 2004 Bonsoir... Mon Nom Est Toujours Michel Rivard Et Voici Mon Album Quadruple En Spectacle Intime... * 2004 Simple * 2006 Confiance Michel Rivard Born September 27 1951 Is A Singer-Songwriter And Musician From Quebec. He Was Born In Montreal Quebec Canada. His Father Was An Actor Robert Rivard. Michel Began His Career At An Early Age Appearing In A Canadian Television Series Rue Des Pignons And In TV Commercials. Rivard's Career As A Writer And Composer Began In Earnest When He Became A Member Of The Theatrical Group Quenouille Bleue Established In 1970. Later He Became A Member Of Théâtre Sainfoin When It Was Founded In 1973. Beau Dommage And Beyond Four Years Later In 1974 Rivard And Other Members Of Théâtre Sainfoin Formed The Group Beau Dommage An Old Québécois Expression Meaning "certainly" Or "damn Right" . Rivard Wrote And Composed For Beau Dommage. Beau Dommage Became A Very Popular Group And As A Result Of His Songwriting Ability Rivard's Popularity Increase As Well. Perhaps His Most Popular Song From This Era Is "La Complainte Du Phoque En Alaska". Although Beau Dommage Disbanded In 1978 There Were Reunion Concerts In 1984 And 1994 Both Of Which Rivard Participated In. Characteristic Of Rivard's Creative Energy He Also Put Out His First Solo Album In 1977 Méfiez-Vous Du Grand Amour. In 1978 As A Sign Of His Increased Prestige Michel Opened For Maxime Forestier And Was Accompanist For Forestier At The Olympia In Paris. Although An Unlikely Pairing It Resulted In A Continued Friendship. Rivard Released His Second LP De Longueuil À Berlin In 1979 That Year Also Marked The Beginning Of Rivard's Appearance In A Series Of Concerts In Paris. The 1980s The Following Years Saw Rivard Involved In Various Collaborations Including Film Collaborations. These Film Collaborations Included Roles In Les Enfants De Kennedy And Maria Chapdelaine. He Also Wrote Scores For Films Such As André Melançon's L'Espace D'un Été And Jean-Michel Ribes's Rien Ne Va Plus. He Also Acted Playing The Lead Yves Simoneau's Pourquoi M. Zolock S'intéresse-T-Il Tant À La Bande Dessinée? Why Is Mr. Zolock So Interested In Comic Strips? 1982 . He Joined The LNI Ligue Nationale D'improvisation National Improvisation League In 1980 And Performed For Several Years. Not Wanting To Miss An Opportunity For Some Political Humour Rivard Was A Candidate For The Satirical Rhinoceros Party Of Canada In 1980 When He Ran Against Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He Returned To Music In 1983 With The Release Of His Third LP Sauvage. This LP Included "Schefferville Le Dernier Train" A Tune That Became Quite Popular And Which Was Written For The Film Le Dernier Glacier. Rivard Also Acted In This Film . Rivard Made A Music Video Of Another Song On Sauvage "Rumeurs Sur La Ville". It Was Directed By Louis Saia And André Gagnon And Won The Félix Video Clip Of The Year For 1985 – Awarded At The ADISQ Association Du Disque De L'industrie Du Spectacle Québécois Et De La Vidéo Award Ceremonies. During This Time Rivard Toured Quebec. He Released A Fourth LP Called Bonsoir... Mon Nom Est Michel Rivard Et Voici Mon Album Double. This Was A Live Recording Made During His 1983–84 Concerts. These Live Show Recordings Display His Adeptness At Comic Improvisation As Well As His Musical Creativity. In December 1988 Rivard Played The Convocation Hall In Toronto Ontario. It Was The First Time In Ten Years That A Québécois Sang In French There. Rivard Continued To Garner Awards In 1988 He Won Two More Félix Awards "Concert Of The Year" And "Male Singer Of The Year." He Also Participated In Concerts Supporting Political And Humanitarian Issues Among Them The Amnesty International Concert "Human Rights Now!" Along With Youssou N'Dour Tracy Chapman Bruce Springsteen And Others. What Was To Become His Most Popular Album Un Trou Dans Les Nuages Was Issued In Late 1987. It Included Songs That Would Be Enduring Hits For Him "Ma Blonde Et Les Poissons" "Libérer Le Trésor" "Je Voudrais Voir La Mer" "Le Privé" And "Un Trou Dans Les Nuages". Rivard Received Many Awards For This Album Including The Charles-Cros Academie International Grand Prize. Rivard Released Another Album In 1989 Michel Rivard A Compilation Of Greatest Hits. He Continued To Perform Concerts In Canada And Europe. The 1990s Rivard's Seventh Album Le Goût De L'eau…et Autres Chansons Naïves Came Out In 1992. It Too Became Another Award Winning Album For Him And In 1993 Rivard Performed At The Olympia Theatre In Paris. At This Point In Time Rivard's Prominence As A Creative Musician And Poetic Lyricist With A Broad Humanitarian Vision Put Him On A Par With The Two Great Performers Of A Previous Québécois Generation Gilles Vigneault And Félix Leclerc. Rivard's "Complainte Du Phoque En Alaska"' Was One Of The Few Songs Recorded By Leclerc That Leclerc Did Not Write Himself. Rivard Also Shares With Those Two Men Though More Moderately A Concern And Interest In Quebec's Nationalist Aspirations. In 1998 Rivard Released The Haunting And Personal Maudit Bonheur. He Had His Own Variety Television Show Studio TV5 For A Couple Of Years Where He Invited Musicians Songwriters And Singers That He Enjoyed Performing With And Jammed With Them. Edit The 2000s Rivard's Concert Career Continues And He Also Continues To Perform In Theatre. In 2002 His Album Simple A Live Concert Album Came Out And In 2004 Bonsoir…mon Nom Est Toujours Michel Rivard Et Voici Mon Album Quadruple Came Out. On August 5 2007 Rivard Performed The Last Show At The Montreal Spectrum. He Had Been The Only Act To Perform Over One Hundred Concerts At The Venue. read less