Pierre Lapointe

Pierre Lapointe (born May 23, 1981 in Alma, Quebec) is a Canadian singer. He has won many prizes since his debut, including six Félix in 2005 and at least one in 2006. He is well known for his voice and his obscure, esoteric lyrics, which tend to be melancholic. Another distinctive characteristic of his lyrics is their literary style. [ [http://www.rfimusique.com/musiquefr/articles/081/article_16568.asp] Interview by RFI Musique] Lapointe has created the persona of an egotistical dandy on stage, but he does this mostly to deflect attention from himself. [ [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060711.LAPOINTE11/TPStory/Entertainment] "The Globe and Mail" Article: "Pierre the Who?"] [ [http://www.montrealmirror.com/2005/080405/music5.html] "Montreal Mirror" Article: "Pierre pressure"]

Albums

* 2002: Promotional CD (limited release - impossible to find as of August 2006)
* 2004: "Pierre Lapointe"
* 2006: "La Forêt des Mal-Aimés"
* 2007: "2x2"
* 2007: "25-1-14-14" (Vinyl)

Videos

* 2004: "Le Columbarium"
* 2005: "Tel un seul homme"
* 2006: "Deux par deux rassemblés"
* 2007: "Qu'en est-il de la chance?"

Participations

* 2004: Varied artists, "Un dimanche à Kyoto", songs, tales and nursery rhymes by Gilles Vigneault: "La Petite Adèle", "La Petite Annette", "C'est le vieux Pipo", "Comptine en mode zen" (with Ariane Moffatt, Garou, Luce Dufault, Luc De Larochellière, Martin Léon and Jessica Vigneault)
* 2005: Varied artists, "Aujourd'hui encore... Hommage à Charles Aznavour", "Les plaisirs démodés" (avec le Consort contemporain de Québec)
* 2006: "Malajube, Trompe-l'oeil vocals on Montréal-40°
* 2006: Varied artists, "Salut Joe! Hommage à Joe Dassin", "Les yeux d'Émilie"

Trivia

* The cover for his second CD had to be changed when it was released in France because it was found that the European audience did not like the lumberjack theme in the Quebecois version.

References

External links

* [http://www.pierrelapointe.com/ Pierre Lapointe] (official website)
* [http://www.audiogram.com/ Audiogram] (Record Label with streaming of albums available)