- Kevin Parent
Kevin Parent (born
December 12 ,1972 in Greenfield Park,Quebec ) is a bilingual Québécois singer-songwriter. Although his mother language is English [http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=d6a04f78-1a68-407a-8fd2-473d57342e1f&k=33771] , he was raised and educated in the French speaking area ofBay of Chaleur (Gaspé Peninsula ) in the municipality of Nouvelle during his childhood and attended highschool at the [http://www.csrl.qc.ca/antoine-bernard/index.html École Antoine-Bernard] in Carleton-sur-Mer and now makes his home in the nearby town ofMiguasha [ http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070912/CPNOUVELLISTE/70912049/-1/CPNOUVELLISTE Cyberpresse.ca 12 septembre 2007] .Discography
*1995: "Pigeon d'argile"
*1998: "Grand parleur, petit faiseur"
*2001: "Les Vents ont changé"
*2003: "Retrouvailles"
*29 May 2007 : "Fangless Wolf Facing Winter" en icon [http://www.audiogram.com/nouvelles/20070503/qc_en/]Awards and recognition
* 2002:
Juno Award for Best Selling Francophone Album, "Les Vents ont changé"
* 1999: ADISQ award for Album Pop-Rock of the Year for Grand parleur, petit faiseur
* 1998: ADISQ award for Song of the Year for Fréquenter l’oubli
* 1998: ADISQ award for Male artist of the Year
* 1997: ADISQ award for Song of the Year for Father On the Go
* 1996: ADISQ award for Song of the Year for Seigneur
* 1996: ADISQ award for Male artist of the Year
* 1996: ADISQ award for Concert of the YearReferences
External links
* [http://www.kevinparent.com/ Kevin Parent official website]
*fr icon [http://www.qim.com/artistes/biographie.asp?artistid=88 Quebec Info Musique: Kevin Parent]
*fr icon [http://www.tqs.ca/showbiz/vedettes/KEVIN-PARENT-bio.html TQS: Kevin Parent profile]
* [http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009114 The Canadian Encyclopedia: Kevin Parent]
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