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Gilles Vigneault | |
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 Vigneault in 1989 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 27 October 1928 Natashquan, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Folk music |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Website | gillesvigneault |
Gilles Vigneault GOQ (French pronunciation: [ʒil viɲo]; born 27 October 1928) is a Canadian[1] poet, publisher, singer-songwriter, and Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist. Two of his songs are considered by many to be Quebec's unofficial anthems: "Mon pays"[2] and "Gens du pays",[3] and his line Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver (My country is not a country, it is winter, from "Mon Pays") became a proverb in Quebec.[4] Vigneault is a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Knight of the Legion of Honour, and Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
- ^ ""Université TÉLUQ: un doctorat honoris causa remis à Gilles Vigneault"". Le Journal de Québec (in French). 14 October 2022.
- ^ Hélène Plouffe. "Gilles Vigneault". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Gilles Vigneault's powerful dream of un pays". Montreal Gazette, 23 June 2018, Bernard Perusse
- ^ "Gilles Vigneault." Oxford Essential Quotations. Ed. Ratcliffe, Susan. : Oxford University Press. Oxford Reference. 2012. Date Accessed 6 May. 2014.