Michel Pagliaro

Michel Pagliaro
Pagliaro at Les FrancoFolies de Montréal in 2008
Background information
Born (1948-11-09) 9 November 1948 (age 76)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter and guitarist
Years active1966–present
LabelsDCP International
Spectrum
Much
RCA
Columbia
(also Pye in the UK and US, and Columbia in US; French-language recordings bear the CBS brand)
Websitepagliaro.ca

Michel Armand Guy Pagliaro (born 9 November 1948)[1] is a Canadian rock singer, songwriter and guitarist from Montreal, Quebec.[2] Although he writes and records predominantly in French, Pagliaro has reached international success mainly with material released in English. He was nominated for a 1975 Juno Award as male vocalist of the year.

Career

Pagliaro was born and raised in Montreal. He began performing in 1962, at the age of 13. In 1965, he began making his first records.[3] Pagliaro's first nationally English-charted hit was his 1970 single "Give Us One More Chance".[4] Other significant hits in English include "Lovin' You Ain't Easy" (1971) which reached Number 31 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1972, "Rainshowers" (1972), "Some Sing Some Dance" (1972), and "What The Hell I Got" (1975).[5] Pagliaro was the first Canadian artist to score top 40 hits on both the anglophone and francophone pop charts in Canada.[6]

Michel Pagliaro also produced[7] the first album of his son Roman's group, Les Fous de la Reine, which won both Musiqualité[8] and Diapason music contests in 2014. Their first two singles, La Guillotine and La face cachée de la neige were met with positive reception and played regularly on commercial radio stations, notably CKOI-FM.[9] He continues to perform.[10]

Awards

At the Juno Awards of 1975, Pagliaro was nominated for the Male Vocalist of the Year award.[11] Pagliaro received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, in 2008.[12] His song "J'entends frapper", a major hit in Quebec, was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.

In 2002, Pagliaro was the recipient of the National Achievement Award at the annual Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal.[13]

Discography

Studio albums

Although several of Pagliaro's albums have the same title, releases listed are not reissues.

Year Album RPM
ranking 		Label Notes
1968 Michel Pagliaro — DSP International
1970 Pagliaro — Spectrum
Première époque — Spectrum Album featuring for the first time some singles recorded between 1966 and 1970.
1971 Pagliaro a.k.a. Rainshowers 49 Much Reissued in 1976 on Amber Label
1972 PAG 86 RCA Victor
1974 Rockers — RCA Victor
Pagliaro a.k.a. Ça va brasser — RCA Victor
1975 Pagliaro I — Columbia
Pagliaro — CBS
1976 Aujourd'hui — CBS
1977 Time Race — Columbia
1978 Rock'n roll — Martin
1980 The Rockers — RCA European release
1981 Bamboo — Trans-Canada
1988 Sous peine d'amour — Alert Music Reissued in 1990, The track "It's love" has been replaced by "Les bombes" and "Rock somebody" by "Dangereux"; Audiogram.

Live albums

Year Album RPM
ranking 		Label Notes
1973 Pagliaro Live 53 RCA Victor
2005 Live à Québec — Earth Born Entertainment

Singles

Year Single RPM
ranking 		Label Notes
1966 On est heureux –
J'ai cru à mon rêve 		— RCA Victor With Les Tallmud
Personne ne sait –
Pour vous 		— Miracle With Les Chanceliers
Tu peux t'en aller –
Non ce n'est pas fini 		— Trans-Canada With Les Chanceliers
1967 Le p'tit Poppy –
La génération d'aujourd'hui 		— Citation With Les Chanceliers
Toi jeune fille –
Seul trop longtemps 		— Citation With Les Chanceliers
Oogum boogum –
La fille dont je rêve 		— Citation With Les Chanceliers
Noel blanc –
L'enfant au tambour 		— Citation Side A by Les Chanceliers, Side B by César Et Les Romains
À Paris la nuit –
Attends tu verras 		— Citation With Les Chanceliers
1968 Boule de suie –
Herménégylde Godefroy 		— Citation With Les Chanceliers
Les vacances (with Renée Martel) –
Tous les arbres sont en fleurs (by Renée Martel) 		— Citation
Comme d'habitude –
Sunny 		— DSP
Spooky –
Jojo le clown 		— DSP
Ton nom imprimé sur mon cœur –
Dum dum dum 		— DSP
Hey Jude –
Ils dépensent tout 		— DSP With François d'Assise
Saint Nicolas –
Le petit enfant saint 		— DSP
Que le monde est beau — DSP Promo disc recorded on one face
1969 Comme d'habitude –
Sunny –
À Paris la nuit (with Les Chanceliers) –
Un enfant (with Les Chanceliers) 		— DSP Super 4 Compilation
Spooky (with François d'Assise) –
Jojo le clown (with François d’Assise) –
Les vacances (with Renée Martel) –
Tous les arbres sont en fleur (with Renée Martel) 		— DSP Super 4 Compilation
Avec la tête, avec le cœur –
Que le monde est beau 		— Spectrum
À t'aimer –
Marguerite 		— Spectrum
C'est l'été –
Vous 		— Spectrum With Renée Martel
Pour toi, pour toi –
Mama river 		— Spectrum
1970 Na na hey hey goodbye –
Delta lady 		— Spectrum With Nanette Workman
L'amour est là –
Toute la nuit 		— Spectrum
J'ai marché pour une nation –
Oui c'est bien facile 		— Spectrum
Walking across the nation –
Miami roads 		— Hippopotamus
Give us one more chance –
Good feelings all over 		58 Much
We're dancing 'til it blows over –
I wanna turn you on 		— Much
1971 M’lady –
Dans le même ton 		— AMI Records
Lovin' you ain't easy –
She moves light 		15 Much
1972 Mon cœur –
Pagliaro 		— AMI Records
Rainshowers –
It ain't the way 		35 Much
Revolution –
Illusion 		— Much
Some sing, some dance –
Magic moments 		47 Much
Safari –
Ayala red 		— Much With the group Mighty
J'entends frapper –
Chez moi 		63 RCA Victor
1973 Fou de toi –
Prisonnier d'enfer 		— RCA Victor
Run along, baby –
You gotta make it 		61 Much
Sure, maybe –
Northern star 		— Much
Miss Ann –
Notre côté B 		— Much With les Rockers
1974 Faut tout donner –
Histoire d'amour 		— RCA Victor
Killing time –
It's all over now 		— RCA Victor
Toute la nuit –
Plus fort 		— Quinze cent trente quatre
Bébé tu m'fais flipper quand tu joues mon gazou –
Illusion 		— RCA Victor
1975 Ti-bidon –
Fièvre des tropiques 		— RCA Victor
Ça va brasser –
Comment 		— RCA Victor
Comme d'habitude –
Avec la tête, avec le cœur 		— Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material
Pour toi, pour toi –
À t'aimer 		— Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material
J'entends frapper –
Fou de toi 		— Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material
Ti-Bidon –
Mon cœur 		— Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material
J'ai marché pour une nation –
Ton nom imprimé dans mon cœur 		— Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material
M'lady –
L'amour est là 		— Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material
What the hell I got –
Get down 		50 Columbia
Dans la peau –
El chicano 		— CBS
J'entends frapper –
Dans la peau 		— CBS European release
I don't believe it's you –
Walking the dog 		— Columbia
1976 Louise –
Nobody 		— Columbia
Louise –
Château d'Espagne 		— CBS
Émeute dans la prison –
Si tu voulais 		— CBS
Louise –
Si tu voulais 		— CBS European release
Last night –
Last night 		— CBS
Last night –
Cross your heart 		— Columbia
1977 Aujourd'hui –
Harpo 		— CBS
Dock of the bay –
Dock of the bay 		— CBS
Dock of the bay –
Laser gypsy 		70 CBS
Gloire à nous –
C'est ma fête 		— CBS
Time race –
Time race 		— CBS
Time race –
Tied on 		— CBS
Le temps presse –
Time race 		— CBS
Le temps presse –
Rock'n roll 		— CBS European release
Happy together –
Say you will 		— Columbia
1978 Spider woman –
The stripper 		— Plastic Poison
T'es pas tout seul à soir –
L'ennui cherche l'amour 		— Disques Martin
C'est comme ça que ça roule dans l'nord –
Le p'tit train 		— Disques Martin
1982 Travailler –
Soleil pour des lunes 		— Trans-Canada
Bamboo –
Romantique 		— Trans-Canada
Quand on fait l'amour –
Cinéma 		— Trans-Canada
Cadillac –
Palisades boogie 		— Trans-Canada
Romantique –
Cadillac 		— RCA European release
1983 Body mind soul –
Poison in the heart 		— Big Beat European release
Rock Billy rock –
Travailler 		— Big Beat European release
1987 Les bombes –
Dangereux 		— Aquarius
1988 L'espion –
Insomnie 		— Alert
Coup de cœur –
It's love 		— Alert
Héros –
Juke box 		— Alert
1990 Sous peine d'amour –
Instrumental 		— Audiogram
Une vie à vivre –
Instrumental 		— Audiogram

Compilations

Year Album Label Notes
1970 Rock 'n roll Citation
1971 Michel Pagliaro Trans-World
1972 M'Lady Trans-World
1973 21 disques d'or Les Archives du Disque Québécois
1975 17 grands succès Production Multi-Pop
1981 PAG Big Beat European release
1982 ROCK avec PAG K-Tel
1987 Avant Aquarius
1995 Hit Parade Audiogram 2 CD
1997 Goodbye Rain Disques @
2000 Pag Mediarock
2011 Pag collection – Tonnes de flashs Musicor 13-CD boxset
2015 Greatest Hits MediaRock 10 songs in English

Collaborations and performances as guest star

  • 1966 Les Chanceliers (Citation); Reissued partially in 1969 Le P'tit Poppy (Tradition)
  • 1968 Reels Psychadeliques, vol. 1 (with Ouba) (Revolution)
  • 1968 Reels Psychadeliques, vol. 2 (with Ouba) (Revolution)
  • 1971 Pagliaro & Martel (with Renée Martel) (Trans-World, Compilation)
  • 1972 Michel Pagliaro et les Chanceliers (Tradition, Compilation)
  • 1975 Patof – Patof Rock. Michel Pagliaro : electric guitars (uncredited) (Campus)
  • 1993 Au nom de l'amour. Héros (new recording); Au nom de l'amour (with the group). (other songs by various artists) (Au Nom de l'Amour)
  • 1994 Jacques Higelin – Aux héros de la voltige. Michel Pagliaro : electric guitars on the whole album; arrangements on Le Berceau De la Vie; music on Électrocardiogramme Plat, Hot Chaud and Aux Héros De La Voltige (EMI)
  • 2001 Freak Out Total (with Ouba) (Gear Fab, Compilation)
  • 2005 Jacques Higelin – Entre 2 gares (Compilation). Michel Pagliaro : guitars (EMI)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Michel Pagliaro Biography". Musicianguide.com. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ "You Can Call Me Pag: Québec's Rebel Superstar Michel Pagliaro | FYIMusicNews". Fyimusicnews.ca. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Pagliaro embraces English Canada" (PDF). RPM. 12 February 1977. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 26, 1970" (PDF).
  5. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1892. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  6. ^ Strombo.com. "NOD TO THE GODS: Michel Pagliaro, 'What The Hell I Got'".
  7. ^ LeBlanc, Benoit (18 August 2014). "Des Fous de la Reine en pleine lancée". CourrierLaval (in French). TC Transcontinental. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  8. ^ "L'Acoustique". Sodam.qc.ca. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  9. ^ LeBlanc, Benoit (23 October 2014). "Les Fous de la Reine gagnent Diapason 2014". CourrierLaval (in French). TC Transcontinental. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Michel Pagliaro, Montreal's rock 'n' roll cult hero, finally returns to Toronto". NOW Toronto Magazine – Think Free. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Juno Awards Database". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  12. ^ "Michel Pagliaro biography". Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  13. ^ "2002 Socan Awards | Socan". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.


Preceded by Grey Cup Halftime Show
2001
with Sass Jordan 		Succeeded by