Marcel Martel
Marcel Martel (February 1, 1925 – April 13, 1999) was a French Canadian singer-songwriter and composer. Marcel Martel was born in Drummondville, Quebec, and playing country music since childhood, Martel first found success in 1947 with his songs "La Chaine de nos coeurs" and "Souvenir de mon enfance". Over the course of a thirty five-year career, he released nearly two hundred records, frequently collaborating with his wife Noëlla Therrien, his daughter Renée Martel, and fellow Québécois country singer Paul Brunelle.
Marcel Martel
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- Born
- 1925 · Drummondville.
- Died
- 1999 · Drummondville.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- singer · musician
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Marcel Martel (1 February 1925 – 13 April 1999) is described as a musician in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Marcel Martel was born in Drummondville, Québec (1 February 1925) and died in Drummondville, Québec (13 April 1999).
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Born at Drummondville in 1925, died in Drummondville in 1999.
Marcel Martel (1925–1999) was a Canadian singer and musician.
La chanteuse Renée Martel lors d'une projection du film documentaire Jukebox.
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Version rognée d'un portrait de Renée Martel réalisé lors de la première du documentaire Jukebox au cinéma Capitol à Drummondville.
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- Boulanger, André (1983). Marcel Martel: au jardin de mes souveinrs. Montreal: Editions de montagne.
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