Robert Charlebois

Robert Charlebois studied at National Theatre School of Canada. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are folk rock. Places of work recorded in the authority are Quebec. Works named in the authority record are Robert Charlebois and Robert Charlebois avec Louise Forestier. Distinctions recorded are Governor General's Performing Arts Award, National Order of Quebec, Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world and Officer of the Order of Canada.

• Name — Robert Charlebois • Born — 25 June 1944 • Birthplace — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Genre — Psychedelic rock, folk rock • Occupation — Author, composer, musician, actor • Instrument — Guitar

• Illustration — Robert Charlebois in Montreal, 1972 Charlebois was born in Montreal, Quebec. Among his best known songs are Lindberg (the duo with Louise Forestier in particular), Ordinaire, Les Ailes d'un Ange and Je reviendrai à Montréal. His lyrics, often written in joual, are funny, relying upon plays on words. He won the Sopot International Song Festival in 1970. In 1970, he sang with Italian singer Patty Pravo the Italian song La solitudine. In the same year, he performed at the Festival Express train tour in Canada, but did not appear on the documentary film. In 1968, he had an acting role in Jean Pierre Lefebvre's film Straight to the Heart (Jusqu'au cœur). He co-starred with Terence Hill, Miou-Miou and Patrick McGoohan in the western Un genio, due compari, un pollo (A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe, 1975) as Steamengine Bill. Thirty-eight years later, Charlebois had a cameo as Jean-Seb Bigstone, the French-Canadian Broadway producer, in the 2012 Gad Elmaleh/Sophie Marceau film Happiness Never Comes Alone. The Quebec-based microbrewery Unibroue was owned, in part, by Charlebois until it was purchased by Sleeman Breweries in 2004 which in turn was bought by Japanese beer brewing giant Sapporo in 2006. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010. In 2021, he was named a Compagnon des arts et des lettres du Québec, in recognition of his role in “crystallizing the state of an awakened population” and his cultural influence through more than 50 years of creative contributions. • Illustration — Mural of Robert Charlebois on Papineau Avenue in Montréal On 31 January 2024 a new tour and show were announced in celebration of his 80th birthday year, with dates in Quebec and a Paris engagement.

Robert Charlebois is recorded as having received Governor General's Performing Arts Award, National Order of Quebec and Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world.