Aimé Major (February 7, 1924 or 1926 – June 9, 1996) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor.
Biography Major was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 7 February 1924 or 7 February 1926. His father was a singer and his mother was a pianist. He was a cousin to Canadian Army soldier Léo Major.
Aimé Major studied singing, notably with Albert Cornellier and Ria Lensenns, then theater at the Conservatoire Lasalle. He had his radio debut in 1947 in the show Horizons dorés. In 1948, he won the first prize at the competition show Les talents de chez nous (Radio-Canada).
From 1949 to 1953, Major sang with the Variétés lyriques in numerous operettas including Le voyage en Chine, Balalaïka, La Margoton du bataillon and La vie parisienne. During this period, he was the star of the radio show Aimé Major chante. He was an actor with the Compagnons de Saint-Laurent in the plays La dame de l'aube, Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Le malade imaginaire, Roméo et Juliette et Le voyage de monsieur Perrichon. In 1952, he played in Shakespeare's Henri V at the Festival of Stratford, in Ontario. He was invited to the Edinburgh Festival with other members of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde troupe.
In the mid-1950s, Major turned to pop songs. He was a regular guest on variety shows and from 1959 to 1967 released the successful ballads on disc "Un train bleu dans la nuit". "Tu m’as donné (Merci mon Dieu)", "Maman", "Je reviendrai" and "J'avais 20 ans". He hosted the show La belle époque for a few years with Margot Campbell and sang in Quebec's cabarets. He still sang in a classical style on occasions, notably with Mathé Altéry on the show L'heure du concert in 1965 and in the operetta Monsieur Beaucaire in 1969.
In the mid-1970s, Major returned to disc with religious and spiritual songs. He published a new album in 1980, and then gave recital tours in churches and seniors' residences.
Major died on June 9, 1996. In 1998, a street was named in his honor in Rock Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville, Sherbrooke.
Major's style was similar to Michel Louvain's style.
Discography +Singles Year Title1957Vole ma chanson / Oh mon Dieu1959Un train bleu dans la nuit / La dernière fois1959Tu m’as donné / Tu te souviens1959Chevaliers de la Table ronde / Partons, la mer est belle1960Maman / Comme l’amour1961Le tango mystérieux / Passant par Paris1961T’aimer, te chérir, t’adorer / Te souviens-tu1961L’hirondelle des faubourgs / Emmène-moi au bout du monde1961C’est l’amour / Je reviendrai1962Je Reviendrai1962T’es ma roue de fortune / Vague à l’âme1963Un jour, je rêverai / Le joueur de luth1964J’avais 20 ans / Un coin de ciel bleu1964Merci à toi Noël / Le jour de l’an1965Chanson de Fortunio / Tes yeux moqueurs1966Je n’ai pas su t’aimer / L’été des amants1967L’important, c’est la rose / Parce que tu es là196?À la claire fontaine / Chanson de l’Île-aux-Coudres / Hôtel de la Roche Pleureuse1980Garde au coeur l'espérance / Santa Maria de la mer
+Albums Year Title1960Un souvenir d'Aimé Major1961Aimé Major chante l’amour1962Un jour, je rêverai1964Aimé Major1966La belle époque1967Aimé Major1974?Marie1975?Jésus et Marie1980Aimé Major1995De coeur et d'amour
Filmography +FilmsYearTitle1954Le voleur de rêves1959Encounter1959Les brûlés1959Il était une guerre1972The Doves
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