Steve Fiset (15 December 1946 – 7 November 2015) was a Québécois singer-songwriter, composer and actor.
Biography
Steve Fiset was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on 15 December 1946.
In 1965, Fiset founded the duo Jean et Steve with Jean Lévesque, which sang French and American folk songs and some of their own compositions while playing the guitar. They relocated to Montreal in 1966 and performed as the opening act at the Patriote for one year and a half. In early 1967, they won a trophy for the best band having performed in the Patriote during the year.
They recorded their first disc under Yvan Dufresne. Their song "C'est ainsi que va l'amour" won an award at the 1968 Festival du disque. On the same year, their song La banda was successful and they performed as the opening act for Èva's show at the Place des Arts.
In late 1968, Jean Lévesque left Québec to study theater in Paris, and Fiset went solo. He recorded some singles, of which "Chewy Chewey" was quite successful. He played in the soap opera Les Berger with the role of Jean-Claude from 1970 to 1973. His singing career reached its pinnacle in summer 1970 with the very successful song "Les chemins d'été" written by Luc Plamondon and André Gagnon. He collaborated with Plamondon on other songs such as "Les laurentides", "Le fou de tes nuits" and "Quand l'hiver". He acted in the 1970 film Red.
In 1971, Fiset was named "male revelation of the year" at the Gala des artistes and participated in the tour Musicorama. He composed the soundtrack and had the main role in the movie Fleur bleue by Larry Kent. In autumn 1972, he hosted the variety show Studio libre. He published his last album in 1976, and in the same year participated in the music revue Tout chaud of François Guy, notably with Marjolène Morin. Fiset composed some songs for other artists, including Chantal Renaud. He retired from public life in 1979.
In 1993 Fiset had a stroke. He died at the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont in Montreal on 7 November 2015 from cardiac arrest.
Discography +Singles Year Title1967C’est ainsi que va l’amour / Loin1967Je joue la comédie / Ménaïk1968La banda / Chattanooga Choo Choo1968Sans jamais me retourner / Pablo1968C’est la fumée / Alice Long1969Chewy Chewy / Pourquoi faut-il se dire adieu1969Mes petits lapins / Tous les bateaux, tous les oiseaux1970Tout simplement / Rappelle-toi Seigneur1970Fleurs sauvages / Arizona1970Les chemins d’été / Le feu d’amour1970Le fou de tes nuits / Quand l’hiver est là1971Les Laurentides / Dans ma ville y’a deux villes1971Je suis ton ami / L’amour prend vie1972Je ne pense qu’à ça / Je revis1972Le temps de vivre / Ma chérie1973Énerve-toi pas / Tout comme un oiseau1973Pepsi Forever / La chasse aux alligators1974Blanc-Sablon / Les géraniums1974Allons danser, p’tit bébé / La mer des tranquillités1974Le télégramme / Bye Bye Love1975?Reggae / Imagine le feeling1976Lili / Faut qu’ça paye1977Les femmes, les femmes / Comédie1978Les chemins d’été / Les Laurentides1979Tant qu’on est des amants / Le tour des bars1982Le graffiti / Pis toupie
+Albums Year Title1970Steve Fiset1971Steve Fiset1972Steve Fiset1972Steve Fiset1973Dans ma ville1976Ange ou démon Filmography +ActorYearTitle1970Red1971Fleur bleue Footnotes
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