François Guy (1947 – 12 May 2023) was a Québécois songwriter, composer, singer, actor and playwright.
Biography François Guy was born in 1947 in Saint-Henri, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
In 1965, he joined the group Les Sinners, for which he wrote texts and sang. His cousin Louis Parizeau was also in the group. He left the group in spring 1968.
In late 1968, he founded the group Révolution Française with previous members of Les Sinners. He participated in the album C-Cool and then wrote the song "Québécois", which was the greatest musical success of 1969 in Quebec, becoming the best-selling single in 1970 with more than 100,000 copies sold. He left the Révolution Française in autumn 1969.
In 1970, he starred in the Québécois version of the musical Hair. He was then part of the trio James, John et François with Jay Boivin and Jean-Guy Durocher. They performed in the US in English before dissolving in 1971.
François Guy then pursued a solo career. He published his first solo album with the help of Robert Charlebois. He published the successful discs "Elle, elle est là", "Fidèle" et "Coup de foudre" and staged the revues Tout chaud (1976), Circociel (1976), Paquet-voleur (1977) and L'île en ville (1979). He then reoriented his career toward talent development, but came back to songwriting. He released an album in 1983 before stopping publishing discs, and then wrote songs for commercials and films. He was also a playwright and an actor in theater.
In 1992, he returned to the stage as a singer at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day show at Jarry Park. His song "Québécois", with some modifications, was the show's theme.
In the mid-2000s, François Guy came back to making his own songs, releasing the album Je préfère le bonheur in 2010. His song "Québécois" was inducted in the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.
François Guy wrote songs for the group Toulouse and Véronique Béliveau.
François Guy died on 12 May 2023 after a bad fall at his cottage in Labelle, Quebec, Canada.
Discography +Singles Year Title1968Madame Robinson / Yummy Yummy1970Pensez donc avec vos pieds / Hier au soir1970Aouaie viens t’en / Changez d’eau1971Come In1971Carolina Guy / Run Run1971Caroline / Va, va, cours, cours1971Six O’Clock In The Morning / I Do Believe In Music1971Aimons-nous les uns les autres / Y’avait que nous deux1971L’hiver / Amour1972C’est l’hymen1974Take Me / Allright1974Elle, elle est là / J’devrais-tu te dire1974À l’aide / Chérie, chérie1975?Elle, elle est là / Take Me1976Reviens vite / Une petite fille comme ça1976Sans vous / Grenouillardise1977Paquet voleur / Martinique On The Rock1978Tout le monde tout nu / Y’a des soirs1979Fidèle / Bilodeau le mafioso1979Péché d’amour / Partons1981?J’aime l’eau / N’avoir rien1983Mon corps est un hors-la-loi / Flâner sous la mer1984The Ballad Of Frankie Foo / Down In Rio198422 sous zéro / Instrumental1984Coup de foudre / Jeux1984Maintenant ou jamais / À pas de loup1985L’amour l’amour / Tout comme le mois de mai — L’ABC de Félix
+Albums Year Title1973François Guy1976Circociel1978Nuit blanche1984François Guy2010Je préfère le bonheur
Filmography +FilmsYearTitle1968Kid Sentiment1977L'âge de la machine +Television showsYearTitle1995Avec un grand A
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