Mario Pelchat
Canadian Francophone singer from Quebec (born 1964)
Mario Pelchat (born 1 February 1964) is a Canadian Francophone singer from Quebec. He received the Felix Award in 1990 and 1992.
01Biography
Pelchat was born in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec and has performed since 1973. His first 45 RPM single was released in September 1981. His early albums include 1982's Je suis un chanteur (I Am a Singer) and Tu m’as fait mal (You hurt me) the following year. His 1988 self-titled album and 1990's Couleur Passion (The Color of Passion) attained gold record sales status. His 1992 double-platinum album Pelchat on the Sony label included a duet with Céline Dion. He also recorded with Belgian singer Maurane on his Pelchat 2002 album. He also recorded How Do You Keep The Music Playing with Dionne Warwick on his 2009 Album - Mario Pelchat chante Michel Legrand - Album Produced/Arranged and Piano played by Michel Legrand.
Pelchat has performed in various theatrical productions. He played the title role in a 1998 musical on the artist Picasso during a European tour. He portrayed Quasimodo in a production of Notre Dame de Paris, Moses in a production of The Ten Commandments and Don Carlos in Don Juan.
He earned ADISQ's Félix Awards for Male Singer of The Year in 1990 and Album of the Year for 1992's Pelchat. He also earned a Jazz album Félix for the 2009 collaborative album Mario Pelchat-Michel Legrand. Besides touring in Canada, Pelchat has performed in Europe, the Middle East and the United States.
02Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | CAN | CRIA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Je suis un chanteur | , | Platinum |
| 1983 | Tu m'as fait mal | , | |
| 1988 | Mario Pelchat | , | Gold |
| 1990 | Couleur passion | , | Gold |
| 1993 | Pelchat | , | 2× Platinum |
| 1995 | C'est la vie | , | Gold |
| 1999 | VII | , | Gold |
| 2002 | Pelchat 2002 | , | |
| 2004 | Noël avec Jireh Gospel Choir | , | |
| 2006 | Le monde où je vais | , | Gold |
| 2009 | Mario Pelchat chante Michel Legrand | , | |
| 2010 | Toujours de nous | 3 | Gold |
| 2017 | Agnus Dei (with Les Prêtres) | 5 | Gold |
| Noel Ensemble (with Les Prêtres) | 3 | ||
| 2019 | Pelchat Aznavour désormais | 22 | |
| 2021 | Comme au premier rendez-vous | 27 |
Live albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Live |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | CAN |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Mes premières chansons | , |
| 1998 | Les incontournables | , |
| 2011 | Je suis un chanteur | 84 |
Sources and credits
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- Mario Pelchat 20141008 03.JPG by Simon Villeneuve, CC BY-SA 3.0
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