Canadian Music Hall of Fame Ceremony Presented by Music Canada. May 18th. Calgary, Alberta.
DIANE DUFRESNE
"Faut qu'y en aye une qui l'fasse. Pis j'donnerai pas ma place! Someone has to do it.
But I won't give up my place!" sang Diane Dufresne.
The good news is that she found her place in our cultural universe - and made it totally hers - while also becoming an icon of Quebec music.
The first Francophone female rocker. Rebellious and free. Honest and creative to her very core. A reluctant superstar. Diane Dufresne – a true force of nature - has evoked passions everywhere she's gone.
From the Left Bank cabarets of Paris to the "tough clubs" of Quebec, Diane Dufresne was, at first, still trying to find her way. "I had some success in Paris. I thought it was a good start, but my career back here at home - didn't go so well at first. My inner rebel led me to the club scene. I would get up on the tables – that's how badly I wanted people to shut up... and that's where Clémence Desrochers came to see me about doing Les girls. I loved Clémence, because she saw something else in me."
The revue Les girls marked a big shift in Diane Dufresne's career. She met composer-musician François Cousineau, and introduced him to lyricist Luc Plamondon.
The chemistry among them brought this creative trio to life, with one hit after another, each one bolder than