Félix Leclerc was an influential Québécois folk singer, poet, writer, actor, and
political activist. Born on August 2 in La Tuque, Quebec, he was the sixth child
among eleven siblings. Between 1934 and 1937, he worked as a radio announcer in
Quebec City and Trois-Rivières. By 1939, he was a writer for Radio-Canada in
Montreal, where he developed scripts for radio dramas and performed his early
songs. His career took a significant turn in 1950 when Paris impresario Jacques
Canetti discovered him, leading to a recording contract with Polydor Records. In
1951, he released his first ...