Chuck Labelle

Jean-Guy (Chuck) Labelle (born 18 March 1954) is a Franco-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who performs francophone New Country-Rock music.[1] He is from Mattawa, Ontario. His first album, Chuck, reached Gold status after two years and his second album, Un cadeau de Noël, with partner Robert Paquette, also reached Gold.[2] His 1999 single, Le Cowboy, released in both French and English versions, was No. 1 on the European country music charts.[3] However, in a 1999 interview on the music business, Labelle also commented that "Getting known; carving my name into the history of Franco-Ontarian performers. Distribution is a big problem."[4] Labelle has written and produced over 150 original songs.[5] In 2015, he received the Prix Hommage award from the Association des professionels de la chanson et de la musique.[6][7]

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  2. ^ Gagnon, Paulette (1995). "Labelle histoire de Chuck". Liaison. No. 82. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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  4. ^ Kirman, Paula E. (1 December 1999). "Franco-Canadian Musicians". Inside World Music. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Celebrating Sudbury's top artists while supporting them in tough times". Sudbury Star. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Gala des prix Trille Or: Les lauréats du souper de l'industrie". Info-Culture. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Franco-Ontarian country music star Chuck Labelle performs June 3 in St-Eugene/Chuck Labelle, un auteur-compositeur-interprète franco-ontarien de la région de Sudbury sera en spectacle le 3 juin 2018". The Review. Hawkesbury, Ontario. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2021.