Gilles Vigneault

Gilles Vigneault
blurry close-up image of Gilles Vigneault from profile, wearing a white shirt, brown plaid jacket, and blue brimmed hat, squinting with his mouth partly open
Vigneault in 1989
Background information
Born (1928-10-27) 27 October 1928 (age 96)
Natashquan, Quebec, Canada
GenresFolk music
Occupations
  • Poet
  • publisher
  • singer-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1959–present
Websitegillesvigneault.com

Gilles Vigneault GOQ (French pronunciation: [ʒil viɲo]; born 27 October 1928) is a Canadian[1] poet, publisher, singer-songwriter, and Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist. Two of his songs are considered by many to be Quebec's unofficial anthems: "Mon pays"[2] and "Gens du pays",[3] and his line Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver (My country is not a country, it is winter, from "Mon Pays") became a proverb in Quebec.[4] Vigneault is a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Knight of the Legion of Honour, and Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

  1. ^ ""Université TÉLUQ: un doctorat honoris causa remis à Gilles Vigneault"". Le Journal de Québec (in French). 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ Hélène Plouffe. "Gilles Vigneault". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Gilles Vigneault's powerful dream of un pays". Montreal Gazette, 23 June 2018, Bernard Perusse
  4. ^ "Gilles Vigneault." Oxford Essential Quotations. Ed. Ratcliffe, Susan. : Oxford University Press. Oxford Reference. 2012. Date Accessed 6 May. 2014.