Yves Lapierre (composer)

Yves Lapierre
Born9 August 1946
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Composer, arranger, record producer and singer

Yves Lapierre (born 9 August 1946) is a Canadian composer, arranger, record producer, and singer. He began his career performing and recording with the folk vocal quartet Les Cailloux during the 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s he was highly active as a composer, arranger, and record producer for a large number of notable Canadian musicians. Some of his best known songs are Get That Ball, Tout va trop vite,[1] Le Désamour, and Moi, de la tête aux pieds. He also composed music for several Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television dramas; including the Guy Fournier TV serials Jamais deux sans toi (1977–80) and L'Or et le papier (1988–89) and Lise Payette's La Bonne aventure.[2]

  1. ^ [1] "Patsy Gallant hit Tout va trop vite, music Yves Lapierre, lyrics Christine Charbonneau, (Lapierre first pop song that went on the charts, 2nd place for 14 weeks)"
  2. ^ "Yves Lapierre". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 26 August 2019.