Diane Dufresne, (; born 30 September 1944) is a French Canadian singer and painter, and is known for singing a large repertoire of popular Quebec songs.
Dufresne was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She lived in Paris from 1965 to 1967 where she studied voice with Jean Lumière and dramatic art with Françoise Rosay. While there, she performed in noted boîtes à chansons such as , , and .
On her return to Montreal, she began a collaboration with composer François Cousineau, and lyricist Luc Plamondon.
In March 2019, she was one of 11 singers from Quebec, alongside Ginette Reno, Céline Dion, Isabelle Boulay, Luce Dufault, Louise Forestier, Laurence Jalbert, Catherine Major, Ariane Moffatt, Marie Denise Pelletier and Marie-Élaine Thibert, who participated in a supergroup recording of Renée Claude's 1971 single after Claude's diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease was announced."La chanson pour Renée Claude en tête du palmarès iTunes Canada". Ici Radio-Canada, 11 March 2019.
In 2023, she was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Awards and recognition 1987 – Félix Award, best pop show: Top Secret 2001 – Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts 2002 – Made a knight of the National Order of Quebec 2006 – Félix Hommage for her lifetime achievements 2008 – Legion of Honour by France 2015 – Appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada 2023 – Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Discography 1969 – L'initiation 1972 – Tiens-toé ben, j'arrive 1973 – À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben 1974 – 12 succès pop 1975 – Sur la même longueur d'ondes 1975 – Mon premier show (en public) 1977 – Maman, si tu m'voyais... tu s'rais fière de ta fille! 1978 – Olympia '78, volume 1 et 2 1978 – Starmania 1979 – Starmania, le spectacle 1979 – Striptease 1982 – Turbulences 1984 – Dioxine de carbone et son rayon rose 1984 – Magie rose (en public) 1985 – Chanteurs sans frontières (special participation) 1986 – Follement vôtre 1987 – Top secret 1988 – Master série en 2 volumes (compilation album) 1991 – Sans dessous dessus (compilation album) 1993 – Détournement majeur 1997 – Diane Dufresne 2000 – Merci (compilation album: Quebec) 2002 – Merci (compilation album: France) 2005 – Diane Dufresne chante Kurt Weill, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin 2007 – Effusions, accompanied by Alain Lefèvre 2018 – Meilleur Après
Shows 1987 – Top Secret 2002 – En liberté conditionnelle 2004 – Symphonie de Kurt Weill (single concert) 2006 – Plurielle en Quatre Tableaux
See also List of Quebec musicians Music of Quebec Culture of Quebec
References
External links
The Canadian Encyclopedia: Diane Dufresne Genealogy: Diane Dufresne