Quebec crooner Michel Louvain, who enthralled a generation of fans, dies at 83
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Michel Louvain holds up his Felix honorary award at the gala Adisq awards ceremony in Montreal, Sunday, October 26, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
MONTREAL – Quebec singer Michel Louvain, a popular entertainer who left his mark on a generation of adoring fans, died Wednesday at age 83.
Louvain was diagnosed with esophageal cancer at the beginning of April and had been receiving care at a Montreal hospital. His talent agency, Productions Martin Leclerc, announced late Wednesday that the musical legend died peacefully in his sleep.
“The family, friends and colleagues of Mr. Louvain would like to thank the doctors and nursing staff of the Verdun Hospital for the care provided,” the agency said in a news release. Louvain is survived by his partner of the past 25 years, Mario Theberge, and his sisters Therese, Ginette and Lucie.
The family, friends and colleagues of Mr. Louvain would like to thank the doctors and nursing staff of the Verdun Hospital for the care provided, the agency said in a news release. Louvain is survived by his partner of the past 25 years, Mario Theberge, and his sisters Therese, Ginette and Lucie.
Born Michel Poulin, Louvain was a romantic singer who charmed Quebec over a career spanning 60 years.
Louvain would make young Quebec female fans swoon in the 1960s, like Elvis and later the Beatles, charming a generation or two with such love songs as Buenas noches mi amor, Pourquoi donc as-tu brise mon coeur and his classic, La dame en bleu.