Serge Laprade
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| Born | January 13, 1941 |
| Died | January 17, 2024(aged 83) La Prairie,Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, radio and television host |
Serge Laprade(January 13, 1941 – January 17, 2024) was a Canadian singer and host on a number of Quebec radio and television stations.
Career
[edit]After his secondary education, he completed his university studies atUniversité de Montréalmajoring in social science while studying singing and theatre acting. In 1962 and 1963, he worked at the news service of radio stationCJMS.During the same period, he took part in a number of music and entertainment shows as an amateur singer and caught the attention of a number of producers. In the 1960s, he recorded a number of successful singles and hosted his first television broadcasts. In 1964, he was named "male discovery of the year" at the Gala des artistes in Quebec.
Laprade also led a successful career as a radio host of radio entertainment shows on a number of radio stations, notablyCKVL,CKAC,CKLM,CBF,CJMS andCFGLand at theRadio-Canadatelevision network, where he notably hosted the game showLe travail à la chaînefrom 1972 to 1979. He also hosted shows inTélé-MétropoleandTélévision Quatre-Saisons(TQS). From 1971 to 1973, he was director of programming atCKLM.He was also involved in charity telethons between 1977 and 1988 for the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Association.
During the1988 Canadian Federal elections,he ran unsuccessfully as a candidate of theLiberal Party of Canadain the riding ofHochelaga—Maisonneuve.[1]In 2003, he appeared in the film100% biodirected byClaude Fortin[2]and in 2011-2012, he made his "farewell tour" on the occasion of his 50-year music career.
His discography includes a dozen albums and almost 40 hit singles.[3]He acted in three plays,Vacances pour Jessicain 1969 andMadam Idorain 1971 both with director Henri Norbert and in 1989 inLe grand oui,an adaptation ofCiel de litwith director Marie-Michelle Desrosiers.
Laprade died fromprostate cancerinLa Prairie, Quebec,on January 17, 2024, at the age of 83.[4]
Filmography
[edit]- 1970:Initiation
- 2003:100% bioas actor and screenwriter
- 2008:Cul-de-Sacas Costa
Theatre
[edit]- 1969:Vacances pour Jessica
- 1971:Madam Idora
- 1989:Le grand oui
References
[edit]- ^Historique des circonscriptions depuis 1867, Hochelaga--Maisonneuve, Québec (1978 - 2003),Parliament of Canada website.
- ^IMDb:100 % biopage
- ^LeParolier: Serge Laprade page
- ^Demers, Maxime (18 January 2024)."Serge Laprade s'éteint à 83 ans"(in Canadian French).Le Journal de Québec.Retrieved18 January2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website(from theInternet Archive Wayback Machine)
- Serge LapradeatIMDb
- Serge Lapradediscography atDiscogs
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