Robert Paquette is a Canadian

Canada

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 folk

Folk music

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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In 1970, he worked with the theatre group at Laurentian University

Laurentian University

Laurentian University , was incorporated on March 28, 1960, is a mid-sized bilingual university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada....

, composing songs for the franco-ontarian

Franco-Ontarian

Franco-Ontarians are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. They are sometimes known as "Ontarois"....

 stage musical Moé, j'viens du nord, 'stie!. The troupe eventually evolved into the city's Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario

Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario

Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario is a Canadian professional theatre company. Located in Sudbury, Ontario, the company produces French language stage productions from this city for its community, for Ontario, for Canada and overseas too....

. He released his first album as a solo musical artist in 1974, and toured Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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, and the United States

United States

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. He performed at the National Arts Centre

National Arts Centre

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 in Ottawa

Ottawa

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 in 1975.

In 1978, Paquette represented Canada at the Festival de Spa in Belgium

Belgium

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Following his 1984 album Gare à vous, Paquette concentrated on television and stage work for TVOntario

TVOntario

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's Chaîne française

TFO

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, SRC and the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario. He released a compilation of his songs in 1995. He also frequently tours with Chuck Labelle

Chuck Labelle

Jean-Guy Labelle is a Canadian singer-songwriter, who is one of the most prominent Canadian performers of francophone country music. His 1999 album Le Cowboy, released in both French and English versions, reached #1 on the European country music charts that year.A franco-Ontarian from Mattawa,...

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Discography

• Dépêche-toi soleil (1974)
• Prends celui qui passe (1976)
• Au pied du courant (1978)
• Robert Paquette en Europe (1979)
• Paquette (1981)
• Gare à vous (1984)
• Moi j'viens du nord - compilation 1974-1990 (1995)
• Un Cadeau de Noël (1995, with Chuck Labelle
  Chuck Labelle
  Jean-Guy Labelle is a Canadian singer-songwriter, who is one of the most prominent Canadian performers of francophone country music. His 1999 album Le Cowboy, released in both French and English versions, reached #1 on the European country music charts that year.A franco-Ontarian from Mattawa,...
  
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• Noel En Tout Et Partout (2006, with Chuck Labelle)