Claude Léveillée
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Claude Léveillée (Montréal, 16 October 1932 – 9 June 2011) was a Canadian actor, pianist and singer-songwriter who composed over 400 songs, numerous instrumental scores and a number of musicals.
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Birth name | Joseph Gérard Adolphe Claude Léveillée |
Born | (1932-10-16)16 October 1932 Montréal, Quebec Canada |
Died | 9 June 2011(2011-06-09) (aged 78) Saint-Benoit-de-Mirabel Québec, Canada |
Genres | Comedy |
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Years active | 1956–2004 |
Claude Léveillée co-founded Les Bozos[clarification needed] in 1959, the year he met Édith Piaf. He composed several songs for her (including "Les Vieux" pianos, "Ouragan" and "Boulevard du crime"). He also composed for a number of Quebec singers, including Julie Arel ("Merci à toi" in 1976) and Nicole Martin ("Il est en nous l'amour" in 1985, and "Mon père et ma mère" and "On s'aimera" in 1987). He performed in France and the Soviet Union (USSR), as well as in Belgium, Switzerland and Japan. He is also an actor, notably in Line of Demarcation (1966) and in the Scoop series from 1991 to 1994.