Lucille Dumont
Lucille Dumont (née Lucelle Dumont; born January 20, 1919 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian singer and radio and television host. She is credited with having "served and personified Quebec popular music."[1] In 2006, she was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.[1] In 2009, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[1] Two years later, she became an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.[1]
Life and career
Lucelle Dumont was born on January 20, 1919 in Montreal.[2][3] Her parents were Rodrigue Dumont and Ernestine Jolivet.[2] In primary school, her teachers called her Lucille; she would later on be known by this name.[2] At a young age, encouraged by her mother, she entered a competition for amateur musicians hosted by a radio station and placed second.[2] However, as the rest of her family disapproved of her participation, Dumont entered the competition under the name of Micheline Lalonde.[2]
On October 16, 1935, at age 16, Dumont made her professional debut, performing on the Sweet Caporal radio show.[1] It was produced by Léo Le Sieur, a pianist, organist, and composer who served as her mentor.[1] She began hosting the Linger Awhile and Two Messengers of Melody radio show the same year, with Le Sieur performing the organ on the latter show.[1] From 1936–37, Radio-Canada hired her to perform on the radio station.[2] The episodes were created specifically for her; "Linger A While" in English and "Chansons de Lucille" and "Enchantement" in French.[2]
In the early stages of her career, Dumont primarily performed Lucienne Boyer's songs.[3] In 1938, Dumont released her first CD, which included her songs "Darling, je vous aime beaucoup" and "Traversée" and was not particularly successful.[2]
On February 6, 1941, Dumont's mother, Ernestine, died.[2] Three years later, she met Jean-Maurice Bailly, a sports commentator and television host.[2] They married on July 5, 1945.[2] They later had two sons, Sylvain and Martin.[2] In 1964, Dumont and Bailly separated.[2] He died in July 1990; she attended the funeral.[2]
The Canadian Encyclopedia describes Dumont as songwriter "Jacques Blanchet's greatest interpreter."[3] Performing his songs, Dumont placed first at the Concours de la chanson canadienne in 1957 and second in 1962 at the Chansons sur mesure competition.[3]
In 1968, Dumont began giving lessons in performance.[1] She established Atelier de la Chanson, a music school.[1] Marie-Denise Pelletier was one of the students she taught.[3]
Dumont retired in 1999.[1]
References
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