Paul Piché
Biography
Paul PichĂ© (born September 5, 1953, in La Minerve, Quebec) is a singer-songwriter, environmentalist, political activist and Quebec sovereigntist. He mostly composes on acoustic guitar, although some of his recent work has had some electronica sound input. Many of his songs have become classics of the QuĂ©bĂ©cois repertoire at cabaret nights, parties, camp fires, and especially at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations. PichĂ© studied archaeology at the UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al, and in the early 1970s sang in Quebec colleges. In 1977 the keyboardist Robert LĂ©ger of Beau Dommage encouraged him to record his first LP, Ă qui appartient le beau temps, which sold more than 100,000 copies. In 1980, PichĂ© releases his second album, Lâescalier, which was inspired by his trip down the staircase in RenĂ© LĂ©vesque Boulevard. From then on, PichĂ© began working with the keyboardist Michel Hinton (also from Beau Dommage). His single "Tous les vents", reached second place on the Radio-activit...
