A great Quebec voice is gone. On Tuesday, singer Renée Claude died of coronavirus at the age of 80. In more than 50 years of career and 20 studio albums, the artist from Montreal has marked the musical history of his country with titles like You will find peace or Come for a ride .
The disappearance of Renée Claude deeply touched another star of Quebec song, Céline Dion. “One of our great performers has left us ... For these years of magic, for that memorable voice, thank you for everything. You will find peace dear Renée. My most sincere sympathies to the family and loved ones ” , paid tribute to the diva via its Twitter account.
The interpreter at the start of a new era had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for a few years and had been living in an institution for non-autonomous elderly people since 2017, reports the Journal de Montréal .
Coming from a family of musicians, it was in 1955 that Renée Claude stood out by winning first prize in the "Les Découvertes de Billy Munro" competition. A few years later, she appeared on television on the program Chez Clémence. In 1963 his first album was released on the Select label and everything went very quickly since until 1976, almost one disc per year was released. In love with the French-speaking variety, she will also cover the songs of Georges Brassens and Léo Ferré.
- Renée Claude - You Will Find Peace (1970)