Luc de Larochellière


Luc De Larochellière is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.

Career

Larochellière performed at the Festival de la chanson de Granby, Quebec, winning a number of awards. This led to his signing to the Trafic record label in 1988. De Larochellière released his debut album Amère America. The album resulted in a number of hits including the title track "Amère America" as well as "La route est longue" and "Chinatown Blues". The album was certified gold.
In 1990, Larochellière released Sauvez mon âme; several singles from this album were popular in Quebec, including like "Sauvez mon âme", "Ma génération", "Cash City", "Si j'te disais reviens" and "Si fragile".
De Larochellière attracted a following throughout the 1990s though with lesser success and in 1993 co-founded Zéro Musique with François Pérusse. In 2014, he released a compilation album of his biggest hits under the title En bref.
In 2017 De Larochellière was named French Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.

Awards and nominations

Since 2012, he lives with his girlfriend, the Franco-Ontarian singer Andrea Lindsay, with whom he released the joint album C'est d'l'amour ou c'est comme in 2012.

Discography

;Compilation albums