Michel Pagliaro


Michel Armand Guy Pagliaro is a Canadian rock singer, songwriter and guitarist from Montreal, Quebec. Pagliaro was nominated for a 1975 Juno Award as male vocalist of the year. Although he writes and records predominantly in French, Pagliaro has released material in English.

Career

Pagliaro's first nationally English-charted hit was his 1970 single "Give Us One More Chance". Other significant hits in English include "Lovin' You Ain't Easy", "Rainshowers", "Some Sing Some Dance", and "What The Hell I Got". Pagliaro was the first Canadian artist to score top 40 hits on both the anglophone and francophone pop charts in Canada.
Michel Pagliaro also produced the first album of his son Roman's group, Les Fous de la Reine, which won both Musiqualité and Diapason music contests in 2014. Their first two singles, La Guillotine and La face cachée de la neige were met with positive reception and played regularly on commercial radio stations, notably CKOI-FM. He continued to perform.

Awards

At the Juno Awards of 1975, Pagliaro was nominated for the Male Vocalist of the Year award. Pagliaro received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, in 2008. His song "J'entends frapper", a major hit in Quebec, was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.
In 2002, Pagliaro was the recipient of the National Achievement Award at the annual Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal.

Discography

Studio albums

Although several of Pagliaro's albums have the same title, releases listed are not reissues.
YearAlbumLabelNotes
1968Michel PagliaroDSP International
1970PagliaroSpectrum
1970Première époqueSpectrumAlbum featuring for the first time some singles recorded between 1966 and 1970.
1971Pagliaro a.k.a. RainshowersMuchReissued in 1976 on Amber Label
1972PAGRCA Victor
1974RockersRCA Victor
1974Pagliaro a.k.a. Ça va brasserRCA Victor
1975Pagliaro IColumbia
1975PagliaroCBS
1976Aujourd'huiCBS
1977Time RaceColumbia
1978Rock'n rollMartin
1980The RockersRCAEuropean release
1981BambooTrans-Canada
1988Sous peine d'amourAlert MusicReissued in 1990, The track "It's love" has been replaced by "Les bombes" and "Rock somebody" by "Dangereux"; Audiogram.

Live albums

YearAlbumLabelNotes
1973Pagliaro LiveRCA Victor
2005Live à QuébecEarth Born Entertainment

Singles

Compilations

Collaborations and performances as guest star