Stéphane Paquette
| Stéphane Paquette | |
|---|---|
 Stéphane Paquette at french music festival La Nuit sur l'étang, in Sudbury. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Stef |
| Born |
1973 (age 42–43) Chelmsford, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Associated acts | Les Chaizes Muzikales |
| Website |
www |
Stéphane (Stef) Paquette (born 1973 in Chelmsford, Ontario) is a Franco-Ontarian singer-songwriter and actor from Canada.
A founding member of the band Les Chaizes Muzikales in 1993, Paquette launched a solo career in 2002 with his first solo album, L'Homme exponentiel. His second solo album, Salut de l'arrière pays, was released in 2011 and won a number of awards, including the Prix Trille Or from the Association des professionels de la chanson et de la musique in 2013.[1] In January 2014, he won five of the seven prizes at the annual Contact ontarois music competition, with his prize package including an extensive series of music festival bookings across Canada.[2]
In 2011, he also participated as a supporting musician in a reunion tour by the rock band CANO.[3]
Paquette is also known as an improv comedian and actor, whose television roles have included Météo+, Les Bleus de Ramville[4] and Hard Rock Medical. Paquette is one of the three lead actors in the feature film Perspective.
In addition, he is currently an afternoon host on CHYC-FM in Sudbury, and performed at a rally in Sudbury on April 5, 2009 to protest staff cutbacks at CBCS-FM, the city's CBC Radio One station.[5]
References
- ↑ "Gala des prix Trille Or : deux statuettes pour les Chiclettes". Le Métropolitain, March 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Stef Paquette wins 'the golden ticket' to employment". Northern Life, January 29, 2014.
- ↑ Marc André Joanisse (June 16, 2011). "Un dernier "gros show" pour CANO". Le Droit. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ "Greater Sudbury is stage for hockey drama" Northern Life, February 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Musicians, politicians participate in CBC rally". Northern Life, April 7, 2009.
External links
- (French) Stéphane Paquette