Luc Plamondon
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Luc Plamondon (born March 2, 1942 in Saint-Raymond, Quebec) is a French-Canadian lyricist. His contributions to music and his international success have earned him the title of Most popular and Greatest lyricist of the Francophonie.
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Plamondon has written for many artists, notably the Québécois Bruno Pelletier, Diane Dufresne, Robert Charlebois, Céline Dion, Ginette Reno, Martine St. Clair, and Garou, as well as the French Julien Clerc, Nicole Croisille and Johnny Halliday. He is the co-author of a number of musicals. The two most successful are Starmania and Notre-Dame de Paris. Also of note is Cindy: Cendrillon 2000. He is a Quebec sovereigntist and is opposed to Internet music piracy.
He used his acceptance speech for a 1983 Félix Award to denounce copyright law.
[edit] Honours
- In 1990, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.
- In 2002, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
- In 2003, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.