Anne Renée

Anne Renée
Born Manon Kirouac
(1950-08-24) 24 August 1950
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Occupation Singer
Years active 1964–1980
Spouse(s) René Angélil (m. 1974; div. 1988)
Children 2

Anne Renée (born 24 August 1950), whose given name is Manon Kirouac,[1] is a Canadian pop singer who rose to fame in Quebec in the 1970s. She was married to Celine Dion's manager, René Angélil, and had two children with him.

Biography

Anne Renée was born in Laval, Quebec, on 24 August 1950. In 1964, she released her debut song under her real name, Manon Kirouac. She had some success on discs and pursued her career in music until 1968, when she decided to complete her education. Later she started using her pop song name Anne Renee. Her friend, singer Johnny Farago, introduced her to producer Guy Cloutier, who took her under his wing. She became one of the most popular female singers in Quebec with hits like "Un amour d'adolescent" (a translation of a Paul Anka song) and "On trouve l'amour" (by the composer François Bernard of SOCAN). It was around this time that she fell in love with Cloutier's partner, René Angélil, whom she married in 1973,[2] and with whom she had two children, Jean-Pierre, (b. 1974,) and Anne-Marie, (b. 1977.)[3][4] Her musical career ended in 1979. She worked for two years as host and singer on the show Les Tannants, with Pierre Marcotte.[5] She permanently left the art scene after that. In 1988, she divorced Angélil and moved to California.[5][6]

Discography

45 rpm records

Under the name Manon Kirouac

Under the name Anne Renée

33 rpm records on CD

See also

Sources

References

  1. ↑ 'Dictionnaire de la musique populaireau Québec (1955-1992). Quebec: Institut québécois de la recherche et de la culture. p. 397.
  2. ↑ "Céline Dion's Husband René Angélil Has Died 'After a Long and Courageous Battle Against Cancer'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Celine Dion's Husband Was 'Class Personified': Canadian Music Execs Remember René Angélil". Billboard. 2016-01-15. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  4. ↑ "Denyse Duquette & Anne Renee Kirouac - Rene Angelil's Ex-Wives". DailyEntertainmentNews.com. Daily Entertainer. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  5. 1 2 "Anne Renée - Biography". biographies artistes quebecois. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  6. ↑ Helligar, Jeremy (1999-03-01). "Family Matters : People.com". www.people.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
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