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Monique Leyrac

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Canadian actress and singer (1928–2019)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Monique Leyrac is referenced by 77 other articles, and connects out to Cowansville, Quebec and Montreal.

It sits within the topics 1928 births, 2019 deaths and Actresses from Montreal.

Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Mon enfance à Rosemont

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1928-02-26
Active to
2019-12-15

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,512
Total plays
14,771

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frenchAllChanson Françaisequébecchansonnier

Monique Leyrac, OC CQ (26 February 1928–15 December 2019) was a Canadian singer and actress from Quebec. Born Monique Tremblay in Montreal, Quebec 1928, she was the first great international star from French Canada. Using her natural gifts of music and drama she started her acting career on radio in 1943. In 1965 she won the grand prizes at the international festival of Song in Sopot, Poland and at the Festival de la Chanson at Ostende, Belgium. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Monique+Leyrac

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Monique
Gender
female
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Montreal
Place of death
Cowansville
Occupation
singer
Genre
song
Instrument
voice
Record label
Columbia Records
Image
Monique Leyrac 1948 1.png
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date of birth
1928-02-26
date of death
2019-12-15
start of work period
1948-00-00
Commons category
Monique Leyrac
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