Il a fait partie du groupe musical québécois Beau Dommage et poursuit une carrière solo.
Discographie
* 1977 : Méfiez-vous du grand amour
* 1979 : De Longueuil à Berlin
* 1983 : Sauvage
* 1985 : Bonsoir, mon nom est Michel Rivard et voici mon album double
* 1987 : Un trou dans les nuages
* 1989 : Michel Rivard
* 1992 : Le Goût de l'eau... et autres chansons naïves
* 1998 : Maudit Bonheur
* 2004 : Bonsoir... mon nom est toujours Michel Rivard et voici mon album quadruple (en spectacle intime...)
* 2004 : Simple
* 2006 : Confiance
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Michel Rivard (born September 27, 1951), is a singer-songwriter and musician from Quebec. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father was an actor, Robert Rivard. Michel began his career at an early age appearing in a Canadian television series (Rue des Pignons) and in TV commercials.
Rivard's career as a writer and composer began in earnest when he became a member of the theatrical group Quenouille Bleue, established in 1970. Later, he became a member of Théâtre Sainfoin, when it was founded in 1973.
Beau Dommage and beyond
Four years later, in 1974, Rivard and other members of Théâtre Sainfoin, formed the group Beau Dommage (an old Québécois expression meaning "certainly" or "damn right"). Rivard wrote and composed for Beau Dommage.
Beau Dommage became a very popular group, and as a result of his songwriting ability Rivard's popularity increase as well. Perhaps his most popular song from this era is "La complainte du phoque en Alaska". Although Beau Dommage disbanded in 1978, there were reunion concerts in 1984 and 1994, both of which Rivard participated in. Characteristic of Rivard's creative energy, he also put out his first solo album in 1977, Méfiez-vous du grand amour.
In 1978, as a sign of his increased prestige, Michel opened for Maxime Forestier and was accompanist for Forestier at the Olympia in Paris. Although an unlikely pairing, it resulted in a continued friendship. Rivard released his second LP, De Longueuil à Berlin, in 1979; that year also marked the beginning of Rivard's appearance in a series of concerts in Paris.
The 1980s
The following years saw Rivard involved in various collaborations, including film collaborations. These film collaborations included roles in Les Enfants de Kennedy, and Maria Chapdelaine. He also wrote scores for films, such as André Melançon's L'Espace d'un été, and Jean-Michel Ribes's Rien ne va plus. He also acted playing the lead Yves Simoneau's Pourquoi M. Zolock s'intéresse-t-il tant à la bande dessinée? (Why is Mr. Zolock so interested in Comic Strips?) (1982). He joined the LNI (Ligue nationale d'improvisation [National Improvisation League]) in 1980 and performed for several years. Not wanting to miss an opportunity for some political humour, Rivard was a candidate for the satirical Rhinoceros Party of Canada in 1980 when he ran against former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
He returned to music in 1983 with the release of his third LP, Sauvage. This LP included "Schefferville, le dernier train", a tune that became quite popular and which was written for the film Le Dernier glacier. (Rivard also acted in this film). Rivard made a music video of another song on Sauvage: "Rumeurs sur la ville". It was directed by Louis Saia and André Gagnon and won the Félix Video Clip of the Year for 1985 – awarded at the ADISQ (Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois et de la vidéo) award ceremonies.
During this time Rivard toured Quebec. He released a fourth LP, called Bonsoir... Mon nom est Michel Rivard et voici mon album double. This was a live recording made during his 1983–84 concerts. These live show recordings display his adeptness at comic improvisation as well as his musical creativity.
In December 1988 Rivard played the Convocation Hall in Toronto, Ontario. It was the first time in ten years that a Québécois sang in French there. Rivard continued to garner awards: In 1988 he won two more Félix awards "Concert of the Year" and "Male Singer of the Year." He also participated in concerts supporting political and humanitarian issues, among them: the Amnesty International concert "Human Rights Now!" along with Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, and others.
What was to become his most popular album, Un trou dans les nuages was issued in late 1987. It included songs that would be enduring hits for him: "Ma blonde et les poissons", "Libérer le trésor", "Je voudrais voir la mer", "Le privé", and "Un trou dans les nuages". Rivard received many awards for this album including the Charles-Cros Academie International Grand Prize.
Rivard released another album in 1989, Michel Rivard a compilation of greatest hits. He continued to perform concerts in Canada and Europe.
The 1990s
Rivard's seventh album Le goût de l'eau…et autres chansons naïves came out in 1992. It too became another award winning album for him and in 1993 Rivard performed at the Olympia theatre in Paris.
At this point in time Rivard's prominence as a creative musician and poetic lyricist with a broad humanitarian vision put him on a par with the two great performers of a previous Québécois generation, Gilles Vigneault and Félix Leclerc. Rivard's "Complainte du phoque en Alaska"' was one of the few songs recorded by Leclerc that Leclerc did not write himself. Rivard also shares with those two men, though more moderately, a concern and interest in Quebec's nationalist aspirations.
In 1998, Rivard released the haunting and personal Maudit Bonheur.
He had his own variety television show, Studio TV5, for a couple of years, where he invited musicians, songwriters, and singers that he enjoyed performing with and jammed with them.
[edit] The 2000s
Rivard's concert career continues and he also continues to perform in theatre. In 2002 his album Simple (a live concert album) came out, and in 2004 Bonsoir…mon nom est toujours Michel Rivard et voici mon album quadruple came out.
On August 5, 2007 Rivard performed the last show at the Montreal Spectrum. He had been the only act to perform over one hundred concerts at the venue.
La mémorable
Michel Rivard Lyrics
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J'étais revenu vers toi, amour
Par le chemin des hauteurs de terre dans l'âme
J'étais revenu vers toi, amour
Mais il n'y avait personne en toi, amour
Il y avait toujours ce qu'il y eut
La fêlure, le froid, le bout du monde
La, la, la la la...
Un jour, il y aura quelqu'un en toi, amour
Un homme aimé pour lui, une femme sans image
Leur vie aura le goût concret du mémorable
Il y aura quelqu'un en toi, amour
Avec l'ennui, la rafale, la montagne du loup
La fêlure, le froid, le bout du monde
La, la, la...
Un jour, il y aura quelqu'un
En toi, amour
Il y aura quelqu'un
En toi, amour...
The song "La mémorable" by Michel Rivard starts with the singer coming back to his lover after facing the harsh realities of life such as boredom, strong winds and the wolf's mountain, indicating that he had to face tough times and navigate through seemingly insurmountable obstacles to get back to her. He took the path of the highlands of land with a heavy heart full of memories of their love. However, upon reaching his destination, he found that his lover was not the same person he thought she was. She was still haunted by her past, found it hard to shake it off and appeared distant and cold, giving the singer a snapshot of the depth of the emotional turmoil she was going through.
The chorus of the song conveys the singer's hope and faith in the future. He believes that one day there would be a person in his lover, an individual who would be loved for who they are, without any pretense or masks, a person without the baggage of their past experiences. This person will possess all the qualities that capture the essence of love; their relationship will be distinctly memorable, standing out from the rest. The song highlights the emotional ups and downs that come with a complicated relationship, captures the nitty-gritty details that make up the complexities of love, and conveys the message of hope amidst the chaos.
Line by Line Meaning
Avec l'ennui, la rafale, la montagne du loup
In a state of boredom, facing strong winds and the mountain of the wolf
J'étais revenu vers toi, amour
I had returned to you, my love
Par le chemin des hauteurs de terre dans l'âme
By the path of earthly heights within my soul
J'étais revenu vers toi, amour
I had returned to you, my love
Mais il n'y avait personne en toi, amour
But there was no one within you, my love
Il y avait toujours ce qu'il y eut
There was always what had been there before
La fêlure, le froid, le bout du monde
The crack, the cold, the end of the world
Il n'y avait personne en toi, amour
There was no one within you, my love
La, la, la la la...
Un jour, il y aura quelqu'un en toi, amour
One day, someone will be within you, my love
Un homme aimé pour lui, une femme sans image
A man loved for who he is, a woman without an image
Leur vie aura le goût concret du mémorable
Their life will have the tangible taste of the memorable
Il y aura quelqu'un en toi, amour
Someone will be within you, my love
Avec l'ennui, la rafale, la montagne du loup
In a state of boredom, facing strong winds and the mountain of the wolf
La fêlure, le froid, le bout du monde
The crack, the cold, the end of the world
La, la, la...
Un jour, il y aura quelqu'un
One day, someone will be
En toi, amour
Within you, my love
Il y aura quelqu'un
Someone will be
En toi, amour...
Within you, my love...
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Gaston Miron, Gilles Belanger, Louis-Jean Cormier
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