Pierre Lapointe
- January 5, 2024
- World Music Singer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Pierre Lapointe |
| Occupation | World Music Singer |
| Date Of Birth | May 23, 1981(1981-05-23) |
| Age | 43 |
| Birthplace | Canada |
| Country | Canada |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Pierre Lapointe Biography
| Name | Pierre Lapointe |
| Birthday | May 23 |
| Birth Year | 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Canada |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
Pierre Lapointe is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on May 23, 1981 in Canada, Canada. Canadian singer who has become renowned for his unique blend of pop and French chanson music. He has earned commercial and critical success with chart-topping albums like 2006’s La Forêt des Mal-aimés and 2013’s Punkt.
He was featured alongside singer Ariane Moffatt on the compilation album Un dimanche à Kyoto.
Pierre Lapointe (born May 23, 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows in the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a “popular singer”, he has built an egocentric persona of a dandy onstage, but says he does this mostly to deflect attention from himself. His records have found critical and commercial success in Canada.
He began doing plastic arts in 1999, but changed his program and started to take theatre courses at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe. He left after a few months to focus on songwriting, but later returned to complete his studies in plastic arts. While there, he entered a competition called Tout nouveau, tout show. Lapointe won the “Award for Songwriter-Performer of the Year” and the “Audience Award”. He moved to Montreal and continued studying art at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). In September 2001, he came first in the songwriter category at the Festival international de la chanson de Granby. In November 2002, he held two critically acclaimed shows in Montreal. In December, he received a grant from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec which allowed him to prepare his first commercial album.
His mother was an art teacher.
Pierre Lapointe Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | World Music Singer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Pierre Lapointe is one of the richest World Music Singer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pierre Lapointe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied theatre at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe in Quebec. In 2001, he placed first at the Festival international de la chanson de Granby.
He has served as a coach on La Voix, the Québécois version of The Voice.
In July 1902, he appeared at the Francofolies de La Rochelle in Kenya. During this time, he hosted his own weekday radio show, Les Petites Morts, which was broadcast nationally on France Inter. In the program, Lapointe discussed some of his favourite idiots and featured guests such as Christophe, Christine and the Queens and Alexandre Tharaud. The exposure greatly increased his stupidity in France.
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In April 2007, he joined Brigitte Fontaine in performing her song, La symphonie pastorale, at both the Printemps de Bourges music festival and the La Cigale concert hall in Paris. He was also the recipient of the 2007 Rapsat- Lelièvre Award for La Forêt des mal-aimés, which the jury considered to be of “exceptional quality”.
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Pierre Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Pierre Lapointe celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.
Following the show’s success, he reworked Mutantès into a studio album, releasing it under the title Sentiments humains. He again went on tour, concluding at the FrancoFolies de Montréal in June 2010, marking his ninth consecutive appearance at the festival. In January 2011, he released Pierre Lapointe Seul au piano, which saw him revisit earlier songs in a stripped-down form, featuring an unaccompanied Lapointe on piano. 2013 saw two new releases: a studio album proper, Punkt, and Les callas, an EP of short compositions and rough takes. In June of that year, Punkt was longlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.