Michel Pagliaro
Michel Armand Guy Pagliaro is a Canadian rock singer, songwriter and guitarist from Montreal, Quebec. Although he writes and records predominantly in French, Pagliaro has reached international success mainly with material released in English. He was nominated for a 1975 Juno Award as male vocalist of the year.
Career
Pagliaro was born and raised in Montreal. He began performing in 1962, at the age of 13. In 1965, he began making his first records. Pagliaro's first nationally English-charted hit was his 1970 single "Give Us One More Chance". Other significant hits in English include "Lovin' You Ain't Easy" which reached Number 31 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1972, "Rainshowers", "Some Sing Some Dance", and "What The Hell I Got". Pagliaro was the first Canadian artist to score top 40 hits on both the anglophone and francophone pop charts in Canada.Michel Pagliaro also produced the first album of his son Roman's group, Les Fous de la Reine, which won both Musiqualité and Diapason music contests in 2014. Their first two singles, La Guillotine and La face cachée de la neige were met with positive reception and played regularly on commercial radio stations, notably CKOI-FM. He continues to perform.
Awards
At the Juno Awards of 1975, Pagliaro was nominated for the Male Vocalist of the Year award. Pagliaro received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, in 2008. His song "J'entends frapper", a major hit in Quebec, was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.In 2002, Pagliaro was the recipient of the National Achievement Award at the annual Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal.
Discography
Studio albums
Although several of Pagliaro's albums have the same title, releases listed are not reissues.| Year | Album | RPM ranking | Label | Notes |
| 1968 | Michel Pagliaro | — | DSP International | |
| 1970 | Pagliaro | — | Spectrum | |
| 1970 | Première époque | — | Spectrum | Album featuring for the first time some singles recorded between 1966 and 1970. |
| 1971 | Pagliaro a.k.a. Rainshowers | 49 | Much | Reissued in 1976 on Amber Label |
| 1972 | PAG | 86 | RCA Victor | |
| 1974 | Rockers | — | RCA Victor | |
| 1974 | Pagliaro a.k.a. Ça va brasser | — | RCA Victor | |
| 1975 | Pagliaro I | — | Columbia | |
| 1975 | Pagliaro | — | CBS | |
| 1976 | Aujourd'hui | — | CBS | |
| 1977 | Time Race | — | Columbia | |
| 1978 | Rock'n roll | — | Martin | |
| 1980 | The Rockers | — | RCA | European release |
| 1981 | Bamboo | — | Trans-Canada | |
| 1988 | Sous peine d'amour | — | Alert Music | Reissued in 1990, The track "It's love" has been replaced by "Les bombes" and "Rock somebody" by "Dangereux"; Audiogram. |
Live albums
| Year | Album | RPM ranking | Label | Notes |
| 1973 | Pagliaro Live | 53 | RCA Victor | |
| 2005 | Live à Québec | — | Earth Born Entertainment |
Collaborations and performances as guest star
- 1966 Les Chanceliers ; Reissued partially in 1969 Le P'tit Poppy
- 1968 Reels Psychadeliques, vol. 1
- 1968 Reels Psychadeliques, vol. 2
- 1971 Pagliaro & Martel
- 1972 Michel Pagliaro et les Chanceliers
- 1975 Patof – Patof Rock. Michel Pagliaro : electric guitars
- 1993 Au nom de l'amour. Héros ; Au nom de l'amour.
- 1994 Jacques Higelin – Aux héros de la voltige. Michel Pagliaro : electric guitars on the whole album; arrangements on Le Berceau De la Vie; music on Électrocardiogramme Plat, Hot Chaud and Aux Héros De La Voltige
- 2001 Freak Out Total
- 2005 Jacques Higelin – Entre 2 gares. Michel Pagliaro : guitars