Rock My World Canada, chapter 103: Pagliaro

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Michel Armand Guy Pagliaro (born 9 November 1948 in Montreal, Quebec) is a rock singer, songwriter and guitarist from Montreal. Pagliaro was nominated for a 1975 Juno Award as male vocalist of the year. He is often referred to as simply Pagliaro or Pag. Although he writes and records predominantly in French, Pagliaro has released material in English. 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.

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