Michel Pagliaro

Michel Armand Guy Pagliaro (born 9 November 1948) 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" (1971) which reached Number 31 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1972, "Rainshowers" (1972), "Some Sing Some Dance" (1972), and "What The Hell I Got" (1975). 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. That album's first two singles, La Guillotine and La face cachée de la neige, got a positive reception and were played regularly on commercial radio stations, including CKOI-FM. He was still performing as of 2016.

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.

In 2025, Pagliaro was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Discography Studio albums Pagliaro sometimes made different albums with the same title. All releases listed here are originals, not reissues.

YearAlbumRPMrankingLabelNotes1968 Michel Pagliaro — DSP International1970 Pagliaro — Spectrum 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 Label1972 PAG 86 RCA Victor1974 Rockers — RCA Victor Pagliaro a.k.a. Ça va brasser — RCA Victor1975 Pagliaro I — Columbia Pagliaro — CBS1976 Aujourd'hui — CBS1977 Time Race — Columbia1978 Rock'n roll — Martin1980 The Rockers — RCA European release1981 Bamboo — Trans-Canada1988 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

YearAlbumRPMrankingLabelNotes1973 Pagliaro Live 53 RCA Victor2005 Live à Québec — Earth Born Entertainment

Singles YearSingleRPMrankingLabelNotes1966 On est heureux –J'ai cru à mon rêve — RCA Victor With Les Tallmud Personne ne sait –Pour vous — Miracle With Les Chanceliers Tu peux t'en aller –Non ce n'est pas fini — Trans-Canada With Les Chanceliers1967 Le p'tit Poppy –La génération d'aujourd'hui — Citation With Les Chanceliers Toi jeune fille –Seul trop longtemps — Citation With Les Chanceliers Oogum boogum – — Citation With Les Chanceliers Noel blanc –L'enfant au tambour — Citation Side A by Les Chanceliers, Side B by César Et Les Romains À Paris la nuit –Attends tu verras — Citation With Les Chanceliers1968 Boule de suie –Herménégylde Godefroy — Citation With Les Chanceliers Les vacances (with Renée Martel) –Tous les arbres sont en fleurs (by Renée Martel) — Citation Comme d'habitude –Sunny — DSP Spooky –Jojo le clown — DSP Ton nom imprimé sur mon cœur –Dum dum dum — DSP Hey Jude –Ils dépensent tout — DSP With François d'Assise Saint Nicolas –Le petit enfant saint — DSP Que le monde est beau — DSP Promo disc recorded on one face1969 Comme d'habitude –Sunny –À Paris la nuit (with Les Chanceliers) –Un enfant (with Les Chanceliers) — DSP Super 4 Compilation Spooky (with François d'Assise) –Jojo le clown (with François d’Assise) –Les vacances (with Renée Martel) –Tous les arbres sont en fleur (with Renée Martel) — DSP Super 4 Compilation Avec la tête, avec le cœur –Que le monde est beau — Spectrum À t'aimer –Marguerite — Spectrum C'est l'été –Vous — Spectrum With Renée Martel Pour toi, pour toi –Mama river — Spectrum1970 Na na hey hey goodbye –Delta lady — Spectrum With Nanette Workman L'amour est là –Toute la nuit — Spectrum J'ai marché pour une nation –Oui c'est bien facile — Spectrum Walking across the nation –Miami roads — Hippopotamus Give us one more chance –Good feelings all over 58 Much We're dancing 'til it blows over –I wanna turn you on — Much1971 M’lady –Dans le même ton — AMI Records Lovin' you ain't easy –She moves light 15 Much1972 Mon cœur –Pagliaro — AMI Records Rainshowers –It ain't the way 35 Much Revolution –Illusion — Much Some sing, some dance –Magic moments 47 Much Safari –Ayala red — Much With the group Mighty J'entends frapper –Chez moi 63 RCA Victor1973 Fou de toi –Prisonnier d'enfer — RCA Victor Run along, baby –You gotta make it 61 Much Sure, maybe –Northern star — Much Miss Ann –Notre côté B — Much With les Rockers1974 Faut tout donner –Histoire d'amour — RCA Victor Killing time –It's all over now — RCA Victor Toute la nuit –Plus fort — Quinze cent trente quatre Bébé tu m'fais flipper quand tu joues mon gazou –Illusion — RCA Victor 1975 Ti-bidon –Fièvre des tropiques — RCA Victor Ça va brasser –Comment — RCA Victor Comme d'habitude –Avec la tête, avec le cœur — Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material Pour toi, pour toi –À t'aimer — Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material J'entends frapper –Fou de toi — Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material Ti-Bidon –Mon cœur — Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material J'ai marché pour une nation –Ton nom imprimé dans mon cœur — Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material M'lady –L'amour est là — Millionnaires Reissue, previously released material What the hell I got –Get down 50 Columbia Dans la peau –El chicano — CBS J'entends frapper –Dans la peau — CBS European release I don't believe it's you –Walking the dog — Columbia1976 Louise –Nobody — Columbia Louise –Château d'Espagne — CBS Émeute dans la prison –Si tu voulais — CBS Louise –Si tu voulais — CBS European release Last night –Last night — CBS Last night –Cross your heart — Columbia1977 Aujourd'hui –Harpo — CBS Dock of the bay –Dock of the bay — CBS Dock of the bay –Laser gypsy 70 CBS Gloire à nous –C'est ma fête — CBS Time race –Time race — CBS Time race –Tied on — CBS Le temps presse –Time race — CBS Le temps presse –Rock'n roll — CBS European release Happy together –Say you will — Columbia1978 Spider woman –The stripper — Plastic Poison T'es pas tout seul à soir –L'ennui cherche l'amour — Disques Martin C'est comme ça que ça roule dans l'nord –Le p'tit train — Disques Martin1982 Travailler –Soleil pour des lunes — Trans-Canada Bamboo –Romantique — Trans-Canada Quand on fait l'amour –Cinéma — Trans-Canada Cadillac –Palisades boogie — Trans-Canada Romantique –Cadillac — RCA European release1983 Body mind soul –Poison in the heart — Big Beat European release Rock Billy rock –Travailler — Big Beat European release1987 Les bombes –Dangereux — Aquarius1988 L'espion –Insomnie — Alert Coup de cœur –It's love — Alert Héros –Juke box — Alert1990 Sous peine d'amour –Instrumental — Audiogram Une vie à vivre –Instrumental — Audiogram

Compilations YearAlbumLabelNotes 1970 Rock 'n roll Citation 1971 Michel Pagliaro Trans-World 1972 M'Lady Trans-World 1973 21 disques d'or Les Archives du Disque Québécois 1975 17 grands succès Production Multi-Pop 1981 PAG Big Beat European release 1982 ROCK avec PAG K-Tel 1987 Avant Aquarius 1995 Hit Parade Audiogram 2 CD 1997 Goodbye Rain Disques @ 2000 Pag Mediarock 2011 Pag collection – Tonnes de flashs Musicor 13-CD boxset 2015 Greatest Hits MediaRock 10 songs in English

Collaborations and performances as guest star 1966 Les Chanceliers (Citation); Reissued partially in 1969 Le P'tit Poppy (Tradition) 1968 Reels Psychadeliques, vol. 1 (with Ouba) (Revolution) 1968 Reels Psychadeliques, vol. 2 (with Ouba) (Revolution) 1971 Pagliaro & Martel (with Renée Martel) (Trans-World, Compilation) 1972 Michel Pagliaro et les Chanceliers (Tradition, Compilation) 1975 Patof – Patof Rock. Michel Pagliaro : electric guitars (uncredited) (Campus) 1993 Au nom de l'amour. Héros (new recording); Au nom de l'amour (with the group). (other songs by various artists) (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 (EMI) 2001 Freak Out Total (with Ouba) (Gear Fab, Compilation) 2005 Jacques Higelin – Entre 2 gares (Compilation). Michel Pagliaro : guitars (EMI)

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