page_title: Pierre Lapointe
section_title: International success
hierarchical_section_title: Pierre Lapointe / Life and career / International success
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Pour célébrer les 25 ans des FrancoFolies de Montréal, le président, Alain Simard, a eu l'idée de réunir 25 artistes (ou groupes) qui chanteraient chacun LA chanson de leur répertoire la plus connue du public. Le spectacle a eu lieu lundi le 17 juin 2013 à partir de 21:00 à la place des Festivals. Dans l'ordre, sont apparus&#160;: Karim Ouellet, Ariane Moffatt, Richard Séguin, Corneille, Lisa LeBlanc, Daniel Lavoie, Mara Tremblay, Mes Aïeux, Luc De Larochelière, Dumas, Isabelle Boulay, Yann Perreau, Laurence Jalbert, Stefie Shock, Michel Rivard, Pierre Lapointe, Dan Bigras, Paul Piché, Vincent Vallières, Les Respectables, Damien Robitaille, Loco Locass, Daniel Boucher, Marjo et Éric Lapointe.
context_page_description: Pierre Lapointe 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.
context_section_description: 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 popularity in France.
  In November 2014, he released Paris tristesse in France and Belgium. The album, recorded in Paris, consists of reworked songs from Punkt as well as covers of French pop classics. The album was later released in Quebec on February 10, 2015.
  He was a coach on La Voix, the Quebec edition of the international reality show The Voice, from its third to its fifth season, and returned the eight season.
caption: Lapointe crowdsurfing at the 25th FrancoFolies de Montréal in July 2013
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