caption birth_place label background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
lapointe qc -lrb- march 2011 -rrb- . performing in the côté-cour café-théâtre in jonquière , alma , quebec canada audiogram solo_singer 23 may 1981 vocals , keyboard chanson pierre lapointe.jpg pierre lapointe
 pierre lapointe musician , singer-songwriter
pierre lapointe

pierre lapointe -lrb- born may 23 , 1981 in alma , quebec -rrb- 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 .
