Jean-Pierre Ferland, (; June 24, 1934 – April 27, 2024) was a Québécois singer and songwriter. He was noted for writing over 450 songs and releasing more than 30 albums. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007.
Early life
Ferland was born in the Le Plateau-Mont-Royal borough of Montreal on June 24, 1934. He studied at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal and was first employed as an accountant after graduating.
Career
thumb|Jean-Pierre Ferland's wax sculpture at [[Musée Grévin Montreal]]
After departing Radio-Canada, in February 1958, Ferland began recording the first songs that would eventually comprise his first album Jean-Pierre.).
In the 1980s, Ferland combined songwriting and touring with a career as a television presenter for several popular shows: Station soleil (Radio Québec, 1981–1987), Tapis rouge (SRC, 1986), L'autobus du showbusiness (SRC, 1987), and Ferland/Nadeau (Télé-Métropole, 1990). In 2017, Jean-Pierre Ferland released an album La vie m'émeut, l'amour m'étonne.
Ferland died on April 27, 2024, at a care home in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Quebec. He was 89, and was placed in long-term care two months prior to his death. in recognition of his 30 albums released and 450 songs written. He was enshrined in the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in January 2007. Six years later, he was honoured by the AV Trust of Canada for the album Jaune with collaboration of Michael Georges. On August 5, 2000, Ferland performed at the wedding of the Hell's Angel René Charlebois, and at the same wedding posed for photographs with Maurice "Mom" Boucher, the leader of the Angels in Quebec at the time.
Ferland also received both the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Discography
- Jean-Pierre – 1959
- Rendez-vous à La Coda – 1961
- Jean-Pierre Ferland à Bobino – 1963
- Jean-Pierre Ferland vol 4 – 1965
- La Pleine Lune – 1977