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.jpg) Parent in 2013 | |
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| Born | (1972-12-12)12 December 1972 (age 52) Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Audiogram |
| Website | kevinparent |
Kevin Parent (born 12 December 1972) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor fromQuébec.[1] He is fluent in both English and French.
Although his first language is English,[2] he was born inGreenfield Park, Quebec (now a borough of the city ofLongueuil), and was raised and educated in the French-speaking area ofChaleur Bay (Gaspé Peninsula) in the municipality ofNouvelle during his childhood and attended high school at the École Antoine-Bernard inCarleton-sur-Mer.
In 1993, Parent participated in a songwriting competition, and was consequently signed toTacca Musique shortly thereafter. His first album, "Pigeon d'argile" sold over 360,000 copies,[3] making it one of the greatest Québécois album sales successes of the decade.
Hit singles "Nomade sedentaire", "Seigneur" and "Boomerang", made Parent become well known in Quebec music in the 1990s, winning a number ofFelix Awards in the province and touring on both sides of the Atlantic. Two years later, Kevin released "Grand Parleur, Petit Faiseur", which also sold more than 350,000 copies and earned him the Felix Award for Rock Album of the Year in 1998. His follow-up albums,Les Vents ont changé (2001) andRetrouvailles (2003), which featured collaborations with Claire Pelletier, Catherine Durand, among others, both achieved multi-platinum status and earned himJuno Award nominations (including a win for the best selling Francophone album of 2002) and Felix Awards.[citation needed]
Parent has also worked as an actor, with acting roles including inJean-Marc Vallée's 2011 filmCafé de Flore andSonia Boileau's 2019 filmRustic Oracle.[citation needed] In 2015 he appeared in and narrated the documentary filmL'Or du golfe.[4]
He now lives in the town of Nouvelle, close to Miguasha nationale park. Miguasha is also the title of one album he published in 2009.[citation needed]
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