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Michel Pagliaro
Person · male · Canada · Montreal · born 1948 · recording since 1968
Canadian rock singer
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Also known as Michel Armand Guy Pagliaro · Pag · Pagliaro · Мишель Пальяро
Timeline
15 events▣ Album 13◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1940s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Michel Pagliaro
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1970s
1980s
Biography
English biography369 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374282220
Biography
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.
Studio albums
Pagliaro sometimes made different albums with the same title. All releases listed here are originals, not reissues.
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)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 43 | 93.3th |
| Studio albums | 13 | 93.5th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 56 | 95.5th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (43 release groups · 13 studio albums)
Albums · 13
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Que le monde est beauA2Ton nom imprimé dans mon cœurA3Combien de tempsA4À Paris la nuitA5Comme d’habitudeA6SunnyB1Hey JudeB2Um Um UmB3Dum Dum DumB4SpookyB5Ils dépensent toutB6Né pour l’aventure1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:45
A1L’amour est là3:37A2Oui c’est bien facile4:33A3Wichita Lineman2:55A4Trouver Annie2:41A5À t’aimer2:44A6Je suis si fatigué6:08B1Pour toi pour toi3:53B2Miami Roads4:12B3Le train est arrivé2:28B4Toute la nuit3:52B5Mama River3:07B6Plus fort4:351971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 32:19
A1Rainshowers4:00A2It Ain’t the Way2:48A3Ballad of Bessie Rosanne3:48A4Magic Moments3:28A5Theme From Ravenwood Burne2:49B1Sugar Lips2:35B2Some Sing, Some Dance2:46B3Good and Bad Folks3:33B4Sure Maybe2:46B5Northern Star1:01B6Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy2:451972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 24:41
1J'entends frapper3:102Je serai libéré2:253Rio reggae2:184Revolver bang bang2:405Maintenant que l'on s'aime2:456Prisonnier d'enfer2:007Chez moi2:458Fou de toi2:539Sky Jack3:451974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:11
A1Pas l’temps3:08A2Tu m’étourdis Miss Lizzy2:30A3Ça va brasser2:25A4Le king du monde4:00A5Comment2:38B1Ti‐Bidon3:10B2Californie2:16B3Viens danser3:18B4Le temps des résolutions2:46B5Fièvre des tropiques4:001974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 31:12
A1Little Queenie4:09A2Tu peux frapper2:30A3Illusion3:03A4Not Fade Away3:25A5Pas d’cure contre la manufacture2:41B1Bebe tu’ m’fais flipper quand tu joues mon gazou2:54B2Grande Blonde2:37B3Killing Time3:12B4It’s All Over Now3:36B5Miss Ann3:051975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:52
1Louise3:022Faire le trottoir3:253Si tu voulais3:444Dans la peau2:505J'entends frapper3:256Émeute dans la prison4:207El chicano3:418Lucille2:259Fou de toi3:1010Château d'Espagne5:501975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1I Don't Believe It's YouA2LouiseA3How Does It Feel?A4NobodyA5Oh Baby, We've Got a Good Thing Goin'B1What the Hell I GotB2Walking the DogB3Cry BabyB4Get DownB5Make or Break Healer1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:11
1Time Race4:592Dock Of The Bay3:523Laser Gypsy2:544Happy Together3:145Last Night2:256Tied On3:537Cross Your Heart2:208Fall In Love4:189Odyssee6:2910Say You Will3:471977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 32:01
1Gloire à nous3:102Aujourd’hui3:113Le temps presse4:554Odyssée5:245Rock & Roll3:286Chow Mein4:387Harpo3:408C’est ma fête3:351978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:52
A1Spiderwoman6:15A2C’est comme ça que ça roule dans l’nord3:07A3Standing in the Rain4:13A4L’ennui cherche un amour3:15A5T’es pas tout seul à soir2:30B1L’Enfer des étoiles2:21B2Toujours la musique3:13B3Bâton Rouge3:33B4Le P’tit Train2:46B5The Stripper3:391981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 28:00
A1Cadillac2:52A2Palisades Boogie2:56A3Bamboo3:20A4Rock Billy2:38A5Travailler2:26B6Romantique3:30B7Quand on fait l’amour2:40B8Le soleil pour des lunes4:15B9Cinéma3:231988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 36:16
1L’Espion4:072Coup de cœur2:293Jukebox3:394It’s Love3:425Une vie à vivre4:406Héros4:377Sous peine d’amour6:078Rock Somebody3:229Insomnie3:33
Single · 17
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Jojo le clown / SpookySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksASpooky BJojo le clown | 1968 | ||
| 1968 | Comme d’habitude / SunnySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAComme d’habitude BSunny | 1968 | ||
| 1968 | Le Petit Enfant SaintSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksALe Petit Enfant Saint BSaint Nicolas | 1968 | ||
| 1969 | À t’aimer / MargueriteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:55AÀ t’aimer2:42 BMarguerite3:13 | 1969 | ||
| 1970 | Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye / Delta LadySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:21ANa Na Hey Hey Goodbye3:26 BDelta Lady2:55 | February 1970 | ||
| 1970 | Walking Cross the NationSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:31AWalking Cross the Nation3:18 BJ’ai marché pour une nation3:13 | September 1970 | ||
| 1971 | Les Vacances / C’est l’étéSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksALes Vacances BC’est l’été | 1971 | ||
| 1971 | M’Lady / Dans le même tonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:12AM’Lady3:33 BDans le même ton2:39 | 1971 | ||
| 1971 | Lovin’ You Ain't Easy / She Moves LightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:30ALovin’ You Ain't Easy2:40 BShe Moves Light2:50 | October 1971 | ||
| 1972 | Revolution / IllusionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 3:05ARevolution3:05 BIllusion | 1972 | ||
| 1972 | Some Sing, Some Dance / Magic MomentsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:14ASome Sing, Some Dance2:46 BMagic Moments3:28 | July 1972 | ||
| 1973 | Run Along, Baby / You Gotta Make ItSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:54ARun Along, Baby3:18 BYou Gotta Make It2:36 | May 1973 | ||
| 1975 | Louise / Château d’EspagneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:52ALouise3:02 BChateau d’Espagne5:50 | 1975 | ||
| 1975 | Get DownSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:21AGet Down2:58 BWhat the Hell I Got3:23 | 1975 | ||
| 1982 | Quand on fait l’amourSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:03AQuand on fait l’amour2:40 BCinéma3:23 | 1982 | ||
| 1982 | Romantique / CadillacSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:15ARomantique3:35 BCadillac2:40 | 1982 | ||
| 1987 | Les Bombes / DangereuxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksALes Bombes BDangereux | 1987 |
Album · 13
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Pagliaro & MartelSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracksA1Tous les arbres sont en fleurs A2Vous A3Je chante pour toi A4Cupide A5Oublie ces mots B1Le P’tit Poppy B2Attends et tu verras B3Seul trop longtemps B4Tu peux t’en aller | Compilation | 1971 | |
| 1972 | M’LadySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 37:341Mon coeur2:52 2J'ai marché pour une nation3:16 3Oui c'est bien facile4:28 4Trouver Annie2:37 5Dans le même ton2:39 6M'Lady3:33 7Je suis si fatigué (de toujours voyager)5:59 8Le train est arrivé2:20 9Plus fort4:33 10Pagliaro2:16 11Mama river3:01 | Compilation | 1972 | |
| 1973 | 21 disques d’orSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracksA1J’ai marché pour une nation A2L’amour est là A3À t’aimer A4Pour toi, pour toi A5Comme d’habitude A6Avec la tête, avec le cœur A7Ton nom imprimé dans mon cœur A8Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye A9Le P'tit Poppy A10Les Vacances A11Que le monde est beau B1À Paris la nuit B2Hey Jude B3Spooky B4C’est l’été B5Jojo le clown B6Oogum Boogum B7Vous B8Toute la nuit B9Marguerita B10Wichita Lineman | Compilation | 1973 | |
| 1973 | Pagliaro LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:09:57Disc 1 A1Intro: Présentation: Yves Sauvé1:47 A2J’ai marché pour une nation3:50 A3Mama River5:04 A4Fou de toi3:05 A5Rainshowers5:32 B1Faut tout donner3:38 B2Pour toi, pour toi / À t’aimer / M’Lady6:50 B3Revolution3:10 B4Mon cœur6:14 Disc 2C1Miss Ann3:00 C2Some Sing, Some Dance3:20 C3Ring‐Ring 861‐????4:05 C4Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy3:35 C5Histoire d’amour (avec Nanette)2:49 D1Jam aux fruits6:31 D2J’entends frapper7:27 | Live | 1973 | |
| 1987 | AvantSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:11:291J'entends Frapper3:30 2Si Tu Voulais3:47 3Travailler2:29 4L'ennui Cherche L'amour3:17 5Les Bombes4:10 6Émeute Dans La Prison4:23 7J'ai Marché Pour Une Nation3:20 8C'est Comme Ça Que Ça Roule Dans Le Nord3:09 9Ti-Bidon3:24 10Dans La Peau2:52 11Faire Le Trottoir3:30 12Romantique3:34 13Odyssée4:20 14Bâton-Rouge3:35 15T'es pas tout seul à soir2:31 16Fou De Toi3:11 17Chow Mein4:46 18Louise3:07 19Dangereux3:35 20Le Temps Presse4:59 | Compilation | 1987 | |
| 1995 | Hit ParadeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 1:38:35Disc 1 1J'ai marché pour une nation3:12 2M'Lady3:37 3Lovin' You Ain't Easy2:43 4Rainshowers4:00 5Some Sing Some Dance2:42 6J'entends frapper3:11 7Ti-bidon3:25 8What the Hell I Got3:22 9Louise3:04 10Si tu voulais3:44 11Fou de toi3:10 12Émeute dans la prison4:21 13Faire le trottoir3:26 14Dans la peau2:50 15Château d'Espagne5:47 Disc 21Le temps presse5:01 2Gloire à nous3:14 3Dock of the bay3:47 4T'es pas tout seul à soir2:29 5C'est comme ça que ça roule dans l'nord3:08 6L'ennui cherche un amour3:18 7Romantique3:31 8Travailler2:27 9Les Bombes4:09 10Héros4:37 11Dangereux3:34 12Coup de cœur2:37 13L'espion4:09 | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1997 | Goodbye RainSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 47:251Goodbye Rain4:46 2Rainshowers3:58 3Standing in the Rain4:12 4What the Hell I’ve Got3:21 5Ring Ring3:47 6Dock of the Bay3:46 7Isn’t That So2:55 8Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy2:43 9Rock Somebody3:44 10Some Sing, Some Dance2:42 11Wild Love3:10 12Cross Your Heart2:14 13Louise3:05 14No Man Can Do It Alone3:02 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1999 | PAGSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:04:221M'lady3:38 2Lovin' You Ain't Easy2:42 3Rainshowers4:00 4Some Sing Some Dance2:45 5J'entends frapper3:11 6What the Hell I've Got3:21 7Louise3:06 8Si tu voulais3:47 9Fou de toi3:11 10Émeute dans la prison4:24 11Le temps presse5:04 12Dock of the Bay3:46 13Romantique3:34 14Travailler2:30 15Les bombes4:12 16Dangereux3:34 17L'espion4:09 18J'entends frapper (2)3:28 | Compilation | September 1999 | |
| 2005 | Live à QuébecSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:40:131J’ai marché pour une nation6:20 2Louise3:59 3Fou de toi3:40 4Le temps presse5:15 5What the Hell I’ve Got4:24 6Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy3:44 7Ti Bidon4:16 8Émeute dans la prison4:41 9Some Sing Some Dance3:34 10Rainshowers5:59 11Dans la peau6:29 12Héros15:54 13L’Espion4:43 14Dangereux8:19 15J’entends frapper6:29 16Les Bombes8:21 17C’est comme ça qu’ça roule dans l’nord4:06 | Live | 2005 | |
| 2011 | Tonnes de flashsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 6 December 2011 | |
| 2015 | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 35:271What the Hell I’ve Got3:23 2Rainshowers4:00 3Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy2:46 4Some Sing, Some Dance2:42 5Goodbye Rain4:28 6Rock Somebody3:18 7Dock of the Bay3:57 8Time Race5:01 9Oh Baby, We’ve Got a Good Thing Goin’2:47 10Louise3:05 | Compilation | 2015 | |
| 2020 | Grands SuccèsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 44:571À Paris la nuit2:31 2À t’aimer2:42 3Dum Dum Dum2:11 4Hey Jude4:23 5Ils dépensent tout2:08 6Jojo le clown2:27 7Le p’tit popy2:21 8Mais combien de temps2:59 9Ne pour l’aventurem3:34 10Que le monde est beau2:22 11Saint Nicolas1:45 12Spooky2:43 13Sunny3:20 14Ton nom imprimé dans mon coeur3:14 15Tous les arbres sont en fleurs4:03 16Um Um Um2:14 | Compilation | 11 May 2020 | |
| 2024 | Pag Acoustic SaloonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 48 tracks · 2:07:351Intro saloon 1 (live)1:41 2J’entends frapper (live)3:38 3Saloon 2 (live)0:24 4Le temps presse (live)4:50 5Saloon 3 (live)0:28 6L’Espion (live)4:01 7Saloon 4 (live)1:00 8Rainshowers (live)4:29 9Saloon 5 (live)0:50 10Dans la peau (live)5:10 11Saloon 6 (live)0:40 12Si tu voulais (live)3:17 13Saloon 7 (live)0:22 14Héros (live)3:20 15L’ennui cherche un amour (live)4:20 16Dangeureux (live)5:13 17Saloon 8 (live)1:08 18Ti-Bidon (live)3:52 19Saloon 9 (live)2:20 20M’Lady (live)2:44 21Saloon 10 (live)2:03 22Le P’tit Popy (live)2:13 23Saloons 11 (live)2:56 24Comme d’habitude (live)4:11 25Saloons 13 (live)0:22 26À t’aimer (live)1:40 27Coup de cœur (live)3:08 28Rock Somebody (live)4:24 29Saloon 14 (live)3:04 30Some Sing, Some Dance (live)3:41 31Saloon 18 (live)1:23 32Émeute dans la prison (live)4:34 33Cadillac (live)2:58 34Saloons 19 (live)1:36 35C’est comme ça que ça roule dans l’nord (live)2:14 36Saloons 21 (live)1:43 37Louise (live)3:22 38Saloons 23 (live)1:27 39Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy (live)2:38 40Saloons 25 (live)1:58 41Les Bombes (live)5:23 42Saloon 27 (live)1:35 43What the Hell I Got (live)4:13 44Saloons 28 (live)3:31 45T’es pas tout seul à soir (live)3:03 46Saloon 31 (live)0:16 47Fou de toi (live)3:26 48Saloon Out 32 (live)0:46 | Live | 10 May 2024 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Michel Pagliaro head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 43 | 93.3th |
| Studio albums | 13 | 93.5th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 56 | 95.5th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Governor General's Performing Arts Award | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Rockers(band) | — | present | |
| Second Helping(band) | — | present | |
| Les Chanceliers(band) | 1966 | 1968 | electric guitar,lead vocals |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Pagliarobiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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