Lyricist and songwriter Stéphane Venne died surrounded by his loved ones on Friday at the age of 83. He leaves behind a legacy of Quebec songs.
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Mr. Venne wrote his first songs when he was a teenager in the late 1950s. He has received numerous awards and honors, such as the Excellent Award at the Canadian Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers Gala ( SOCAN) in 2011. He was also nominated at the ADISQ Gala in 1979 for arranger of the year/record.
Here are his nine classics, according to SOCAN:
The beginning of a new time (1994)
The weather is good (1994)
And it’s not over (1998)
Be careful, life is short (1995)
The world upside down (1998)
You will find peace (2004)
Around the Earth (1998)
Children of the future (2007)
It’s our party today (2010)
