Claude Valade
Born Claudette Valade on November 12, 1944 in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (Canada),
Claude Valade is a Quebec pop singer. She began her career in 1962 as a host and
singer at the Café Saint-Jacques boîte à chansons in Montreal. The following
year, she released her eponymous debut album, and made a name for herself with
the song " Sous une pluie d'étoiles ", a French translation of a Kyu Sakamoto
song. In 1964, she reached number one in the charts with a rendition of Jean
Ferrat's hit " C'est beau la vie ". At the end of the 1960s, she adapted songs
from Nancy Sinatra's repertoire, in...
