Corneille will be master of ceremonies at Ambiance R on Saturday evening
« The R
“We knew them well, because they were a bit like the rivals of O. N. E. [trio founded by Corneille in 1997 with Pierre Gage and Gardy Fury]. They were the only other group of R
“When I worked with Mélanie [during the recording of the song Vivre pour soi, en 2003], I remember being completely impressed by her instrument. She could do it all in one take. There was nothing coming out of his vocal cords that wasn’t perfect. She had an ease in being powerful, but also vulnerable. For me, it remains one of the greatest voices in Quebec, we just haven’t heard it enough. I would have liked to see what it could have been if she had had more support, because My freedom was the good news that was missing from the emergence of an R
“Some people say, more or less jokingly, that Gage’s album should have been my second album. I wrote and composed these songs in the wake of those from Because we come from far [his first album, released in 2002]. Yes, Gage and I had played in all the small clubs in Montreal together. Yes, he’s the one I sang with until 3 a.m. at the Jello Bar, back when people still smoked inside. But it’s not just out of generosity or friendship that I made this album with him, it’s because I wanted to contribute to the creation of something that could be big. He had an incredible talent for interpretation and I wanted to put myself at the service of his voice. But once again, passing R
“Speaking of mind-blowing voices, that’s one. I met Julien [Charbonneau] at Star Académie [in 2022] and the first time I heard him sing, I didn’t understand what was happening, I didn’t understand the R
