17 Facts About Michel Louvain

Michel Louvain recorded many hit songs, and worked as a host for a variety of shows on television and radio.

Michel Louvain was employed as a hardware store decorator during his adolescence.

Michel Louvain consequently moved out of his hometown to pursue a full-time career in singing.

Michel Louvain first relocated to Sherbrooke, before settling down in Montreal.

Michel Louvain began working as a master of ceremonies at a hotel in Laval when he was 20 years old.

Michel Louvain was later signed to Apex Records in the 1960s.

Michel Louvain was the host of a succession of CFTM-TV and Radio-Canada TV variety shows.

Michel Louvain first performed in nightclubs, and, when his following grew more mature, in entertainment theatres.

Michel Louvain was the subject of a documentary film by Claude Demers, entitled Ladies in Blue.

Michel Louvain was appointed Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2010.

In 2017, as a celebration of his 80th birthday, Michel Louvain set out on a concert tour.

Michel Louvain released his 32nd album, La belle vie, in 2019.

Michel Louvain was scheduled to tour throughout Quebec from September 2021, beginning in his hometown Thetford Mines.

Michel Louvain died in his sleep on the night of April 14,2021, at the Hopital de Verdun in Montreal.

Michel Louvain was 83, and suffered from esophageal cancer, which he had been diagnosed with earlier that month.

Michel Louvain was gay, but rarely spoke about his private life on the record to the media.

Michel Louvain was in a 25-year relationship with Mario Theberge, although the couple did not officially marry until just a few days before Louvain's death in 2021.