Félix Leclerc

For the secondary school, see Félix-Leclerc Secondary School.

Félix Leclerc
OC GOQ
Leclerc in July 1957
Background information
Born(1914-08-02)August 2, 1914
La Tuque, Quebec, Canada
OriginQuebec City, Quebec, Canada
DiedAugust 8, 1988(1988-08-08) (aged 74)
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec, Canada
LabelsPolydor, Philips

Félix Leclerc OC GOQ (August 2, 1914 – August 8, 1988) was a Quebecer singer-songwriter, poet, writer, actor and political activist. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 20, 1968. Leclerc was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame for his songs "Moi, mes souliers", "Le P'tit Bonheur" and "Le Tour de l'île" in 2006.

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