Bruno Pelletier: the creative path of a musician

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Bruno Pelletier is a famous Canadian pop singer and songwriter. As a child, the musician faced a choice between creativity and sports. He is self-taught, but managed to achieve recognition on the world stage. The singer has more than forty fan clubs around the globe. At the same time, the musician does not forget about sports. This is evidenced by photos of Bruno Pelletier, from which a handsome man in perfect physical shape looks at fans.

Childhood

The future celebrity was born on August 7, 1962 in Charlesburg. This is a small Canadian town. The boy became interested in music very early. In addition to playing well-known melodies on the guitar donated by his father, the future musician created his own.

Studying in college, Bruno Pelletier changed his speci alty several times. I tried to find my place in life. Participated in all creative evenings and numerous music competitions.

Youth

After Bruno graduated from collegeworked in a kindergarten and a supermarket. Then the guy managed to open his own karate school. The musician has been involved in this sport since childhood. He admired Bruce Lee's skill and was proud to have a black belt. However, Peltier did not give up music. In 1985 he played in the band Amanite. In 1987, he performed as part of the Sneak Preview. Then the musician created his own group, which he called the first letters of his last name - "Pell".

Montreal

At the age of 23, Bruno Pelletier moved to the largest city in the province of Quebec. In Montreal, the singer performed in pubs, where he began to lose his voice from thick tobacco smoke. Doctors forbade the musician to sing and speak for several weeks. The voice returned, although the forced silence was not easy for the talkative singer. Peltier then starred in several television shows and commercials.

In 1989, Bruno took part in the Rock Envol competition and was awarded a prize for quality performance. Two years later, the singer got a part in the musical "View from Above". The first album with songs by Bruno Pelletier was released at the same time. It bore the musician's name.

Career takeoff

After "View from above", the artist began to be invited to various musical performances. He sang the title role in the musical The Legend of Jimmy. Then there was the role of Roquefort in the play "Starmania". In this image, the singer took to the stage more than 400 times. In parallel with this, the musician recorded his second album called "Blow Up Love". During the creation of the third collection"Miserere" the singer starred in the Canadian television series "Code of Silence". In 1998, the artist played over a hundred concerts.

Bruno Pelletier's most famous musical is Notre Dame de Paris. He got the part of Gringoire. The artist took very seriously the image of the protagonist of the novel, Victor Hugo. He managed to interpret this role in a new way. Aria "Time of Cathedrals" blew up all European charts. With this musical, Peltier traveled all over the world and became recognizable in many countries.

In 2006, the musician joined the team of the Canadian musical "Dracula", playing the role of Vlad the Impaler in it. Bruno Pelletier showed himself as a talented actor and singer, and was also a co-producer and art director of the project. The musical was hugely popular in Canada and France. At the same time, Peltier released a jazz album, which brought the performer the Felix Award.

By 2009, 10 albums of the singer were released. The anniversary disc was called "Microphone". In the same year, the artist celebrated the 25th anniversary of his work and gave his first solo concert in Moscow. Since then, Peltier has visited Russia six times. The musician's son Thierry performed at one of the concerts.

By 2018, four more Bruno Pelletier albums were released.

Personal Brief

The musician has been married to Melanie Bergeron since 2010. She is an actress. Films with the participation of Melanie: "The Witch Who Didn't Consider Herself a Witch", "Head inClouds" and "House on Elm Street". The singer's son works in the music industry. Thierry was born in the artist's first marriage.

Besides music and karate, Bruno Pelletier is fond of swimming, basketball, hockey, mountaineering. He loves cycling and yoga. Most of all, the musician appreciates honesty in those around him. He doesn't like people who can't keep their word. Bruno admits that he hates empty phone conversations. The singer is a gourmet, cooks well, but prefers vegetarian cuisine. He loves dogs and hates insects. Peltier has a separate passion for good wine. His house has its own cellar.

Bruno Pelletier is actively involved in charity work. He is the official representative of the Children's Dreams Foundation. It is a charitable organization that raises funds for the treatment of sick children. In addition, Peltier organizes the Great Cancer Fight event in Canada every year.

Awards

Bruno Pelletier has received many Felix Award nominations. In 1998, the composition of the singer Aime broke all records, holding out at the first position of the music charts for 10 weeks. In 1999, Peltier was named the best performer of a French song for his role in the musical Notre Dame de Paris. The following year, as part of the same performance, he was awarded the "Best French Group" award. In 2001, Bruno Pelletier was awarded the France Blue Radio Award.