Michel Pagliaro

A guitar player from the age of 11, Montreal-native Michel Pagliaro joined his first band, Les Stringmen, when he was age 15. After playing with Les Bluebirds and Les Merseys, he formed Les Chancelliers and had a hit with "Le P'tit Poppy" in 1966. Pagliaro left the band for a solo career that same year; in 1970, he began recording in English when he signed with Much Records. Though several English singles were released in the early '70s, his "Je'entends frapper" became the biggest-selling hit in Quebec history. Pagliaro recorded in both languages throughout the late '70s and '...