Was propelled to worldwide fame by the Netflix series "Bad Blood", although not sure how popular that show was outside Quebec. I enjoyed it.
Most famous ever Quebecer worldwide?
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Loved that show! Strange, though, how the 1st season is based on reality, and then following seasons are fictional.
Vito would be nowhere close to being the most famous Quebecer.
Not really, but his French did sound pretty good to my ears, which of course really do not know good French from suck-ass French. But I go by the music test: if it sounds good, then it must be good.
His French was like 6 words and he sounded like some guy from NDG who had been practicing those six words for several weeks.Not really, but his French did sound pretty good to my ears, which of course really do not know good French from suck-ass French. But I go by the music test: if it sounds good, then it must be good.
Practice makes perfect, as they say.
I am sure he also practiced his English lines before each episode of the Star Trek was filmed.I can’t stand her voice tho i recognize it’s a good singer. we shared the same hairdresser when i was a teenager. In dormitory at catholic private school we were forced to listen to her pope song every night, it was the year she sang at le stade olympique for jean paul 2, it was the beginning and the end of celine for me. I recommend the book let’s talk about love, a journey to the end of taste by carl wilson from the 33 1|3 serie, it’s abook about celine, quebec and musical taste written by the music journalist of the now gone montreal weekly ´ »mirror«. I don’t necessarily agree with all he says but it’s still very interestin.
Je te parie que la majorité des Quebecois de moins de 40ans savent même pas c'est qui. A part ce qui on vu leur parents voir le film.
Comme William Shatner d'ailleurs.
Autant que j'aime ni une, ni l'autre, c'est probablement Céline et Justin.
His French sounded like mine.Practice makes perfect, as they say.
That is why Francophones in my family talk to me in English.
Interesting topic. My choices (probably in that order too):
Celine Dion
Leonard Cohen
William Shatner
Oscar Peterson
Gilles Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve
Pierre Trudeau
Mario Lemieux
Eugenie Bouchard
Leyla Fernandez
Celine Dion
Leonard Cohen
William Shatner
Oscar Peterson
Gilles Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve
Pierre Trudeau
Mario Lemieux
Eugenie Bouchard
Leyla Fernandez
How can your list not include GSP George St-Pierre? I mean... the GOAT of fighting...
Hey. I thought of including GSP. He is one of the biggest stars of MMA, but I thought tennis was more popular globally. And I wanted to keep the list to 10. Maybe I put too much thought into this!!
You did a good job, except that Shatner is #1 on any list that is real and takes into consideration the global impact of the person through multiple genres and medias. There seems to be a lot of confusion about popularity within Quebec vs. popularity outside Quebec and people are not paying attention to the thread title, but your top ten list is fair, just the order is disputable.Hey. I thought of including GSP. He is one of the biggest stars of MMA, but I thought tennis was more popular globally. And I wanted to keep the list to 10. Maybe I put too much thought into this!!
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This is not scientific. I also debated that question. I felt music had a farther reach internationally than TV or cinema. For example, it would be easier to be exposed to an artist‘s song in a cab or a bar on the radio than to watch a TV episode or movie. This debate is likely to go on for ever!
It's not just TV and Cinema, as your "debate" failed to take into consideration the substantial impact of multi media marketing of a large international corporation that is a giant in the travel industry. Every person in every country of the world who has ever used Priceline- BILLIONS of people- have seen these images for the last 20 years:
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By the way my very first VISA Card- one I have to this day- has an image of William Shatner as Priceline Negotiator on it. Have you ever seen Celine Dion's image on a credit card? I mean come on now.
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