Born Claudette Valade on November 12, 1944 in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (Canada), Claude Valade is a Quebec pop singer. She began her career in 1962 as a host and singer at the Café Saint-Jacques boîte à chansons in Montreal. The following year, she released her eponymous debut album, and made a name for herself with the song " Sous une pluie d'étoiles ", a French translation of a Kyu Sakamoto song. In 1964, she reached number one in the charts with a rendition of Jean Ferrat's hit " C'est beau la vie ". At the end of the 1960s, she adapted songs from Nancy Sinatra's repertoire, including " Summer Wine ", which she sang as a duet with Robert Demontigny with his French-language version " Vin d'été ". She went on to perform in the United States, including Las Vegas, Miami and New York, under the name Claudia Valade. In 1972, she won first prize at the Tokyo International Song Festival with her song " On peut mourir d'amour pour un homme ". In 1975, she launched the song " Aide-moi à passer la nuit " and the album of the same name, which went triple platinum after selling over 300,000 records. That same year, she took part in Frank Sinatra's show at the Montreal Forum. In 1976, she released her first holiday album, Joyeux Noël . She moved into the country style in the late 1970s, then into gospel singing in the 1980s. In addition to singing and teaching in the late 1980s, she is also a radio host. In 2019, she takes part in the show La Tournée des idoles , with French and Quebec artists from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
