Born on 3 December 1922 in Montreal, Muriel Millard was a Canadian folk singer and actor from Quebec. She kicked off her showbiz career in 1938 when she participated in the program Les Jeunes Talents Catelli on Montreal radio station CKAC, winning several prizes for her efforts. Her success on the airwaves provided the springboard for her career and she released the French-language single "Y a pas de cerises en Alaska" in 1942. After touring with the troupe of Jean Grimaldi in Quebec during WW2, her profile expanded during the 1950s when she was nicknamed "Queen of Radio" by Radiomonde and in 1960 and 1961, she won the trophy for best singer at the Gala des Artistes. In 1961 she scored her biggest hit with "Dans nos vieux maisons," which was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007. After burning brightly as a music hall star, she left the stage in 1969 to devote time to her family and to painting, appearing occasionally in variety shows. Muriel Millard died of natural causes on 30 November 2014 in Montreal.
