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Colette Bonheur

Colette Bonheur, Canadian singer (died 1966)

Born
September 20, 1927
Died
October 15, 1966
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1927

About Colette Bonheur

Colette Bonheur (September 20, 1927 – October 10, 1966) was a singer from Montreal, Quebec. == Biography == Colette Bonheur is observed in the radio show The Phantom of the keyboard (piano) CKVL-FM (Montreal), led by Jacques Normand, Gilles Pellerin and pianist Billy Munro in the late 1940s. The singer joined by following the cabaret troupe The Golden Pheasant by Jacques Normand in October 1950. From 1954 to 1957, she shared with Jacques Normand Gilles Pellerin and starred in the variety show door open on the Radio-Canada. Meanwhile, she sang in cabarets Montreal's most popular contemporaries such as Cabaret Saint-Germain-des-Pres (Montreal), The Continental Café, rue Saint-Urbain in Montreal or Quebec Chez Gerard. In the fall of 1954 she participated with Jacques Normand, Gilles Pellerin, Normand Hudon, Pierre Theriault and other programming of three Beavers, a new tavern opened above the Café Saint-Jacques. Her rendition of "Violets fields" Yves Beauparlant won her the prize in radio Canadian singing contest in 1957. In 1961 she married the saxophonist Gerry Robinson with whom she will settle in the Bahamas. Colette Bonheur is the daughter of Quebec singer and actress Lise Bonheur (born Leontine Laurendeau), sister of singer and painter Guylaine Guy, painter Lise Chailler, and singer and artist Monique Chailler. Colette is also niece to John Philip Sousa's first oboeist Alexander Laurendeau.

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The world when Colette Bonheur was born

Colette Bonheur was born in 1927. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1927

  • #1 song"My Blue Heaven" – Gene Austin
  • Top movieThe Jazz Singer (first talking picture)
  • Best-selling bookElmer Gantry – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth hits 60 home runs
  • Top headlineLindbergh completes first solo transatlantic flight
  • Technology milestoneThe Jazz Singer — first feature-length talking film
  • Defining fadDance marathons peak
  • Notable inventionPEZ candy dispensers
  • World population2.04 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population119.0M

1927 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Colette Bonheur's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19272026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,100$435,000
Average income$3,700$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population119.0M341 million

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