Gilles Brown

Gilles Brown (6 February 1943 – 6 February 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and producer from Quebec.

Biography Gilles Brown was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 6 February 1943.

He was trained in journalism and communications.

He formed the Valentins with Pierre Laurendeau in 1962. The Valentins became somewhat popular thanks to the song "Parce que". He also had his debut as a radio announcer in 1962. and had his first hit with "Monsieur la basse", a French adaptation of "Mr. Bass Man" by Johnny Cymbal. He had spent the last years of his life managing the art galleries Clarence-Gagnon in Montreal and in Baie-Saint-Paul, Year Title 1963 Les Valentins 1964 Voici Gilles Brown 1965 C’est toi que j’aime 1967 Agent secret 1968 15 disques d’or 1969 Gilles Brown: 15 succès 1969 Ce soir 1972 Yves Martin et Gilles Brown 1973 Il faut se dire adieu 1974 Yves Martin et Gilles Brown: disque d’or 1974 21 disques d’or 2000