Michel Pagliaro

Michel Armand Guy Pagliaro (born 9 November 1948) is a Canadian rock singer, songwriter and guitarist from Montreal, Quebec. Although he writes and records predominantly in French, Pagliaro has reached international success mainly with material released in English. He was nominated for a 1975 Juno Award as male vocalist of the year.

Career Pagliaro was born and raised in Montreal. He began performing in 1962, at the age of 13. In 1965, he began making his first records. Pagliaro's first nationally English-charted hit was his 1970 single "Give Us One More Chance". Other significant hits in English include "Lovin' You Ain't Easy" (1971) which reached Number 31 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1972, "Rainshowers" (1972), "Some Sing Some Dance" (1972), and "What The Hell I Got" (1975). Pagliaro was the first Canadian artist to score top 40 hits on both the anglophone and francophone pop charts in Canada.

Michel Pagliaro also produced the first album of his son Roman's group, Les Fous de la Reine, which won both Musiqualité and Diapason music contests in 2014. Their first two singles, La Guillotine and La face cachée de la neige were met with positive reception and played regularly on commercial radio stations, notably CKOI-FM. He continues to perform.

Awards At the Juno Awards of 1975, Pagliaro was nominated for the Male Vocalist of the Year award. His song "J'entends frapper", a major hit in Quebec, was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.

In 2002, Pagliaro was the recipient of the National Achievement Award at the annual Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal.

In 2025, Pagliaro was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Discography Studio albums Although several of Pagliaro's albums have the same title, releases listed are not reissues.

Live albums

Singles

Compilations YearAlbumLabelNotes 1970 Rock 'n roll Citation 1971 Michel Pagliaro Trans-World 1972 M'Lady Trans-World 1973 21 disques d'or Les Archives du Disque Québécois 1975 17 grands succès Production Multi-Pop 1981 PAG Big Beat European release 1982 ROCK avec PAG K-Tel 1987 Avant Aquarius 1995 Hit Parade Audiogram 2 CD 1997 Goodbye Rain Disques @ 2000 Pag Mediarock 2011 Pag collection – Tonnes de flashs Musicor 13-CD boxset 2015 Greatest Hits MediaRock 10 songs in English

Collaborations and performances as guest star 1966 Les Chanceliers (Citation); Reissued partially in 1969 Le P'tit Poppy (Tradition) 1968 Reels Psychadeliques, vol. 1 (with Ouba) (Revolution) 1968 Reels Psychadeliques, vol. 2 (with Ouba) (Revolution) 1971 Pagliaro & Martel (with Renée Martel) (Trans-World, Compilation) 1972 Michel Pagliaro et les Chanceliers (Tradition, Compilation) 1975 Patof – Patof Rock. Michel Pagliaro : electric guitars (uncredited) (Campus) 1993 Au nom de l'amour. Héros (new recording); Au nom de l'amour (with the group). (other songs by various artists) (Au Nom de l'Amour) 1994 Jacques Higelin – Aux héros de la voltige. Michel Pagliaro : electric guitars on the whole album; arrangements on Le Berceau De la Vie; music on Électrocardiogramme Plat, Hot Chaud and Aux Héros De La Voltige (EMI) 2001 Freak Out Total (with Ouba) (Gear Fab, Compilation) 2005 Jacques Higelin – Entre 2 gares (Compilation). Michel Pagliaro : guitars (EMI)