Quebec’s music legend Jean-Pierre Ferland is being honoured today with a national funeral in Montreal as the provincial flag flies at half-mast at the national assembly in Quebec City.
People pay their respects to Quebec singer Jean-Pierre Ferland as he lies in repose, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Montreal.
Quebecers have been invited to come and say their farewells, wearing the colour yellow in tribute to the singer’s 1970 hit album "Jaune."Pianist and composer François Cousineau, a frequent collaborator with Ferland, who produced his 1992 album "Bleu, Blanc, Blues," will be one of the performers at the funeral.
“He's among the greatest,” said Cousineau. “He was a poet of love and a poet of life, that’s how I’d put it, because the thing he wanted most in life was to be loved.” While the first decades of his career were focused strictly on making music, Ferland became known more as a performer in later years through appearances on various TV programs, including Quebec’s version of the reality show "The Voice."“In the '80s and '90s, he began to be a kind of a major figure in Quebec show business, and then people began to love him and to say, ‘That's our love singer,’” said Trottier.
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