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    Marie-Danielle Parent

    Marie-Danielle Parent. Soprano, b Montreal 11 Mar 1954; B MUS (Sherbrooke) 1976, M MUS (Montreal) 1978. She studied voice with Louise André and staging with Charlotte Boisjoli at the University of Montreal.

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    Marie Daveluy

    Marie (Marguerite Cécile Alice Louise) Daveluy. Soprano, teacher, b Victoriaville, Que, 20 Mar 1936. She studied 1956-9 in Vienna with Ferdinand Grossmann and Viktor Graef and received a grant from the Canada Council in 1960.

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    Marie Dressler

    By the age of 5, Leila Koerber was already performing on stage, and by 14 she played with an amateur company at Lindsay, Ont. By 1892 she had changed her name and found her way to Broadway, where she proved to be a popular light-opera singer and star on the vaudeville stage.

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    Marie Hare

    Marie Hare (b Whitney). Folksinger, b Strathadam, on Nor'-West Miramichi River, NB, ca 1913. Her grandfather cleared a sizable farm at Strathadam, her father worked in the lumber woods all his life, and her mother was a member of the family celebrated in the song 'The Jones Boys'.

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    Marie Iösch-Lorcini

    Marie (Emma) Iösch-Lorcini (b Iösch, m Lorcini). Harpist, teacher, b Montreal 1 Jan 1930; premier prix harp (CMM) 1951. She is the daughter of the cellist Marthe Delcellier and the violinist Pierre Iösch, who were members of the Montreal Orchestra, the MSO, and the Little Symphony of Montreal.

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    Marie-Josée Croze

    ​Marie-Josée Croze, actor (born 23 February 1970, in Montréal, QC). Jutra and Genie Award-winning actress Marie-Josée Croze struggled for many years in the Québec film industry before delivering breakthrough performances in Denis Villeneuve’s Maelström (2000) and Denys Arcand’s Les Invasions barbares (2003).

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    Marie-Josée Simard

    Marie-Josée Simard. Percussionist, b La Baie, near Chicoutimi, Que, 29 Nov 1956; premier prix percussion (CMM) 1979. Born into a musical family, Simard made her debut on vibraphone in her parents' orchestra in Baie-Comeau.

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    Marie Joussaye Fotheringham

    Marie Joussaye Fotheringham, poet (b at Belleville, Ont, 1864; d at Vancouver, BC, 24 Mar 1949). Born Marie Josie in BELLEVILLE, Ontario, Fotheringham changed her name to Marie Joussaye when she left home to work for a Toronto newspaper.

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    Marie Laberge

    Marie Laberge, CQ, playwright, actress, director and novelist (born 29 November 1950 in Quebec City, Quebec). The winner of several literary awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award, Marie Laberge is the author of several successful plays and best-selling novels.

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    Marie Laferrière

    Marie (Cécile Hélène) Laferrière. Mezzo-soprano, b St-Barthélemy, Que, 21 May 1949; B MUS (Montreal) 1970, M MUS (Sherbrooke) 1972. At the École Vincent-d'Indy 1966-72 she studied with Louise André and Bernard Diamant, and at the Salzburg Mozarteum in 1971 she was coached by the pianist Erik Werba.

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    Marie-Lynn Hammond

    Marie-Lynn Hammond. Singer-songwriter, guitarist, playwright, b Montreal 31 Aug 1948; BA English (Carleton) 1968. Marie-Lynn Hammond studied violin as a child, taught herself to play the guitar in her teens and began her career as a folksinger in Ottawa coffeehouses.

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    Marie-Mai

    Marie-Mai Bouchard, singer-songwriter, performer (born 7 July 1984 in Varennes, QC). With a musical mix of rock, electro and pop, coupled with a richly authentic voice and a versatile stage presence radiating energy and passion, Marie-Mai has captured a large audience. Winner of numerous Félix Awards, including several for Female Performer and Album of the Year, she has had three gold albums and two platinum albums in Canada, and has performed on some of the most important stages in the francophone world. She has also been recognized at the national level, winning SOCAN Awards for Most Performed Francophone Song in Québec and Songwriter of the Year.

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    Marie-Michèle Desrosiers

    Marie-Michèle Desrosiers. Singer, songwriter, stage-actress, 'animatrice,' b St-Eustache, near Montreal, 6 Mar 1950. She obtained a diploma in piano at the Lionel-Groulx College in Ste-Thérèse, Que, and also studied drama at the National Theatre School.

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    Marie-Nicole Lemieux

    Marie-Nicole, a singer with great versatility and an extensive range, began her career as a mezzo soprano, but later settled as a contralto.

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    Marie Saint Pierre

    In 1989 Saint-Pierre became the first Québec designer to participate at the Fashion Coterie of New York. Three years later she presented her collection in Singapore.

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