Guylaine Guy

Guylaine Guy, whose real name is Guylaine Chailler, is a Quebec singer and painter born in Montreal on April 6, 1929.

Biography

Guylaine Guy debuted in Montreal in the animated world of cabarets. She initially sang at the Golden Pheasant in 1950 and in 1952 was elected Miss Radio-TV weekly Radiomonde. She worked several years in Montreal cabarets often alongside Jacques Normand and Gilles Pellerin.

In 1955 Charles Trenet discovered Guylaine in Montreal and took her under his wing, writing songs for her. She made a grand entrance at the Olympia with Charles Trenet and Louis Armstrong. Settling permanently in [[Paris] in 1956, she released on record several Trenet songs and performed at the Bobino Theater. It is called hope the year 1956, upon the delivery of French triumphs. After touring Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, Guylaine Guy returned temporarily to Quebec. She performed in Montreal at the opening of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel (April 1958), made several television appearances and played the title role of Irma La Douce with the New World Theater. In 1963, she had a big hit on the charts with the song Salvame Dios. Shortly after, she turned to painting and left her singing career.

Guylaine Guy is the daughter of Quebec singer and actress Lise Bonheur (born Leontine Laurendeau), sister of singer Colette Bonheur, painter Lise Chailler, and singer and artist Monique Chailler. Colette is also niece to John Philip Sousa's first oboeist Alexander Laurendeau.