Singer Diane Primeau Guérin, better known as Belgazou, died of pancreatic cancer. “I would like to share my pain with all my friends and all the former fans of my sister Belgazou who left for a better world as she said so well,” shared his brother, Jean-Claude Primeau, on Facebook. She was 74 years old.
The interpreter of the popular song Talk About It – which was a huge hit in the 80s – is no more. His family confirmed the news of his death on Monday.
The singer from Lachine who spent her childhood in the Saint-Henri district of Montreal is known to the general public for having had a dazzling start with her album Belgazou: following the marching bandlaunched in 1982.
She then released two records under her stage name (Fly in 1984 and where is life going in 1987) then a last one under her real name (Diane Guérin), entitled I still love youin 1992.
The artist has also launched an album for children, The enchanted dream, in 2000 and embarked on a four-year tour with this show for toddlers, which will be his last. She retired at the age of 55 to live on the edge of a lake in the Lanaudière region.
“Goodbye Madame Belgazou” tweeted host Alex Perron, sharing a YouTube video of his success Talk About It delivered live in 1983.
The singer also had some success in Belgium and France. His artist name Belgazou meant “beautiful language” in the south of France.
His career in brief
- Before launching her career under the name of Belgazou, Diane Guérin was part, for a year, of the adventure starmaniain a secondary role.
- In her early days, she had success singing with Christian Montmarquette, at Les 2 Pierrots and at the Hotel Nelson in Montreal.
- She has already had a small role in the youth series Ground and Goblet in 1969.
- She did some extras in the series Networks by Rejean Tremblay.
- Talk About It was the last song recorded during the album sessions Suivant the fanfare.
- She got an important role in the movie doves by Jean-Claude Lord in 1972.
