Raymond Lévesque

Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, playwright and composer (1928-2021)
Person human Q3421020
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Raymond Lévesque

Summary

Raymond Lévesque is a human[1]. His place of birth was Montreal[2]. He was born on October 7, 1928[3]. He died on February 15, 2021[4]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[5], poet[6], playwright[7], composer[8], and actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Raymond Lévesque was born in Montreal[2].
  • Raymond Lévesque was born on October 7, 1928[3].
  • Raymond Lévesque died on February 15, 2021[4].
  • Raymond Lévesque held citizenship in Canada[11].
  • Raymond Lévesque worked as a singer-songwriter[5].
  • Raymond Lévesque worked as a poet[6].
  • Raymond Lévesque's professions included playwright[7].
  • Raymond Lévesque's professions included composer[8].
  • Raymond Lévesque's professions included actor[9].
  • Raymond Lévesque worked as an autobiographer[12].
  • Raymond Lévesque received the Knight of the National Order of Quebec[13].
  • Raymond Lévesque received the Prix Denise-Pelletier[14].
  • Raymond Lévesque is recorded as male[15].
  • Raymond Lévesque's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Raymond Lévesque's Commons category is recorded as Raymond Lévesque[17].
  • The cause of death was COVID-19[18].
  • Raymond Lévesque's family name is recorded as Lévesque[19].
  • Raymond Lévesque's given name is recorded as Raymond[20].
  • Raymond Lévesque's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Raymond Lévesque's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[22].
  • Raymond Lévesque's copyright representative is recorded as SACEM[23].
  • Raymond Lévesque's writing language is recorded as French[24].
  • Raymond Lévesque's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: CA[27]

  • Began / founded: 1928-10-07[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-02-15[29]

  • Genre(s): chanson française, chanson québécoise, chanson à texte, singer-songwriter[30]

  • Community tags: chanson française, chanson québécoise, chanson à texte, death by covid-19, singer-songwriter[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6e312cdf-e8da-44b8-979a-84fc1df25390[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Montreal[2], Raymond Lévesque… he was born on October 7, 1928[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[5], poet[6], playwright[7], composer[8], actor[9], and autobiographer[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the National Order of Quebec[13], a grade of an order[33], in Canada[34] and Prix Denise-Pelletier[14], an art prize[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1977[37].

Death and Burial

Raymond Lévesque died on February 15, 2021[4]. The cause of death was COVID-19[18].

Why It Matters

Raymond Lévesque ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Raymond Lévesque born?

Raymond Lévesque was born in Montreal[2].

What did Raymond Lévesque do for work?

Raymond Lévesque worked as singer-songwriter[5], poet[6], playwright[7], composer[8], and actor[9].

What awards did Raymond Lévesque receive?

Honors received include Knight of the National Order of Quebec[13] and Prix Denise-Pelletier[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved . prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Roglo. wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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