Ginette Reno

Ginette Reno, OC CQ (born 28 April 1946) is a French Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress. She has received nominations for the Genie and Gemini Awards and is a multi-recipient of the Juno Award. She is a gold and platinum selling Canadian musician.

Early life

Born Ginette Raynault in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, she began singing in 1960 and won the talent contest "Les Découvertes de Jean Simon" (Jean Simon's Discoveries). With this success, three clubs in Montreal (Café Caprice, le Café de l'Est and the Café Provincial) offered Reno her first professional contract. Simon suggested she adopt the stage name Reno—a phonetic spelling of her real last name (as pronounced in Canadian French).

Career

Music

Reno is a gold and platinum selling Canadian artist. She has recorded in both English and French. Her biggest hit in English was her 1970 song "Beautiful Second Hand Man". It reached #2 on the RPM singles chart for the week of 28 November 1970. The song was from her third album Beautiful Second Hand Man released in 1971 on Parrot Records. The song was re-released on the French record label Melon-Miel on a two disc compilation Vocally Yours Vol. 7 & 8 in 2004. Among her recordings is a Lynsey de Paul song "Dans la vie tout s'arrange" (Storm in a Teacup). She mostly performs in Quebec. During her four-decade career, she has recorded approximately 60 albums.

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The Guardian 23 Feb 2018

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How the North Korean Figure Skating Team Trained for the Winter Olympics — in Canada

Time Magazine 06 Feb 2018

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North Korea figure skating pair win bronze in Taiwan

The News International 27 Jan 2018

TAIPEI. North Korean figure skaters Ryom Tae-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik took bronze Friday at the Four Continents championships in Taipei ahead of their highly anticipated Olympic appearance ... The North Koreans’ free skating performance Friday to “Je ne suis qu’une chanson” sung by Canadian singer Ginette Reno pushed them up to bronze with a score of 184.98 points overall, a personal record. ....

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N Korea figure skating pair win bronze in Taiwan

The News International 27 Jan 2018

TAIPEI ... The bronze in Taipei is the duo’s first medal in an international competition ... Ryom and Kim took the podium alongside two US pairs, Tarah Kayne and Danny O’Shea — who won gold — and Ashley Cain and Timothy Leduc, in second place.The North Koreans’ free skating performance Friday to “Je ne suis qu’une chanson” sung by Canadian singer Ginette Reno pushed them up to bronze with a score of 184.98 points overall, a personal record ... ....

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N. Korea figure skaters win bronze in Taiwan

The Daily Tribune 27 Jan 2018

North Korean figure skaters Ryom Tae-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik took bronze Friday at the Four Continents championships in Taipei ahead of their highly anticipated Olympic appearance ... The North Koreans' free skating performance Friday to "Je ne suis qu'une chanson" sung by Canadian singer Ginette Reno pushed them up to bronze with a score of 184.98 points overall, a personal record ... "PRK Go! Ryom and Kim." ... ....

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'Friendly and kind' N. Korean skaters in Olympic spotlight

This is Money 23 Jan 2018

Ryom Tae-Ok (L) and Kim Ju-Sik (R) of North Korea attend a practice session in Taipei. North Korea's figure skaters Ryom Tai-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik are "friendly and kind and a little bit shy", South Korea's Kim Kyueun said Tuesday ahead of their hugely anticipated Olympic appearance ... During practice Monday and Tuesday, they were dressed all in black and danced to songs including "Je suis qu'une chanson" by Canadian artist Ginette Reno ... ....

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Meet the North Korean skaters preparing to fly the regime's flag in the Winter Olympics

Yahoo Daily News 09 Jan 2018

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Winter Olympics: The skaters who could be North Korea's only medal hope

WPTV 09 Jan 2018

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A Brief History of Sport and Politics on the Korean Peninsula

Time Magazine 09 Jan 2018

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OLYMPICS/ Kim Jong Un’s love of sport could be making of Games

Asahi News 07 Nov 2017

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Olympics-Kim Jong Un's love of sport could be making of Games

This is Money 06 Nov 2017

By James Pearson, Hyonhee Shin and Karolos Grohmann. SEOUL/BERLIN Nov 6 (Reuters) - As Olympic officials try to persuade North Korea to join what they hope will be a peaceful winter Games in the South in February, leader Kim Jong Un has a weakness that may help them. He loves sport ... figure-skating pair Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik, whose routines have been set to music by The Beatles and Ginette Reno's "Je ne suis qu'une chanson." ... ....

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Kim Jong Un's love of sports could save South Korea's Winter Olympic games

DNA India 06 Nov 2017

As Olympic officials try to persuade North Korea to join what they hope will be a peaceful winter Games in the South in February, leader Kim Jong Un has a weakness that may help them. He loves sport. Kim has traded insults and nuclear threats with U.S ... figure-skating pair Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik, whose routines have been set to music by The Beatles and Ginette Reno's "Je ne suis qu'une chanson." ... ....

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