and suffered from esophageal cancer, which he had been diagnosed with earlier that month. Condolences included the Premier of Quebec François Legault, saying "the people of Quebec have lost an idol", and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who described Louvain as "one of Quebec’s greatest singers". Louvain was gay, but rarely spoke about his private life on the record to the media. He was in a 25-year relationship with Mario Théberge, although the couple did not officially marry until just a few days before Louvain's death in 2021. Discography 1958: Michel Louvain 1959: Ici Michel Louvain 1961: Après minuit 1962: Michel Louvain chante ses succès 1962: Toi et moi 1964: Michel 1965: Aloha 1965: Cœur à chœur 1966: Un peu plus de chanson 1967: Formi... formidable 1968: Souvenirs exotiques 1969: Michel Louvain chante Marie 1973: Ma vie, c'est l'amour 1974: La Grande kermesse western 1974: La Dame en bleu 1978: En spectacle au Grand Théâtre de Québec 1979: En harmonie 1979: Message d'amour et de paix 1980: Michel Louvain 1980 1982: Michel Louvain: 1957–1982 1984: Michel Louvain 1986: Il faut s'aimer 1988: Noël avec vous 1988: L'Amour sera toujours l'amour 1989: Romantique 1993: Je déclare l'amour 1997: La collection Michel Louvain – Les grands succès 2002: Les Grands Succès 2007: Chante Noël 2015: Gentleman Crooner References External links Michel Louvain at The Canadian Encyclopedia 1937 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Canadian male singers 21st-century Canadian male singers Apex Records artists Deaths from esophageal cancer Deaths from cancer in Quebec French-language singers of Canada French Quebecers Canadian LGBT singers Members of the Order of Canada People from Thetford Mines Singers from Quebec Canadian gay musicians 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people