Rachel Paiement
Canadian musician and songwriter (born 1955)
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Rachel Claire Paiement (born 1955) is a Canadian musician and songwriter. She is best known as a former member, singer and songwriter for the Franco-Ontarian band CANO. Paiement left the band in 1980 and moved to Vancouver. She also appeared in theatre productions and as a guest musician on albums by other artists.
Rachel Paiement | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 70–71) Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | pop, progressive jazz, folk |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Formerly of | CANO |
Career
Paiement was a singer and songwriter for the Franco-Ontarian 1970s progressive rock band CANO (Co-operative Artistique du Nouvel Ontario) along with her brother André Paiement,[1] drummer Michel Dasti, vocalist and guitarist Marcel Aymar, and guitarist David Burt,[2] as well as Michael Kendel, John Doerr, and Wasyl Kohut.[3][4]
Before CANO, Paiement performed with the group Morgan.[3]
After her brother's passing in January 1978, Paiement and Aymar provided the group's vocals.[1][5] Paiement left CANO in 1980 and moved to Vancouver.[6]
In 1985, she wrote the French verse for the charity song "Tears Are Not Enough"; the english lyrics being written by Vallance and David Foster.[7][8] She also appeared as a guest musician on albums by Bruce Cockburn, Paul Hyde ,[9] Michel Rivard and others. She appeared in theatre productions for the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario and worked as a session singer in Vancouver for many years.
In 1986, Paiement played again in Vancouver at the Arts Club Theatre on Granville Island.[6][10]
When CANO reunited at the 2010 La Nuit sur l'étang festival in Sudbury, Paiement did not join them.[2] Instead, her sister Monique appeared as the band's female vocalist.[2]
Personal life
Paiement married Vallance,[6] who is also a songwriter and best known as the songwriting partner of Bryan Adams.[11] She and Vallance have a son, Jimmy, born in 1989, who is a member of music duo Bob Moses.
