Gildor Roy

Born Gildor Roy Jr. on May 11, 1960 in Cadillac, Canada, he is a country singer, actor and television host from Quebec. In 1980, he enrolled at the National Theatre School, and was immediately cast in television, theater and film roles when he graduated in 1983, including on Epopée Rock from 1984 to 1990. In 1989, he appeared for the first time as a singer on Radio-Canada's Star d'un Soir . In April 1990, he put on a country show that ran for twelve nights. In 1991, he released his first single, "Je parle à la lune", and a few months later released his debut album, Tard le Soir Sur la Route. It won the Félix award for Country Album of the Year in 1992. In 1994, he released a second album, Une Autre Chambre d'Hôtel , whose title track became #1 in Quebec. Gildor Roy has two more hits with this one, including "Le Soleil se lève aussi" and "Tu m'montes s'a tête" . This opus also won a Félix at the ADISQ gala that same year. Two years later, in 1996, his album Plein l'Dos was released and also won a Félix. He went on to star in a number of TV shows, including KM/H from 1998 to 2006 and District 31 from 2016 to 2022, and in several films, including Les Boys 4 in 2012, as well as hosting radio and TV shows.

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