Before Céline Dion, there was René Simard, 1978: CBC Archives | CBC

17 year-old Quebec singer René Simard talks about his popularity and learning English. His first albums were produced by René Angélil, who later managed and married Céline Dion. Simard also hosted his own CBC TV show from 1977 to 1979, which was produced in Vancouver by Alan Thicke (who is with Simard in this interview). For more classic clips, go to http://www.cbc.ca/archives
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Before Céline Dion, there was René Simard, 1978: CBC Archives | CBC
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