Singer Marc Hamilton, famous for his air How I always want to lovedied of COVID-19 at the age of 78, his family confirmed to The Press.
Posted at 3:52 p.m.
Updated at 4:47 p.m.
The Quebec singer had been in a coma since the 1er February after contracting COVID-19. He died last Thursday at Saint-Jérôme hospital, his daughter, Sandy Hamilton, said on Saturday afternoon. The Press. Marc Hamilton suffered from serious health problems, she said.
Born in 1944, the artist from Matane caused a stir with his song How I always want to love released in 1970, which has since entered the list of great classics of Quebec song. With millions of copies sold, including 500,000 copies in France, its success is global. His words have been translated by dozens of performers around the world, his tune taken up by several orchestras.
A quarter of a century later, in the midst of the AIDS epidemic, Mitsou resumed success to launch a message of awareness to the population. The song also appears on the soundtrack of Florida by George Mihalka.
In 2007, Marc Hamilton was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. A multidisciplinary artist, he also signs musicals and devotes himself to the staging and production of Quebec and international artists.