Charming singer and actor, Paolo Noël died Sunday morning at the age of 93. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for five years.
Recently admitted to palliative care, Paolo Noël left surrounded by his loved ones. He leaves behind his wife, Diane Bolduc, their two children, Vanessa and Constantino, as well as three children from a first union, Johanne, Mario and Ginette.
“We didn’t know it, but he suffered from an inflammation of the prostate, which caused him a bladder infection. It started to attack his kidneys, then there, slowly, he left, ”Constantino told the To have to.
His death came as a relief. “My mom said ‘I’m going to pray for him, I want God to come get him,'” ‘Tino’ added.
“We found it funny that my father left on Easter Day. We thought he couldn’t do anything like the others. He had to go on a day when everyone would remember him, ”said his son, laughing.
When asked to describe his relationship with his father, Tino replied that Mr. Noël “doesn’t [l]ever raised, he wasn’t a kid raising guy. However, he describes him as a generous, seductive, funny and dreamy “great man”, but with a strong character.
“My father was a bit of a thug. He didn’t live on his knees,” explained Tino, who has seen him “leave film sets because a director wasn’t fine with employees.” “He did not like injustice and he found enough tough “, the world of show business.
Above all, he retains the unconditional love that bound his parents. “For my mother, love is until death do us part. He was her hero, that was everything to her. Diane Bolduc was his companion for more than 55 years.
Prime Minister François Legault indicated on Twitter keep “beautiful memories of this charming singer, of Toast and coffeeof Youth music hall and his tough role in Omerta “.
On the show Everybody talks about it, screenwriter and director Luc Dionne, who rubbed shoulders with Paolo Noël on the set ofOmertadescribed him as “a cabaret guy”, assuring that he was “never in bad shape” on a film set.
Many talents
Born in Montreal on March 4, 1929, Paolo Noël won a radio contest at CKAC in 1948, thanks to a particularly successful impersonation of French charm singer Tino Rossi. The following year, he made his cabaret debut, taking over the successes of Rossi and the “prince of operetta”, Luis Mariano.
A prolific career
He then joined the traveling burlesque theater troupe Jean Grimaldi and recorded his first records, with titles ranging from the blue flower song to odes to the sea and boats, including Christian heritage.
After hosting shows at CKVL and Radio-Canada, he pilots Toast and coffee, The music hall young people and The tanners from us at Tele-Metropole.
In the 1960s, Paolo Noël remained present on the charts with pop-romantic hits such as I was 20 years old Where Love is Blue. It then offers various whimsical titles, ranging from Flouche, fuzzy, fuzzy, prout prout to Flip, Flop Flywhich will be very successful.
Paolo Noël was also an actor, notably in the TV series Omertà – The law of silence, where he plays a hitman. It will also appear on the big screen in danger to society, crooked fingers and My aunt Aline.
Mr. Noël also recounted his life in three volumes: Between love and hate. From orphanage to success; Between love and love. Thus turns the wind, turns life and, more recently, I bit into life and life bit me.
With The Canadian Press