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Born | Roger Prud'homme October 3, 1953
Verdun, Quebec, Canada |
Died | July 5, 2023 | (aged 69)
Occupation | Pop singer |
Roger Prud'homme [1] (October 3, 1953 – July 5, 2023), better known by the stage name of Martin Stevens, was a Canadian pop singer prominent in the disco era. [2] He was most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Best Selling Single, receiving nominations at the Juno Awards of 1979 for " Love Is in the Air" [3] and at the Juno Awards of 1980 for "Midnight Music". [4]
A francophone from Verdun, Quebec, he recorded a number of French-language singles in the 1970s, including "J’aime la musique (Comme un fou)" and "Sans ton amour". [5] His self-titled debut album, released in 1978, consisted entirely of French material except for his cover of Vanda & Young's "Love Is in the Air". His version of the song debuted on the Canadian charts in July 1978, [6] and had already reached #21 by September 9, [7] the week the more internationally familiar version by John Paul Young debuted. [8] The two versions appear to have cut into each other's chart performance; Stevens' version immediately stalled, peaking only at #19 a few weeks later before beginning to decline, [9] while Young's peaked at #26 two weeks later. [10]
Stevens' second album, Midnight Music, was released in 1979 and consisted entirely of English-language songs. [11] The title track was a hit in Quebec, but did not perform strongly on the English Canadian charts, reaching number 50. [12] Stevens was a Prix Félix finalist for Male Artist of the Year in 1979, but did not win.
Stevens published an autobiography, Sexe, drogue et disco, in 2007. [13]
Martin Stevens died on July 5, 2023, at the age of 69. [14]
Martin Stevens | |
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Born | Roger Prud'homme October 3, 1953
Verdun, Quebec, Canada |
Died | July 5, 2023 | (aged 69)
Occupation | Pop singer |
Roger Prud'homme [1] (October 3, 1953 – July 5, 2023), better known by the stage name of Martin Stevens, was a Canadian pop singer prominent in the disco era. [2] He was most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Best Selling Single, receiving nominations at the Juno Awards of 1979 for " Love Is in the Air" [3] and at the Juno Awards of 1980 for "Midnight Music". [4]
A francophone from Verdun, Quebec, he recorded a number of French-language singles in the 1970s, including "J’aime la musique (Comme un fou)" and "Sans ton amour". [5] His self-titled debut album, released in 1978, consisted entirely of French material except for his cover of Vanda & Young's "Love Is in the Air". His version of the song debuted on the Canadian charts in July 1978, [6] and had already reached #21 by September 9, [7] the week the more internationally familiar version by John Paul Young debuted. [8] The two versions appear to have cut into each other's chart performance; Stevens' version immediately stalled, peaking only at #19 a few weeks later before beginning to decline, [9] while Young's peaked at #26 two weeks later. [10]
Stevens' second album, Midnight Music, was released in 1979 and consisted entirely of English-language songs. [11] The title track was a hit in Quebec, but did not perform strongly on the English Canadian charts, reaching number 50. [12] Stevens was a Prix Félix finalist for Male Artist of the Year in 1979, but did not win.
Stevens published an autobiography, Sexe, drogue et disco, in 2007. [13]
Martin Stevens died on July 5, 2023, at the age of 69. [14]