Cowboy hats decorated with the fleur -de -lis, colorful clothes and tattoos of the flag of the province on the face, the outfits of the spectators gathered Tuesday for the big show of the national holiday in Montreal transformed the field of the Maisonneuve park into a huge painting of blue and white.
The overwhelming heat was not an obstacle to enthusiasm and pride shared by the many lovers of the national holiday gathered in front of the stage of the Maisonneuve park.
“I have the impression that with everything that is going on right now in the world, it’s really good to come together,” says Anabelle Bouchard, 15, encountered by The press A few minutes before the start of the show. The teenager was not the only one to feel this feeling of unity.
Ginette Léveillée is a regular on the great shows of the National Day. Present with a friend in the first rows of the crowd, she remembers an edition animated by Dédé Fortin having particularly marked her. “This year, it’s going to be so good, I am convinced,” she adds with conviction.
Samuel Guillaume is of Haitian origin and does not remember a national holiday that he would not have spent watching the big show in Montreal. “It’s my tradition, it’s super important for me to come and celebrate with everyone. I feel extremely proud of us tonight. »»
Other courageous spectators say they are in front of the fences in the forefront since noon. “With a lot of water, we got out, it was not so worse!” “Says laughing Sonia Sergerie. Native of the Gaspé, it is the first time that she has witnessed the show.
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Great national holiday show in Montreal
Love for these “people of the country”
“People in the country, let’s not be afraid. At the heart of the St. Lawrence River, whatever our origin, we are united under the fleur-de-lis. Gens of the country, Serge Fiori, I love you, Happy National Day! “Said Marie-Anne Alepin, president of the Quebec National Day Committee in Montreal, in her opening speech.
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Great national holiday show in Montreal
The show that was carrying the title this year And if we talked about love … was wanted a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the emblematic anthem of Gilles Vigneault, People of the countrypresented for the first time to the Festivities of the National Day on Mount Royal in 1975.
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This year’s staging celebrated “poetic beauty” and love conveyed by Quebec songs of multiple horizons.
The death of the singer of the Harmonium group, Serge Fiori, which occurred earlier during the day, was in the background of the festivities. In his honor, a few lines of the song A musician among so many others were sung by artists and the public.
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Host Guylaine Tremblay with Yama Laurent on stage
It was under the thunderous cries of a crowd that chanted her name that the actress Guylaine Tremblay, the first woman to animate this show, entered the stage.
“It’s been 50 years since Quebecers say they are happy birthday in their language and in their own way!” », Launched the host at the opening, to the delight of the extent of Lys flowers in front of her.
Successes for all tastes
From psychedelic rock to Quebec rap, including timeless French -speaking melodies of Gilles Vigneault and Serge Fiori, the favorite sounds of young and old have been represented on stage.
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Robert Charlebois delighted the crowd.
“Thank you, Gilles, for inspired me when I was young. It is our greatest poet, it is our greatest, ”said Robert Charlebois during his first performance.
Everything dressed in white, the one who will celebrate his 81th birthday this Wednesday sang with all the passion that we know the first notes of You willin front of a vibrant decor. Of a handshake, he passed the relay to rapper Loud, who performed his title Had to go In front of the crowd that kept its burning enthusiasm.
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Loud sang her success Had to go.
Under the bursts of fireworks, the last medley of the evening bringing together “pleasures of karaoke” delighted the crowd with classics like So that you still love me by Céline Dion, interpreted by Elisabeth St-Gelais.
The singer from the community of Pessamit delivered, earlier in the evening, a touching interpretation in the Innu-Aimun of the song E Uassiuian De kashtin.
The actor Antoine Bertrand surprised the crowd present at Maisonneuve park by delivering a passionate lyric flight on the theme of love. He juxtaposed there like a headache several titles of Quebec songs: “I do not parade and I tell you that I love you. Because the heart becomes less heavy when you are in love. Quebec Love, I love you like crazy, I love you at all. »»
The artists have concluded the festivities of the national holiday all in intensity, singing in harmony Morning doors by Richard Séguin.
