Marjo has been burning the same passion for 50 years

It is a return expected to the summer festival for Marjo who promises a ” show Electric “July 4, while she will go up on the stage of the Place de la Assembre-Nationale. His last performance at FEQ dates back to 1983, an evening engraved in memories thanks to his inflamed performance with crow.

There was a monster crowd!she recalls. In the middle of the police strike, the Pigeonnier – today the Parc de la Francophonie – was crowded. Everyone had a free fieldrecalls the one who was a singer of the group from 1978 to 1984. There were people, on the lampposts, on the roofs. There were everywhere! It’s historical. We had never seen that.

In 1991, when she returned to the festival, her performance had to be canceled because of thunderstorms.

An energy that has not weakened in 50 years of career

Emblematic figure of Quebec rock, which has sold more than a million albums to date, Marjo discreetly highlights 50 years of career this year. I do not spread it, I do not say it that much, but I pronounce it, because I withdraw a certain pride. Fifty years is still a lot of years!

Many years, in fact, to browse Quebec. It’s a lot of people, I saw, a lot of places. Quebec, I start to know him by heartsaid the one who succeeded in her solo career as a author, composer and performer, after leaving the Corbeau group in 1984. His collaboration with her long -standing accomplice, Jean Millaire, gave birth to The one who goes, as long as there are children et Bohemianto name only these. Albums that met with success.

But she almost ended her career when she settled in the Charlevoix region, at the turn of the 2000s. A four -year break that ended when Pierre Harel and the Spectra team invited her to the studio. Shortly after, she received the invitation from Julie Snyder to Star Academy. It gave me the biteshe said.

From Raven to Marjo

With 14 Félixs and an enthronement to the pantheon of Canadian authors and composers in 2023 to her credit, she continues, at 71, to have passion and contagious energy. Gang of Gang and Beast of stage, she never let herself say what to do. When I want to take my place, I take my place. If you’re not happy, ben Cut yourself. So. I have never been impressed.

Is it aware of being a model for young women? The question has always made her uncomfortable, she tells us. Probably I gave the girls taste, first, to stand up, and then go straight ahead. That, I think it’s my first way to see things, to stand.

I may give them a taste for doing everything. What I do, I do the numbers, I make the music, I make the lyrics, I take care of everything, I manage my businesssays the artist who has been taking care of his business since 2011

The show she presents today is a continuation of I don’t let gowhich she has been shooting for several years. However, it will be slightly modified for the occasion. With its musical director, Pascal Mailloux, she made some adjustments. I said it should be changed a bit, because it’s been a long time since I play itshe explains. It will be even more electric!she launches, adding that she is preparing a 20-minute crow’s pot-pourri. It tumbles, it’s rock!

Marjo spectacle on the Hydro-Québec scene, place de la Assembre-Nationale, 21 h. Free entry.