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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | In this third installment of the Canadian Recording Artists stamp series, Canada Post shines the spotlight on five more outstanding Canadian singer-songwriters and performers who have won fame and accolades on Canadian and U.S. stages, and abroad. Like the artists from previous sets in this series, each has performed to critical acclaim, making their names in their own genres as well as outstanding contributions to the Canadian music industry. Ginette Reno participated in amateur contests as a teenager, and had her first hugely popular single Non papa and J’aime Guy at the tender age of 15! Reno was also very successful in the English-speaking market—her biggest hit Beautiful Second Hand Man being recorded in 1971. Les Yeux fermés, Aimez-le si fort, La Dernière Valse, Reste auprès de moi, and Le Sable et la mer rank among her greatest hits. She also proved her creative dexterity in the Franco-Canadian film and television industries in the 1990s, with the television mini-series Million Dollar Babies (Les jumelles Dionne) and Une voix en or, and films C’t’a ton tour Laura Cadieux and Mambo Italiano. In 1982, Reno was the youngest artist to be named an Officer of the Order of Canada 1982; she was awarded a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2000, and was named a Knight of the Order of Quebec (2004). She has received 14 ADISQ (Felix) awards, three Juno awards and was nominated for the 2010 Juno Fan Choice Award. |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.59 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 2741A |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2479 |
| Catalog code | Stanley Gibbons CA 2802 WADP Numbering System - WNS CA042.11 |
| Series | Canadian Recording Artists |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 3,600,000 |
| Issue date | 30/06/2011 |
| Designer | Circle Design Inc. |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Lithography in 8 colours plus varnish |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin |
| Perforation | 13+ |
| Height | 32.00 mm |
| Width | 32.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
