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Host Jean-Pierre Masson of CKVL, choosing records1949
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Archives nationales du Québec collection
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Parade of French songs on CKVL hosted by Guy Mauffette1948
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Archives nationales du Québec collection
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The proliferation of song contests in the 1950s was a promotional tool that served both industries. Today's private stations are not re-inventing the wheel. Nonetheless, the impact of these contests on Quebec culture has been fundamental. Local singer-songwriters created an indigenous means of expression, which found its audience at home.17
Records being played in a CKVL studio1948
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Archives nationales du Québec collection
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Singer and folklorist Isidore Soucy and Jean Rafa, recorded at the Faisan Doré for broadcast on CKVL26 February 1950
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Pianist Billy Munro on CKVL7 July 1951
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Bibliothèque nationale du Québec collection
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The contest 'Nos futures étoiles' ('Our future stars')21 May 1949
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Bibliothèque nationale du Québec collection
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Radio-Canada contributed to the dissemination of classical music. The show "L'Heure symphonique" was broadcast starting in 1938. From 1941 to 1956, "Radio-Collège" aired broadcasts on the history of music with the collaboration of different composers, including Jean Vallerand, Lionel Daunais and Claude Champagne. Radio-Canada International produced albums of Canadian music (work by Claude Champagne, Clermont Pépin, Maurice Blackburn, Pierre Mercure); several famous Canadian performers recorded on this label, including Glenn Gould, Pierrette Alarie, Léopold Simoneau and Maureen Forrester. The radio contest "Nos futures étoiles" introduced a number of new voices to the listening audience.22
Competitors in the contest 'Nos futures étoiles'21 May 1949
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Bibliothèque nationale du Québec collection
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