Gilles Vigneault, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gilles Vigneault

Canadian poet

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1928

Place of Birth: Natashquan, Quebec, Canada

Profession: writer, poet, singer, songwriter

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Gilles Vigneault (French pronunciation: ?[?il vi?o]; born 27 October 1928) is a Canadian French-speaking poet, publisher and singer-songwriter, and Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist.
Two of his songs are considered by many to be Quebec's unofficial anthems: "Mon pays" and "Gens du pays", and his line Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver (My country is not a country, it is winter, from "Mon Pays") became a proverb in Quebec.
Vigneault is a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.