Ginette Reno

Canada, 1960–now

Quebecois singer and actress (b. 1946). Her chanson quebecoise ballads ('Je ne suis qu'une chanson', 'Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin') made her one of the best-known performers in French-Canadian music, and an early model for Celine Dion.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Ginette Reno and 1 artist Ginette Reno influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Ginette Reno?

• Édith Piaf — Édith Piaf personally advised the young Ginette Reno — 'you must know what you are singing and sing it with intensity' — and Reno's chanson québécoise continues the tradition Piaf defined.

Which artists did Ginette Reno influence?

• Céline Dion — Ginette Reno was Céline Dion's earliest idol — Dion has said Reno's was 'a voice that cradled my youth and gave me the desire to do this profession'.