Lucille Dumont | |
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![]() Dumont, pictured in 1940. | |
Born | Lucelle Dumont January 20, 1919 |
Died | July 29, 2016 | (aged 97)
Nationality | Canadian |
Other names | Micheline Lalonde |
Occupation(s) | Singer, radio/television host |
Years active | 1935–1999 |
Spouse | Jean Maurice Bailly |
Lucille Dumont (January 20, 1919 – July 29, 2016) was a Canadian singer, radio host and television host. She was credited by the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame for having "served and personified" Quebec popular music. She was also credited with being "at the birth of Quebec television", having been in Radio Canada's first television shows.[1]
Dumont was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.
Dumont was born in Montreal, Quebec.[2] She died at age 97.