![]() "Sugar Daddy" and the album's title song, "Are You Ready for Love", were also Top 20 Canadian hits that helped Gallant to win Juno Awards for Best Female Vocalist in 19. It was her only recording to attract considerable notice outside Canada, becoming a hit in many other countries such as the UK (#6 in the UK Singles Chart) in August 1977, Ireland (#5), Australia (#10), the Netherlands (#15), Norway (#7), South Africa (#5) and Sweden (#17). Then, the following year, she released the English language version for this song: "From New York to L.A.". After leaving CBS, Gallant released a 7-inch single with a reworking of Gilles Vigneault's 1964 Québécois song. In 1975, she released "Makin' Love In My Mind" (in French, "J'ai le droit"). "Daya Dou Doum", from her album Toi, l'enfant, can be considered her first incursion. Having always been involved with jazz, soul music and funk, she started recording disco music in 1973 (initially in French). Also found on the latter album is the original song "Les femmes", a hit song which was covered in 1976 by Sheila in France. Several of the songs including "Tout va trop vite", "Un jour comme les autres", "Le lit qui craque", and "Thank You Come Again (French version)" climbed the Quebec charts. Patsy Gallant (Tout va trop vite) from 1972 was followed by Toi l'enfant in 1974. During the show, Gallant teamed up with singer-songwriter Christine Charbonneau who wrote most of the lyrics for her two major French albums that were released by Columbia Records, Gallant songs, written by Charbonneau included, "Tout va trop vite", "Thank you come again" (French version), "Le lit qui craque", "Un monde en voie de naître", and "Un jour comme les autres". In 1971, Gallant co-starred on the weekly television variety show Smash presented by Télévision de Radio-Canada (the French arm of CBC Television). She later performed at Montreal's Place des Arts with Charles Aznavour and shortly after, she assembled a team of young and talented creators including Yves Lapierre, Judi Richards, Denis Forcier, Jean-Guy Chapados and Ken Owen who composed and wrote for her in English. Gallant released her first single in 1967, which earned her appearances on a number of television variety shows. She left the group for a solo career in 1967, was featured in commercials, and was a regular on both the French-language TV variety program Discothèque and its English equivalent, Music Hop. At eight Gallant gained television exposure after her parents moved to Moncton two years later the group was playing nightclubs in Montreal. At age five, she was part of The Gallant Sisters with older siblings Angeline, Florine, and Ghislaine. ![]() Patsy Gallant was one of the 10 children of Béatrice Aubé Gallant and Arthur Gallant. ![]()
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