# Les Baronets

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Les Baronets
| years_active      = 1961-1972
| past_members      = [René Angélil](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Ang%C3%A9lil) <br /> Jean Beaulne (1961-1966, 1967-1970) <br /> Pierre Labelle
}}

'''Les Baronets''', briefly known as '''Les''' '''Nouveaux Baronets''', was a [Québécois](/source/Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois_people) musical trio and then duo active from 1961 to 1972.

== History ==
René Angélil, Jean Beaulne and Pierre Labelle met during their studies. They discovered a common affinity for singing, and performed in multiple contests.<ref name=":0" />

In 1961, Les Baronets had their debut in cabarets, singing comedic songs and doing impressions of popular singers.<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=15|location=}} They were originally inspired by English-speaking bands such as the [The Four Lads](/source/The_Four_Lads) and [The Four Aces](/source/The_Four_Aces).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Les Baronets |url=http://quebecinfomusique.com/artistes/biographie.asp?artistid=405 |access-date=2026-03-20 |website=Québec Info Musique |language=fr}}</ref> The song "Johanne" on their first [45-rpm](/source/45-rpm) (1962) was successful, but they became highly popular (to an "unprecedented level" for a Québec band) thanks to their cover of "[Hold Me Tight](/source/Hold_Me_Tight)" by [The Beatles](/source/The_Beatles) called "C'est fou, mais c'est tout".<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=15|location=}} They were one of the first Québécois artist to cover the Beatles in French.<ref name=":0" /> By then, they were already managed by Ben Kaye.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Thérien |first=Robert |title=Dictionnaire de la musique populaire au Québec 1955-1992 |last2=D'Amours |first2=Isabelle |publisher=Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture |year=1992 |isbn=2-89224-183-9 |location=Québec |language=fr}}</ref>{{Reference page|pages=|page=15|location=}}

Les Baronets covered many songs of the Beatles.<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=15|location=}} They became the most prolific cover artists for the Beatles in Quebec, except a few tribute bands. <ref name=":0" /> They performed at cabarets, on television and at Montreal's great venues such as the Comédie-Canadienne and the [Place des Arts](/source/Place_des_Arts).<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=15|location=}}Les Baronets signed a contract with [Vee-Jay Records](/source/Vee-Jay_Records) in 1965, recorded songs and were about to enter the [American](/source/United_States) market, but the label went bankrupt before they could do so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca |first=Zone Arts- |date=2017-03-26 |title=René Angélil, les Baronets et le rêve américain |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1024518/rene-angelil-baronets-reve-americain-musique-contrat-etats-unis-producteur-vie-rose |access-date=2026-03-20 |website=Radio-Canada |language=fr-ca}}</ref>

In 1966, Beaulne's activities as an [impresario](/source/impresario) stopped him from fully focusing on the group, and he was replaced by Jean-Guy Chapados. The band took the name of Les Nouveaux Baronets.<ref name=":0" /> Their popularity then declined, until the original trio reappeared at the Café de l’Est in March 1967.<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=15|location=}} They passed under the label Canusa around 1967.<ref name=":0" />

In the following years, Les Baronets performed in the cabarets in American tourist cities such as [Atlantic City](/source/Atlantic_City%2C_New_Jersey). In early 1970, Labelle and [Angélil](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Ang%C3%A9lil) continued as a duo.<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=15|location=}} They switched to the Nobel record label in 1970.<ref name=":0" /> They were in the musical ''La belle amanchure''. They were actively recording until 1972.<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=15|location=}}

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Singles<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=16|location=}}
! Year !! Title
|-
|1962
|Arrêtez le mariage/Johanne
|-
|1963
|Mon beau rêve/Lise chérie
|-
|1963
|Dans tous les pays/On se trouvera
|-
|1964
|Les filles sont si belles/Bon, bon, bon
|-
|1964
|C’est fou, mais c’est tout/Oh je veux être à toi
|-
|1964
|Est-ce que tu m’aimes/Ça recommence
|-
|1964
|Je n’aurais jamais cru/Laisse-moi me reposer
|-
|1964
|Joyeux Noël/Le père Noël s’en vient
|-
|1965
|L’amour ça fait pleurer/Twist et chante
|-
|1965
|Je suis fou/C’est le Freddy
|-
|1965
|That’s The Way Love Happens/Mine All Mine
|-
|1965
|Johanne/Dans tous les pays
|-
|1965
|Vive le temps des Fêtes/Cet hiver je n’aurai plus froid
|-
|1966
|Comment/Seul sans toi
|-
|1966
|Tu es partie/Je n’aime que toi
|-
|1966
|Demain/Non, non, non
|-
|1966
|C’est fou, mais c’est tout/Est-ce que tu m’aimes
|-
|1966
|Ce n’est qu’un au revoir/C’est bon pour la publicité
|-
|1966
|Un petit sous-marin jaune/C’est triste
|-
|1966
|Cet hiver je n’aurai plus froid/Vive le temps des Fêtes
|-
|1967
|Je suis seul/Ce monde plein d’histoires
|-
|1967
|L’hymne à l’amour/Avec cette bague
|-
|1967
|Secrètement/Mr. Lee
|-
|1968
|La même chanson/Ça m’fait quelque chose
|-
|1968
|Lady Madonna/Même si tu revenais
|-
|1968
|Hello, je t’aime/Amour et liberté
|-
|1970
|Bon matin, ma rose/Sympathie
|-
|1970
|Si nous sommes ensemble/Tout le monde s’aime
|-
|1970
|Cet hiver je n’aurai plus froid/Vive le temps des Fêtes
|-
|1971
|Rita mon amour/Les filles
|-
|1971
|Tes histoires d’autrefois/J’ai un side-line payant
|-
|1972
|Tarzan/La complainte de Tarzan
|-
|1974
|C’est fou, mais c’est tout/Ça recommence
|-
|1974
|Est-ce que tu m’aimes/Twist et chante
|-
|1977
|Le téléphone 75/Crocodile Dance
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Albums<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=16-17|page=|location=}}
! Year !! Title
|-
|1963?
|Les Baronets en spectacle
|-
|1964
|Ça recommence
|-
|1965
|Les Baronets à la Comédie-Canadienne
|-
|1967
|Les Baronets en personne
|-
|1968
|Réveillon chez la famille Canusa
|-
|1969
|15 succès
|-
|1969
|Le palmarès des Baronets
|-
|1970
|La belle amanchure
|-
|1971
|Pierre Labelle et René Angélil
|-
|1974
|21 titres d’or
|-
|1989
|Une soirée au cabaret avec les Baronets
|-
|1992
|Les Baronets
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Musical groups from Quebec
Category:Musical groups established in 1961
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1972

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