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Rene Simard

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The Resume

    (February 28, 1961- )
    Born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
    Recorded ‘L’Oiseau’ (1971), ‘C’est demain’ (1972), ‘Un enfant comme les autres’ (1973), ‘Les dimanches après-midi’ (1974), ‘Bébé Bleu’ (1975), ‘Fernando’ (1976), ‘Never Know the Reason Why’ (1977) and ‘You’re My Everything’ (1978)
    Hosted ‘The René Simard Show,’ produced by Alan Thicke(CBC 1977-9)

Why he might be annoying:

    He specialized in syrupy ballads.
    He looked like Dorothy Hamill.
    His father was an out of work lumberjack.
    His fame peaked in the 1970s.
    His sister Nathalie (also a child pop star) was sexually abused by her and Simard’s manager for years.
    She claims Simard helped hide the abuse and mismanaged her money.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is Canada’s Donny Osmond.
    His French language songs found a large English audience.
    He recorded the theme song for the Montreal Olympics (1976).
    He became his sister’s legal guardian when he was only 18.
    He starred in the Toronto productions of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ (1993) and ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (1999).
    He publicly denied covering up his sister’s abuse (2005).
    He outsells Elvis Presley and The Beatles in Quebec.

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 35 Votes: 65.71% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 81 Votes: 64.20% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 51 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 130 Votes: 72.31% Annoying