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Hélène Baillargeon
Hélène Baillargeon CM (1916–1997) was a Canadian singer, actor, and folklorist probably best known as the host of the CBC Television show Chez Hélène from 1959 to 1973. She was born in Saint-Martin, Quebec, on 28 August 1916 and studied singing in Quebec City and New York City and then in Montreal with Alfred La Liberté.[1] She went on to work as a researcher with Marius Barbeau[1][2] at the National Museum of Canada in Ottawa (later the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau).[citation needed] In 1944, Baillargeon married André Côté, a Crown attorney in Montreal.[1] She performed and hosted shows on CBC Radio and Television such as Le réveil rural (1951–1955), Songs de chez nous (1952–1955), and Cap aux sorciers (1955–1958).[1] Baillargeon was named to the Order of Canada in 1973.[1] In 1974, she was appointed a Canadian citizenship court judge.[1] She also recorded a number of collections of French-Canadian folk songs. She died in Montreal on 25 September 1997.[1] Selected discography
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