The Canadian singer Martin Stevensgained worldwide fame with a disco hit “Love Is in the Air”, died at the age of 69, reported CBC, quoted by BTA.
The news of his death was confirmed by the Showbiz Production company on Facebook.
Stevens’ cause of death has not been released. He died on July 5.
The singer was born on October 3, 1953 under the name Roger Prudhomme in Verdun, Quebec province. In 1978, he released his debut album, which included only songs in French, except for a cover version of “Love Is in the Air”, released in 1977 by Australian singer John Paul Young.
In 1979, the song earned Martin Stevens a Juno Award nomination in the category of best-selling single. The distinction is the Canadian equivalent of the American “Grammy”.
In 1980, he was nominated again for a Juno for Midnight Music, the lead track of an all-English album released in 1979. That same year, Stevens was also nominated for the Quebec Music Artist Award in the male vocal and disco categories. album of the year.
In 2007, Martin Stevens published an autobiographical book.
2023-07-06 19:30:00
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