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Introduction
Ginette Reno is a Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress. She has received nominations for the Genie and Gemini Awards and is a multi-recipient of the Juno Award. She is a gold and platinum-selling Canadian musician.
Early life
| Name | Ginette Reno |
| Net Worth | $20 million |
| Occupation | Singer, Actress, Composer, Author |
| Height | 1.68m |
| Age | 76 years |
Ginette Reno OC CQ was birth name is Ginette Raynault was born on April 28, 1946 (age 76 years) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She began singing in 1960 and won the talent contest “Les Découvertes de Jean Simon” (Jean Simon’s Discoveries). With this success, three clubs in Montreal (Café Caprice, le Café de l’Est and the Café Provincial) offered Reno her first professional contract. Simon suggested she adopt the stage name Reno—a phonetic spelling of her real last name (as pronounced in Canadian French).
Career
Ginette Reno is gold and platinum-selling Canadian artist. She has recorded in both English and French. Her biggest hit in English was her 1970 song “Beautiful Second Hand Man”. It reached No. 8 on the RPM singles chart. The song was from her third album Beautiful Second Hand Man released in 1971 on Parrot Records.
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The song was re-released on the French record label Melon-Miel on a two disc compilation Vocally Yours Vol. 7 & 8 in 2004. Among her recordings is a Lynsey de Paul song “Dans la vie tout s’arrange” (Storm in a Teacup) with French lyrics provided by Marcel Stellman. She mostly performs in Quebec. During her four-decade career, she has recorded approximately 60 albums.
In March 2019, Ginette Reno was one of 11 singers from Quebec, alongside Céline Dion, Diane Dufresne, Isabelle Boulay, Luce Dufault, Louise Forestier, Laurence Jalbert, Catherine Major, Ariane Moffatt, Marie Denise Pelletier and Marie-Élaine Thibert, who participated in a supergroup recording of Renée Claude’s 1971 single “Tu trouveras la paix” after Claude’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease was announced.
Reno played the mother in Jean-Claude Lauzon’s 1992 film Léolo. She played Laura Cadieux in Denise Filiatrault’s 1998 film It’s Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C’t’à ton tour, Laura Cadieux). The role earned her a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress. She reprised her role for the 1999 sequel Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux…la suite).
She was again nominated at the 2000 Genie Awards. She played the role of Maria Barberini in the 2003 Canadian independent film Mambo Italiano. She played Blanche in the 2006 film A Family Secret (Le secret de ma mère), earning her the Best Actress in a leading role Genie Award nomination.
In 2020, Ginette Reno came back to the big screen after 14 years in Martin Villeneuve’s Imelda Trilogy, co-starring playwright Robert Lepage, in which she plays Martin and Denis Villeneuve’s maternal grandmother Simone, Imelda’s lifelong adversary.
Reno was twice nominated for a Gemini at the 1999 Gemini Awards and 2000 Gemini Awards. On 5 August 2000, Reno performed at the wedding of the Hell’s Angel René Charlebois, serenading the Angels with such hits as Mon May, for which she was paid $1 million, and at the same wedding posed for photographs with Maurice “Mom” Boucher, the leader of the Angels in Quebec at the time.
Reno has a very matronly and respectable image in Quebec, her willingness to pose smiling next to Boucher, a man convicted of rape amongst other things, caused some controversy.
During the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Ginette Reno was a surprise selection to perform O Canada during the Montreal Canadiens playoff run. She had just returned from heart surgery, and her rendition of the anthem was very well received.
Ginette Reno has since returned to sing for the 2015 and 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs. She previously did the anthems for the Quebec Nordiques as well in the 1980s and 1990s.
Recognitions
Ginette Reno won the Top Female Vocalist at the Gold Leaf Awards of 1970. She was awarded a 1972 Juno and a 1973 Juno in the category Outstanding Performance of the Year – Female. Reno was nom inated for a Juno in 1998 in the category Best Selling Francophone Album for her album Versions Reno.
Reno was again nominated at the Juno Awards of 1999 for Best Female Vocalist. In 2001 she won a Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year for her album Un Grand Noël d’amour. In 2010 Reno was nominated for a Juno Fan Choice Award.
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In June 1982, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1999, Reno was awarded the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada’s highest honor in the performing arts.
In 2000, Ginette Reno was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame. In 2004, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. On April 28, 2022, Reno was accorded France’s Légion d’honneur.
Husband
Ginette Reno has been married twice. She married her first husband Bob Watier in 1965, and they had their wedding in 1965 but separated in 1991. Reno remarried Alain Charbonneau, their marriage ceremony took place in Canada.
Ginette Reno net worth
How much is Ginette Reno worth? Ginette Reno net worth is estimated at around $20 million. Her main source of income is from her career as an author, composer, singer, and actress. Reno successful career has earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. She is one of the richest and most influential singers in Canada.