Claude Léveillée

Claude Léveillée (Montréal, 16 October 1932 – 9 June 2011) was a Canadian actor, pianist, and singer-songwriter who composed over 400 songs, numerous instrumental scores, and a number of musicals.

Claude Léveillée co-founded Les Bozos in 1959, the year he met Édith Piaf. He composed several songs for her (including "Les Vieux" pianos, "Ouragan" and "Boulevard du crime"). He also composed for a number of Quebec singers, including Julie Arel ("Merci à toi" in 1976) and Nicole Martin ("Il est en nous l'amour" in 1985, and "Mon père et ma mère" and "On s'aimera" in 1987). He performed in France and the Soviet Union (USSR), as well as in Belgium, Switzerland and Japan. He was also an actor, notably in Line of Demarcation (1966) and in the Scoop series from 1991 to 1994.