Item 716 - Vivre en Amour

Quebec singer and songwriter Luc Cousineau was one of three musical brothers, the other two being Jean and François. He is best known for his French song “Vivre en amour.” Born in Sherbrooke, he began studying cello there, then continued with the saxophone and double bass at the École de musique Vincent d’Indy in Montreal. In 1965 he and his wife, Lise Vachon, formed a duo, “Les Alexandrins;” they changed the name to “Luc et Lise” in 1970, and a couple of years later he was singing alone. He formed his own production company “Airedale” in 1975 and over the next 20 years composed over 200 songs, including “Vivre en amour.” In the 1990s he turned to creating soundtracks for films, television and advertising. He switched back to songwriting in 2000 but in 2013 developed a degenerative disorder. He died four years later of Lou Gehrig’s disease.