Michèle Richard

Michèle Richard is a frenchcanadian singer born in Sherbrooke Quebec in 1946 Michèles singing career began when she was 10 years old after appearing on her fathers local TV show The peak of her popularity was in the 1960s where Michèle in her late teens and early twenties brought miniskirts and go go boots to french Canada Michèles success lay in her ability to deliver the mod sound of the swinging sixties to her teen Quebecois audience Her hits included french covers of such artists as the Beatles Sonny and Cher and the Supremes to name a few These songs were pure 60s pop dealing with boyfriends breakups and having fun She could be seen every week performing these hits on the teen variety show Jeunesse daujourdhui inspired by the American Bandstand concept Michèle won the coveted award of Miss Radio and Television at the Gala des Artistes in 1967 and as a result was asked to sing the official theme song of Expo 67 The 45 record included the original french version Un jour un jour on side A as well as its english counterpart Hey Friend Say Friend on the B side