Régine Chassagne
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Régine Alexandra Chassagne (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 19 August 1976)[1] is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist, and is a member of the band Arcade Fire.
Early life and career
Régine Alexandra Chassagne was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and grew up in St-Lambert, a suburb south of Montreal.[2][3] Her parents, who were Haitians of mixed French and African descent, moved from Haiti during the dictatorship of François Duvalier, which is alluded to in the Arcade Fire song "Haïti", in which she sings, Script error: No such module "Lang". ("My unborn cousins haunt Duvalier's nights").[4] The line is in reference to the relatives who were killed during the Jérémie Vespers massacre.
Chassagne attended Script error: No such module "Lang". before earning a B.A. in communication studies at Concordia University[5] in 1998,[6] and went on to study jazz voice briefly at McGill University.[7] She was singing jazz at an art opening at Concordia in 2000, when Win Butler met her and persuaded her to join his band.
Chassagne has also been involved with a medieval-themed band called Script error: No such module "Lang".[8] and with Jimmy Rouleau in the jazz duo Azúcar.[9] She also wrote the music for the two-minute David Uloth short film "The Shine", and she contributed to the UNICEF benefit project as part of the North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative, performing the song "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" along with Win Butler.
She plays many instruments on stage, including accordion, drums, xylophone, hurdy-gurdy, keyboards, organ and guitar. In Arcade Fire, Chassagne performs lead vocals on some songs, including "Haiti", "In the Backseat", "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations", "Empty Room", "Abraham's Daughter", "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)", "Creature Comfort", "Electric Blue", and "Unconditional II (Race and Religion)".
In March 2015, Chassagne, along with Win Butler, attended the launch of music streaming service Tidal, and revealed themselves, along with other notable artists, as shareholders in the company.[10]
Personal life
Chassagne married fellow Arcade Fire member Win Butler in 2003. They have a son, born in April 2013.[11] The couple announced their separation in October 2025.[12]
References
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- ↑ Carpenter, Lorraine. (16 September 2004). "Hot property Script error: No such module "webarchive".." Montreal Mirror. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
- ↑ "Arcade Fire talk about their music." (6 March 2007). Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
- ↑ Hanley Bemis, Alec. (1 December 2004). " Weddings & Funerals Script error: No such module "webarchive".." LA Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
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- ↑ McDonagh, Patrick. (Fall 2006). "Musical Joy Script error: No such module "webarchive".." Concordia University Magazine. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
- ↑ "The Arcade Fire is red hot Script error: No such module "webarchive".." (Winter 2004). McGill News. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
- ↑ "Les Jongleurs de la Mandragore." (n.d.). Retrieved 19 October 2007.
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