Rachel Paiement
Template:Short description Template:Infobox musical artist Rachel Claire Paiement (born 1955) is a Canadian musician and songwriter. She is best known as a former member, singer and songwriter for the Franco-Ontarian band CANO. Paiement left the band in 1980 and moved to Vancouver. She also appeared in theatre productions and as a guest musician on albums by other artists.
Career
Paiement was a singer and songwriter for the Franco-Ontarian 1970s progressive rock band CANO (Co-operative Artistique du Nouvel Ontario) along with her brother André Paiement,<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> drummer Michel Dasti, vocalist and guitarist Marcel Aymar, and guitarist David Burt,<ref name="reunion">"CANO reunites at La Nuit sur l'étang". Northern Life, March 30, 2010.</ref> as well as Michael Kendel, John Doerr, and Wasyl Kohut.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Before CANO, Paiement performed with the group Morgan.<ref name=":1" />
After her brother's passing in January 1978, Paiement and Aymar provided the group's vocals.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Paiement left CANO in 1980 and moved to Vancouver.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1985, she wrote the French verse for the charity song "Tears Are Not Enough"; the english lyrics being written by Vallance and David Foster.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She also appeared as a guest musician on albums by Bruce Cockburn, Paul Hyde ,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Michel Rivard and others. She appeared in theatre productions for the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario and worked as a session singer in Vancouver for many years.
In 1986, Paiement played again in Vancouver at the Arts Club Theatre on Granville Island.<ref name=":2" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
When CANO reunited at the 2010 La Nuit sur l'étang festival in Sudbury, Paiement did not join them.<ref name="reunion""<ref name="reunion" /> Instead, her sister Monique appeared as the band's female vocalist.<ref name="reunion" />
Personal life
Paiement married Vallance,<ref name=":2" /> who is also a songwriter and best known as the songwriting partner of Bryan Adams.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She and Vallance have a son, Jimmy, born in 1989, who is a member of music duo Bob Moses.