Etienne (Steven Langlois)
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Étienne is the stage name
of Steven Langlois (born February 28, 1971), who is a Warner Music Canada
recording artist. He has sold tens of thousands of CDs worldwide. Following a successful 2007 World Tour 2007 that saw him perform sold-out concerts across Canada, the United States, and Australia,
Étienne is a teacher with the Greater Essex County District School Board. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario
, Canada, he began performing at a young age. While attending the University of Windsor
, where he graduated with a B.A. in French Language and Literature and a B.Ed., he began composing songs designed to help children learn English, French and Spanish using popular styles of music. Now residing in LaSalle, Ontario
, with his wife and two children, he has taught English and French to students from grades one to twelve for the past sixteen years.
Étienne writes for several widely-used international school programs produced by leading educational companies including Thomson Nelson, Oxford University Press, Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, Ginn, Gage Canada and Denmark's Forlag Malling Beck. He has had his songs translated into the Cree language in Saskatchewan
.
Reaching beyond his music, Étienne interacts regularly with his fans via Educorock.com, which was established in 1995 and reportedly receives 100,000 hits per month. The site features the "Fan Zone Riddle Contest" where fans can win CDs, posters, videos and T-shirts for answering riddles and challenges.
Stage name
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of Steven Langlois (born February 28, 1971), who is a Warner Music Canada
Warner Music Canada
Warner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd...
recording artist. He has sold tens of thousands of CDs worldwide. Following a successful 2007 World Tour 2007 that saw him perform sold-out concerts across Canada, the United States, and Australia,
Étienne is a teacher with the Greater Essex County District School Board. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, Canada, he began performing at a young age. While attending the University of Windsor
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
, where he graduated with a B.A. in French Language and Literature and a B.Ed., he began composing songs designed to help children learn English, French and Spanish using popular styles of music. Now residing in LaSalle, Ontario
LaSalle, Ontario
LaSalle is a town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada, on the Detroit River. It is a bedroom community of the City of Windsor and part of the Windsor Census Metropolitan Area, and is located south of that city. LaSalle, along with Windsor, is the oldest French settlement area in Southwestern Ontario,...
, with his wife and two children, he has taught English and French to students from grades one to twelve for the past sixteen years.
Étienne writes for several widely-used international school programs produced by leading educational companies including Thomson Nelson, Oxford University Press, Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, Ginn, Gage Canada and Denmark's Forlag Malling Beck. He has had his songs translated into the Cree language in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
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Recent awards and honours
- Winner of the “Canada’s Favourite Children’s Artist of the Year Award (2004)” (CMW “Indies” Awards). Nominees for this award were chosen by members of the music industry and winners were determined by national fan-based voting.
- Winner of the “2003 Children's Album of Year” award at the Canadian Music Week “Indies” Awards ceremony where his CD “C'est le temps” was chosen over those of many established Children’s artists including Fred Penner.
- Recipient of the 2003 Helen B. St. John Award for “outstanding professional contribution and leadership in the field of modern languages” from the Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association. Étienne is the youngest person to be awarded this honour.
- Winner of a “2002 Parents' Choice Award” for his video “Rockumentaire”. This educational music video was placed on the same esteemed list as the then, newly released Harry Potter film. His CD, “C'est le temps”, also won the "2002 Parents' Choice Award".
Reaching beyond his music, Étienne interacts regularly with his fans via Educorock.com, which was established in 1995 and reportedly receives 100,000 hits per month. The site features the "Fan Zone Riddle Contest" where fans can win CDs, posters, videos and T-shirts for answering riddles and challenges.
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Discography
- "Étienne: Les vidéos françaises" - 2011
- "Étienne: Los videos espanoles" - 2011
- "Français! Francais!" - 2010
- Le retour CD - 2008
- "Beauty of Discovery" (single) - 2006
- Me gusta CD - 2005
- Grammar Jams 2 CD - 2004
- Grammar Jams CD - 2003
- C'est le temps CD - 2002
- Rockumentaire (Videos Collection) - 1999
- Educorock Espanol CD - 1999
- La danse des araignees CD - 1998
- Chez Moi CD - 1996
- Étienne s/t CD - 1994