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| Name = Régine Chassagne
| name = Régine Chassagne
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| birth_name = Régine Alexandra Chassagne
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|08|19}}
| Origin = [[Saint-Lambert, Quebec|St-Lambert]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
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| Years_active = 2000–present
| years_active = 2000–present
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'''Régine Chassagne''' (born [[18 August]] 1977<ref>Hoard, Christian. (February 24, 2005). "[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7047705/the_fire_this_time The Fire This Time]." ''Rolling Stone.'' Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref>) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[multi-instrumentalist]] musician and singer, and a founding member of the [[indie rock]] band [[Arcade Fire]]. She is married to co-founder [[Win Butler]].
'''Régine Alexandra Chassagne''' ({{IPA-fr|ʁeʒin ʃasaɲ}}; born 19 August 1976)<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=969 |date=10 March 2005 |pages=59–60 |last=Hoard |first=Christian |title=The Fire This Time}} Posted in an abridged form at {{cite web|work=rollingstone.com |date=24 February 2005 |title=The Fire This Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7047705/the_fire_this_time |access-date=19 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002100404/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7047705/the_fire_this_time |archive-date=2 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist, and is a member of the band [[Arcade Fire]]. She is married to co-founder [[Win Butler]].


==Early life and career==
She was born in Canada,<ref name="RTE">"[http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0306/drivetimewithdave_av.html?2226174,null,209 Arcade Fire talk about their music]." (March 6, 2007). ''[[Radio Telefís Éireann]]''. Retrieved March 16, 2007.</ref> her family having emigrated from [[Haiti]] during the dictatorship of [[Jean-Claude Duvalier]], and she grew up in [[Saint-Lambert, Quebec|St-Lambert]], across from [[Montreal]].<ref name="Mirror">Carpenter, Lorraine. (September 16, 2004). "[http://www.montrealmirror.com/2004/091604/cover_music.html Hot property]." ''[[Montreal Mirror]].'' Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref> She is a dual Canadian-American citizen. Her heritage is alluded to in the Arcade Fire song "Haiti", in which she sings, ''Mes cousins jamais nés hantent les nuits des Duvalier'' ("My never-born cousins haunt the nights of the Duvaliers").<ref>Hanley Bemis, Alec. (December 1, 2004). "[http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/weddings-funerals/1149/ Weddings & Funerals]." ''LA Weekly. Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref>
Régine Alexandra Chassagne was born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada, and grew up in [[Saint-Lambert, Quebec|St-Lambert]], a suburb south of Montreal.<ref name="Mirror">Carpenter, Lorraine. (16 September 2004). "[http://www.montrealmirror.com/2004/091604/cover_music.html Hot property] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115171329/http://www.montrealmirror.com/2004/091604/cover_music.html |date=15 November 2006 }}." ''[[Montreal Mirror]].'' Retrieved 19 October 2007.</ref><ref name="RTÉ">"[http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0306/drivetimewithdave_av.html?2226174,null,209 Arcade Fire talk about their music]." (6 March 2007). ''[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]''. Retrieved 16 March 2007.</ref> 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, ''{{lang|fr|Mes cousins jamais nés hantent les nuits de Duvalier}}'' ("My unborn cousins haunt Duvalier's nights").<ref>Hanley Bemis, Alec. (1 December 2004). " [http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/weddings-funerals/1149/ Weddings & Funerals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312044323/http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/weddings-funerals/1149/ |date=12 March 2007 }}." ''LA Weekly''. Retrieved 19 October 2007.</ref> The line is in reference to the relatives who were killed during the [[Jérémie Vespers]] massacre.


Chassagne earned a B.A. in communication studies at [[Concordia University]] in 1998,<ref>McDonagh, Patrick. (Fall 2006). "[http://news.concordia.ca/alumni/007935.shtml Musical Joy]." ''Concordia University Magazine.'' Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref> and went on to study jazz voice briefly at [[McGill University]].<ref>"[http://www.mcgill.ca/news/2004/winter/newsbites/three/ The Arcade Fire is red hot]." (Winter 2004). ''McGill News.'' Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref> She was singing jazz at an art opening at Concordia in 2000 when Butler met her and persuaded her to join his band; after line-up changes, only the two of them were left. They married in 2003. She plays many instruments on stage, including the [[accordion]], [[Drum kit|drums]], the [[xylophone]], [[hurdy-gurdy]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] and [[organ (music)|organ]].
Chassagne attended {{lang|fr|[[Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf]]}} before earning a B.A. in communication studies at [[Concordia University (Montreal)|Concordia University]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Régine Chassagne|url = https://www.concordia.ca/alumni-friends/applause/search/regine-chassagne.html|website = www.concordia.ca|access-date = 16 February 2016}}</ref> in 1998,<ref>McDonagh, Patrick. (Fall 2006). "[http://magazine.concordia.ca/2006/fall/features/rockers.shtml Musical Joy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009084815/http://magazine.concordia.ca/2006/fall/features/rockers.shtml |date=9 October 2016 }}." ''Concordia University Magazine.'' Retrieved 19 October 2007.</ref> and went on to study jazz voice briefly at [[McGill University]].<ref>"[https://www.mcgill.ca/news/2004/winter/newsbites/three/ The Arcade Fire is red hot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312090502/http://www.mcgill.ca/news/2004/winter/newsbites/three/ |date=12 March 2007 }}." (Winter 2004). ''McGill News.'' Retrieved 19 October 2007.</ref> She was singing jazz at an art opening at Concordia in 2000, when Win Butler met her and persuaded her to join his band. They married in 2003. Ten years later, their son was born on 21 April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Michaels|first=Sean|title=Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Régine Chassagne become parents|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/29/arcade-fire-butler-chassagne-baby|access-date=30 April 2013|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=29 April 2013}}</ref><ref>"[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/arcade-fires-win-butler-regine-chassagne-welcome-baby-boy-20130426 gave birth" "Arcade Fire's Win Butler, Regine Chassagne Welcome Baby Boy".] Rolling Stone. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.</ref>


Chassagne has also been involved with a medieval band called Les Jongleurs de la Mandragore,<ref>"[http://www.mandragore.ca Les Jongleurs de la Mandragore]." (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref> and a jazz band, Azúcar. She also wrote the music for the two-minute David Uloth sketch: "The Shine,"<ref>"[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363997/ The Shine (2002)]." (n.d.). ''The Internet Movie Database.'' Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref> and contributed to the UNICEF benefit project as part the North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative, performing the song "[[Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?]]" along with [[Win Butler]].
Chassagne has also been involved with a medieval-themed band called {{lang|fr|Les Jongleurs de la Mandragore}}<ref>"[http://www.mandragore.ca/ Les Jongleurs de la Mandragore]." (n.d.). Retrieved 19 October 2007.</ref> and with Jimmy Rouleau in the jazz duo Azúcar.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rLtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RokDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3106%2C3139887|title=Le Canada Francais|date=14 February 2002}}</ref> 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]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[organ (music)|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)".
On several occasions Regine has launched into her song "Haiti" with an anecdote regarding her love of roses. This is her username on the Arcade Fire fansite.


In March 2015, Chassagne, along with Win Butler, attended the launch of [[Streaming media|music streaming]] service [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]], and revealed themselves, along with other notable artists, as [[shareholder]]s in the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/32127199|title=Six awkward moments at Jay Z's Tidal relaunch|work=[[BBC]] |date=31 March 2015 |access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>
== References ==

==Personal life==
Chassagne has been married to fellow Arcade Fire member Win Butler since 2003. They had a son in April 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/arcade-fires-win-butler-regine-chassagne-welcome-baby-boy-20130426|title=Arcade Fire's Win Butler, Regine Chassagne Welcome Baby Boy|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=April 26, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref>

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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071101211256/http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=39882 Inter Press Service on the Arcade Fire and Régine Chassagne's Advocacy for Haiti]
*[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/14558640/arcade_fire_meet_all_seven_members_of_indie_rocks_brightest_band/3 Profile of Régine Chassagne] from an article by Elizabeth Goodman in ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
*[http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=39882 Inter Press Service on the Arcade Fire and Régine Chassagne's Advocacy for Haiti]


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Régine Chassagne
Chassagne performing with Arcade Fire in 2017
Chassagne performing with Arcade Fire in 2017
Background information
Birth nameRégine Alexandra Chassagne
Born (1976-08-19) 19 August 1976 (age 47)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)

Régine Alexandra Chassagne (French pronunciation: [ʁeʒin ʃasaɲ]; born 19 August 1976)[1] is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist, and is a member of the band Arcade Fire. She is married to co-founder Win Butler.

Early life and career[edit]

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, Mes cousins jamais nés hantent les nuits de Duvalier ("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 Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf 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. They married in 2003. Ten years later, their son was born on 21 April 2013.[8][9]

Chassagne has also been involved with a medieval-themed band called Les Jongleurs de la Mandragore[10] and with Jimmy Rouleau in the jazz duo Azúcar.[11] 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.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Chassagne has been married to fellow Arcade Fire member Win Butler since 2003. They had a son in April 2013.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hoard, Christian (10 March 2005). "The Fire This Time". Rolling Stone. No. 969. pp. 59–60. Posted in an abridged form at "The Fire This Time". rollingstone.com. 24 February 2005. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
  2. ^ Carpenter, Lorraine. (16 September 2004). "Hot property Archived 15 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine." Montreal Mirror. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Arcade Fire talk about their music." (6 March 2007). Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
  4. ^ Hanley Bemis, Alec. (1 December 2004). " Weddings & Funerals Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine." LA Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Régine Chassagne". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  6. ^ McDonagh, Patrick. (Fall 2006). "Musical Joy Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine." Concordia University Magazine. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
  7. ^ "The Arcade Fire is red hot Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine." (Winter 2004). McGill News. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
  8. ^ Michaels, Sean (29 April 2013). "Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Régine Chassagne become parents". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  9. ^ "gave birth" "Arcade Fire's Win Butler, Regine Chassagne Welcome Baby Boy". Rolling Stone. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Les Jongleurs de la Mandragore." (n.d.). Retrieved 19 October 2007.
  11. ^ "Le Canada Francais". 14 February 2002.
  12. ^ "Six awkward moments at Jay Z's Tidal relaunch". BBC. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Arcade Fire's Win Butler, Regine Chassagne Welcome Baby Boy". Rolling Stone. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

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