Jacques Savoie

1951-

Jacques Savoie was born on 3 February 1951 in Edmundston, New Brunswick, and is a singer and lyricist and founding member of the group Beausoleil Broussard. Savoie received a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from the Université de Moncton in 1972. He then left for France, where he earned a master’s degree in modern literature at the Université d’Aix-en-Provence. He is the author of close to 20 novels, including Raconte-moi Massabielle and Les Portes tournantes, both of which have garnered many international awards and been made into films. In addition to collaborating on screenplays adapted from his novels, Savoie has written the original screenplays for several successful television miniseries, including Bombardier (1992) and Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire (2008), for both of which he received a Prix Gémeaux for best script for a dramatic series.

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Edmundston