Martel was considered the ‘Queen of Quebec country music’ (Lisa Marie Noël/Radio-Canada - image credit) Renée Martel, the queen of Quebec country music who had crowds dancing to yé-yé — a style of ...
Renée Martel, the queen of Quebec country music who had crowds dancing to yé-yé — a style of European pop that emerged in the 1960s — died Saturday, Les Productions Leclerc said. She was 74 years old.