Annie Brocoli
{{Short description|Canadian actress}}
Annie Grenier (born January 22, 1971) is a singer whose alter ego Annie Brocoli is a children's character in Quebec.{{cite news|url=http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/musique/entrevues/2005/11/25/1749745-ca.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115060559/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/musique/entrevues/2005/11/25/1749745-ca.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 15, 2013|title=Entrevue - Annie Brocoli: maman avant tout|last=Rhéaume|first=Julie|date=November 25, 2011|work=Canoë|language=French|accessdate=3 July 2012}}[https://www.journaldequebec.com/2019/02/20/annie-brocoli-a-trouve-lamour-grace-a-anick-lemay "Annie Brocoli a trouvé l'amour grâce à Anick Lemay"]. Le Journal de Québec, Sandrine Vincent, 21 February 2019 Inspired by Grenier's childhood experiences as well as by her two children, Annie Brocoli has adventures while traveling around in a Volkswagen New Beetle, singing and searching for fun. Her audience is mainly parents and children in French-speaking Quebec and in France.
Early life
Grenier was born in Montreal. As a child she suffered from dyslexia.{{cite web|url=http://mitsoumagazine.com/vie-de-star/primeurs/le-mal-des-mots-dannie-brocoli-ou-faire-la-paix-avec-sa-difference/|last=Paradis|first=Karine|title=Le mal des mots d'Annie Brocoli… ou faire la paix avec sa différence!|website=Mitzou Magazine|language=Fr}}
Career
Grenier created the character Annie Brocoli for a series of children's albums in 1999.{{cite book|title=L'Actualité|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jwA8AQAAIAAJ|volume=33|year=2008|publisher=Maclean-Hunter Limitée|page=62}} One of her best known songs is "Nanas Banana."
Grenier followed by releasing a series of videos in 2000; in 2001 she released the video Annie Brocoli dans l'espace ("Annie Brocoli in Space"). In addition to playing Brocoli, Grenier also wrote, sang and played other characters in these series. That year her album Annie was nominated for a Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year.[https://junoawards.ca/nomination/2001-best-childrens-album-annie-brocoli/ "Best Children's Album 2001"]. Juno Awards website.
Grenier released an animated movie in 2003, Annie Brocoli dans les Fonds Marins (Annie Brocoli Under the Sea), which was a success at the Québec box office. The movie consists of computer graphics produced by Damnfx with Grenier performing via chroma key.
In 2008, Brocoli appeared in a children's television series, "The Broco Show", which was broadcast by Société Radio-Canada.[https://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/broco-show "Broco show"]. History of Canadian Broadcasting website. by Yvon Chouinard - January, 2012
In 2017, Brocoli performed as part of the Zoofest comedy festival.[https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/festivals/juste-pour-rire/critiques/201707/26/01-5119379-annie-brocoli-bien-meilleure-crue.php "Annie Brocoli: bien meilleure crue"]. La Press, Stéphanie Dupuis, 26 July 2017
In 2018, in response to reduced funding for children's programming in Quebec, Grenier retired her character.[https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/humour-et-varietes/201810/01/01-5198573-annie-brocoli-se-retire-a-contrecoeur.php "Annie Brocoli se retire à contrecoeur"]. La Presse, VÉRONIQUE LAUZON, 01 October 2018
Grenier published a book, En mal des mots, in which she describes her experiences with dyslexia.[https://www.ledroit.com/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/annie-brocoli-autrement-b8231d2e44fce2872e5683c9e2081478 "Annie Brocoli... autrement"]. LeDroit, 4 October 2018. Isabel Authier
References
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External links
- [http://www.anniebrocoli.com Annie Brocoli] official website
- {{IMDb name|1495600|Annie Grenier}}
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Category:Canadian children's musicians
Category:Musicians from Montreal