Artifactuality

Singer, actor, producer, radio host, TV personality, entrepreneur; it seems as though there’s nothing Mitsou can’t do. But before she conquered the world with her global hit, Bye bye mon cowboy, she was a talented Montréal teenager with an iconic...

Show Notes

Singer, actor, producer, radio host, TV personality, entrepreneur; it seems as though there’s nothing Mitsou can’t do. But before she conquered the world with her global hit, Bye bye mon cowboy, she was a talented Montréal teenager with an iconic style pulled together from her own closet and brought to the world stage. 
Mitsou talks about her early days in Montréal, the people who helped and inspired her along the way, and how Hollywood disappointment turned into an amazing reinvention. 
 
LINKS
Transcript
https://www.historymuseum.ca/dod/podcasts/transcripts/s01e01
 
Canadian Museum of History Blog: “The Meaning of Mitsou”
 https://www.historymuseum.ca/blog/artifactuality-meaning-of-mitsou/
 
Canadian Museum of History Blog: “Behind the Scenes, featuring Mitsou Gélinas” 
 https://www.historymuseum.ca/blog/behind-the-scenes-mitsou-gelinas/
 
Canadian Museum of History Blog: “Popular music in the Museum’s collection” 
 https://www.historymuseum.ca/blog/popular-music-integral-to-the-museums-music-collection/  
 
Canadian Museum of History — Collection Objects
 https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/?type=all&q1=all%3A%3A_contains%3A%3Amitsou&sort=title&order=asc&view=grid&size=24&page=1
 
Mitsou Magazine
https://mitsoumagazine.com/en/
 
Article on Mitsou in The Canadian Encyclopedia  https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mitsou-emc#
 
MuchMusic panel discussion: “Madonna & Mitsou — A Question of Taste (1991)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xBO_m678_E
 
Mitsou Magazine: “Bye Bye and Beyond” 
https://mitsoumagazine.com/en/news/mitsou-bye-bye-and-beyond/
 

What is Artifactuality?

Come behind the scenes at the Canadian Museum of History with award-winning novelist Kim Thúy. Hear about meaningful events and remarkable people in Canadian history, culture, and society from museum experts and the people who experienced them. What can objects and stories from the past tell us about who we are today? How will current events be remembered in the future? History is found in the voices of people who lived it, the things they made and used, and the culture and society we share. Discover how objects and stories connect us with our past, present, and future.

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