Patrick Zabé
Born December 12, 1941 in Quebec City, Canada, Patrick Zabé, whose real name is
Jean-Marie Rusk, is a Quebec pop singer. In 1964, he released the album Jean
Rusk Chante Pour Vous under his real name, but it met with little success. In
1965, he joined the group Les Doyens. The same year, the group released the 45
rpm "Donne-moi ta chaleur", which also met with little success. The following
year, producer Guy Cloutier became his agent and suggested he change his name to
Patrick Zabé. In 1967, he covered a Box Tops hit , "The Letter" , which he
Frenchified as "La Lettre" . The song ...
