Born into a music-hall family, singer and actress Line Renaud scored her first
hit in 1949 with "Ma cabane au Canada". Born Jacqueline Enté into a modest
family in Pont-de-Nieppe near Armentières (Nord) on July 2, 1928, she studied
singing at the Lille Conservatoire and took part in radio talent shows. After
making her debut with the Orchestre de Radio-Lille in 1944, she moved to Paris,
where she was hired at the Folies-Belleville under the name Jacqueline Ray, and
met Lolou Gasté, who wrote songs for her before marrying her in 1950. Her new
stage name was Line Renaud, and she sa...