Born: 1960 in Nicolet, Quebec.
Michael Breen grew up near Trois Rivieres, Quebec and left home at 23 to pursue music after teaching himself to play keyboards.
Joined the band Concert who released one album in 1982 called 'Vitamin'.
He wanted to pursue a solo career and had found a songwriting partner in Bill Sweetman, but knew that he needed English lyrics for his pop songs to have a universal appeal. After contacting Luba/Frank Marino manager Paul Levesque for leads, Levesque suggested Warner Recording artist Geoff Hughes ("Happy Birthday Kid").
The three pronged songwriting assault worked after their first collaboration, "Face To Face", placed 2nd in the 1985 Music Express/MuchMusic National Talent Search behind East Coast act The Sailcats.
Breen soon came to the attention of Alert Records owner Tom Berry who signed him to the label. Berry would executive produce and Pierre Bazinet produce Breen's self-titled debut album in 1987.
The first single from the album was "Rain" with English lyrics by the soon-to-be-famous Sass Jordan.
Singles
1987 Rain (Alert)
Albums
1987 Michael Breen (Alert)
Video
1987 Rain
Compilation Tracks
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