Regine Chassagne: Biography in Details
Who is Regine Chassagne?
Regine Chassagne is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. She is a popular member of the band,’ Arcade Fire’.
Chassagne is also famous as the wife of the co-founder of the band Win Butler.
What is the birth name of Regine Chassagne?
Regine Chassagne was born on 19 August 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her birth name is Régine Alexandra Chassagne.
Chassagne’s parents are of Haitian origin and fled Haiti in the 1960s during the dictatorship of François Duvalier. Referring to those times, she made a song “Haïti” which talks about her relatives who were killed during the Jérémie Vespers massacre.
She spent her childhood in St-Lambert, a suburb south of Montreal.
She is Canadian by nationality and Haitian by ethnic background.
As per academics, Regine Chassagne attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and later joined Concordia University where she earned a B.A. in communication studies in 1998. She studied jazz voice at McGill University where she found the love of her life.
Regine Chassagne: All about her Career
While singing jazz at an art opening at Concordia in 2000, Butler persuaded her to join his band. Since then, she’s built herself as a singer-songwriter and musician.
Chassagne has affiliated with band, Les Jongleurs de la Mandragore and with Jimmy Rouleau in the jazz duo Azúcar. She wrote the music for the two-minute David Uloth sketch “The Shine.”
All in all, Regine Chassagne is a multitalented instrumentalist who plays numerous instruments, including accordion, drums, xylophone, hurdy-gurdy, keyboards, organ, and guitar.
For Arcade Fire, she performed as lead vocals on songs like “Haiti”, “In the Backseat”, “Black Wave/Bad Vibrations”, “Empty Room”, “Abraham’s Daughter”, “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”, “Creature Comfort”, “Electric Blue”, and “Unconditional II (Race and Religion)”.
Awards, Nominations
The band, Arcade Fire has won five awards from 21 nominations, including two Juno Awards from six nominations, one Meteor Music Awards from three nominations, and two PLUG Independent Music Awards from three nominations.
How much is the net worth of Regine Chassagne?
Regine Chassagne is believed to have an accumulated net worth of over $5M. She has enjoyed a successful career as a singer with some major hits for over a decade. Her main source of income is her professional career as a singer.
Rumors and Controversies
There are no rumors and Controversy about Chassagne. However, her husband has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.
Regine Chassagne: Body Stats, Hair and Eye Color
Regine Chassagne has a decent height of 5 feet 5 inches. Similarly, she has naturally black hair but she dyes her hair in different colors most of the time. She has charming dark brown eyes.
Social Media Platforms
Regine Chassagne is not active on any media platforms. She tends to keep a personal space.
Regine Chassagne’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | August | Monday |
| 2025 | August | Tuesday |
| 2026 | August | Wednesday |
| 2027 | August | Thursday |
| 2028 | August | Saturday |