Manitoba-born country music singer Lucille Starr has passed away at the age of 82.
Starr was born in St. Boniface, and was best known for her 1965 hit ‘The French Song’.
Lucille Starr’s family confirmed she died early on Friday after a long illness.
Starr was the first Canadian woman to perform at the famous Grand Ole Opry, and was the first Canadian woman inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
