Rounding French vowels with his mellifluous tenor and tiptoeing gracefully over consonants, Jean-Pierre Ferland exudes a seductive charm that transcends language. The Montreal poet and singer launched his career with a chansonnier collective called The Bozos in the late '50s. A decade later, he rose to stardom after winning a series of competitions—in Canada and abroad—with self-penned songs that combine the lushness of orchestral arrangements with the intimacy of acoustic guitar and the tenderness of folk. Simply put, this man knows how to work a slow jam.