Dany Bédar
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| Born | July 2, 1976 |
| Origin | Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Pop-rock |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Dany Bédar is a francophone Québécois singer from Val-d'Or in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. At the age of 19, Bédar moved to Montreal.
In 1993, he was the bass player of the group with Richard Gibouleau, percussionist and Karl Coderre, fellow guitarist and singer. In 1999, the members of the group La Chicane asked Bédar to join them as the bass guitarist to which he accepted and remained until 2007. However, in 2002 Bédar launched a solo career while still remaining with the band La Chicane. Bédar has also written for several artists, including La Chicane, Boom Desjardins, Marie-Chantal, Nolwenn Leroy, Annie Villeneuve, and Marc Dupre and had a hit duo with Joel Kroeker in bilingual French/English single "Déjà vu".[1]
Bédar was be one of the first Québécois artists to participate in the Youswitch.tv contest. Two extracts in the concert of Dany Bédar in Francopholies 2007 were uploaded on the website of Sympatico MSN in collaboration with the Youswitch.tv player. The concert is seen from four points of view, synchronized for watching the concert online.
Additionally, Bédar is also the official spokesperson for Kids Help Phone in Quebec
Discography[]
- 2002:
- 2004:
- 2004: (with Boom Desjardins and )
- 2006:
- 2007: DVD
- 2011:
- 2012: On a tous une histoire a cont No. 40 CAN[2]
Awards and nominations[]
- 28th ADISQ awards, 2005 – Pop rock album of the year
- 28th ADISQ awards, 2005 – Best male artist
- Juno Awards of 2005 – Best Selling Francophone Album (nominated) –
References[]
- ^ CTV Story about release of "Déjà Vu"
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- (in French) Official site
- Official Myspace profile
- Official Facebook profile
- Babillard/ fan club officiel
- Official Twitter
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