Dany Bédar

Dany Bédar is a francophone Québécois singer from Val-d'Or in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada

Dany Bédar
Background information
Born (1976-07-02) July 2, 1976
OriginVal-d'Or, Quebec, Canada
GenresPop-rock
Years active1993–present

He moved to Montreal at age 19. In 1993, he was the bass player of the group Sex Solution with Gaeboche aka Richard Gibouleau (percussions), Karl Coderre (guitar and voice). He plays every instrument except drums. In 1999, the members of the group La Chicane asked him to join them as a bass player. He launched a solo career in 2002.

He will 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.

He also has written for several artists, including La Chicane, Boom Desjardins, Marie-Chantal, Nolwenn Leroy, Annie Villeneuve, and Marc Dupre and had a hit as duo with Joel Kroeker in bilingual French/English single "Déjà vu".[1]

He is the official spokesperson for Kids Help Phone in Quebec

Discography
  • 2002: Fruit de ma récente nuit blanche
  • 2004: Écoute-moi donc
  • 2004: La Tournée Boombox (with Boom Desjardins and Richard Pelland)
  • 2006: Acoustique... en studio !
  • 2007: Y'a du monde DVD
  • 2008: III
  • 2011: L'avocat du Yab
  • 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 Écoute-moi donc
  • 28th ADISQ awards, 2005 – Best male artist
  • Juno Awards of 2005 – Best Selling Francophone Album (nominated) – Écoute-moi donc
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References
  1. CTV Story about release of "Déjà Vu"
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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