Biography Dany Bédar

Dany Bédar is a francophone Québécois singer from Val d'Or in Abitibi.

He was a disc jockey in Dundee. He moved to Montreal at age 19. In 1993, he was the bass player of the group Sex Solution with Gaeboche (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 Québecois 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 4 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.

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

*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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