Marc Déry

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Marc Déry
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Zebulon - Montreal 2018-06-09
Background information
Born (1963-11-04) 4 November 1963 (age 59)
Mascouche, Quebec
Years active1993–present
Website marcdery.ca

Marc Déry (born 4 November 1963) a French Canadian singer and guitarist from Quebec. [1] He was a member of the band Zébulon. [2] and also released four albums as a solo artist.

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Early life

Déry was born in Mascouche, Quebec.

Career

Déry played bass for the band Les Colocs. [3] In 1993, with his brother Yves, as well as Yves Marchand and Alain Quirion, he formed the band Zébulon. The group performed, recorded and toured until 1997. [4]

In 1998, Déry began a solo career; his first solo album won him a Félix Award for arranger of the year. [5] He then released two more solo albums before getting back together with his Zébulon bandmates to produce an album and conduct a follow-up tour in 2008. [6] [7]

Déry's fourth solo album, Numéro 4 was released in 2011 and was more pop-oriented than the others. [8] He has toured extensively in Quebec. [9]

Discography

Videos

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References

  1. "Marc Déry en Abitibi-Témiscamingue pour présenter de nouvelles chansons". Ici Radio Canada, 18 May 2017
  2. L'Actualité. Maclean-Hunter Limitée. 1999. p. 247.
  3. "En souvenir de Dédé". Weekend, Vanessa_Guimond 5 June 2016
  4. L'Actualité. Maclean-Hunter Limitée. 1999. p. 247.
  5. Desmarais, Isabelle (16 February 2010). "Le retour aux sources de Zébulon (in French)", La Revue. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  6. "Une nouvelle ère pour Marc Déry". Jessica Émond-Ferrat. Métro, 22 September 2011
  7. "Top CD: Le retour de Zébulon". Elle Quebec, 16 October 2008 by Nicolas Tittley
  8. "Les dix meilleurs disques québécois de 2011 – L'embarras du choix". Le Devoir, 24 décembre 2011 |Sylvain Cormier
  9. "Rencontre « libre » avec Marc Déry". Journal Revue, Pénélope Clermont 5 March 2013
  10. "Chronique culturelle". Ici Radio Canada, November 2005