Daniel DeShaime, born Jean-Marie Deschênes on 2 August 1946 in Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir, Quebec is a

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Canadian singer.

Biography

Daniel DeShaime was born in Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir, a village founded in 1932 near the

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in Gaspésie and closed in 1971 by the government of

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. An author, composer and organist, he performed in Gaspésie, in the

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and in

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before playing for artists including

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, and .

1960s

In his childhood, Daniel DeShaime was known in his village for playing the

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at dances and reunions. He studied

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at a seminary in Gaspé and the

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and at the ''

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''. Then he travelled around Gaspésie, the

and

as an organist and pianist, performing for himself and for others, singing poems for which he had composed the music, and songs by others like . He was known in

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for playing the organ at the famous Père Galant lobster dinners in St-Ann's and for participating in radio and television shows on

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, the French-language national broadcasting network. By the end of the sixties, he had accompanied artists like Danielle Oddera, , Raymond Breau, and

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, and had written and performed with Edith Butler and

, with whom he collaborated for many years.

1970s

At the beginning of the seventies, he became the organist for the Menuet Hotel in

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and at the Manor in

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. He also participated in a poetry tour organised by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs with

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and

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. He performed on stage as a pianist for

and

in French-language communities across Canada, in Europe and the United States and began writing for them and for others like

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, ,

, Raymond Breau, Isabelle Aubret and Gérard Entremont. He was for a time the official arranger for the television show ''Chanson francophone'' on

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. Following the closing of his village St-Octave-de-l'Avenir in 1971, he composed the song ''St-Octave-de-l'Avenir'' and sang it for the first time in public in 1976 at the folkloric festival organised on the site of what was once the village. This song and this moment had a prominent effect throughout his career.

1980s

After a year as the band leader for the television show ''Les Coqueluches'' and an incursion into theater as composer and pianist for the play ''18 Ans et plus'' written by with

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, DeShaime traveled the province in 1982 as a pianist for John Littleton with George Angers and Claude Taillefer. He wrote his first album ''C'est drôle comme la vie'' in 1983 for the Trafic Music label. He participated in the arrangement and adaptation to French of the lyrics of Daniel Lavoie for ''the Tension Attention'' album. He spent many months with Daniel Lavoie in the studio with first Jean-Jacques Bourdeau and later with John Eden, producer of the British version of '' Der Kommissar''. His influence on the album and the use of musical instruments that were uncommon at the time, like the LinnDrum, earned him a reputation and invitations to participate in projects in England, which he declined, not wanting to be branded by a particular style. Following the success of ''Tension Attention'', he was solicited for many projects as an author, composer, arranger and producer. He worked with ,

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, , , Gérard Entremont, ,

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and more. He wrote and collaborated on the movies ''

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'' (directed by

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) and ''

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(Un zoo la nuit)'' (directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon). In 1984, he and Daniel Lavoie won the

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for Best Song of the year for ''Tension Attention''. He also gave writing classes and was for many years the artistic director of the of Granby. In 1988, DeShaime released his second album ''Blanche Nuit'' including the track ''Un peu d'innocence'' for which he won the

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for Best Songwriter/Composer of the year.

1990s

In the nineties, DeShaime collaborated with artists like Diane Dufresne, Mitsou,

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and . His third album, ''Histoires d'hommes'', was published in 1991 and included songs likes ''Je l'aime encore'', chosen Song of the Year by

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(SOCAN) and ''Et mon cœur en prend plein la gueule'', later sung by

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. In 1992 and 1993, he toured the province first under the Réseau des Organisateurs de Spectacles de l'Est du Québec (ROSEQ) and then as a producer himself. He composed the music and the theme song for the inauguration of the newly restored

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in 1992. In 1992, he was elected vice-president of SOCAN and continued giving writing classes for SOCAN in Toronto, for the Association of authors of Canada and at The Music Industry Weekend of Saskatoon (''Ateliers Fransask'Art''). Around the same time, he took artistic direction of the ''Rencontres de la chanson de

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'' and gave classes, as well as a concert at the ''Rencontres de la chanson au Salon de Provence'' in France. For his work with French-language artists from outside

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, he was awarded the ''Cousins-Cousines'' prize for the personality from

who best understood the French communities of Canada. DeShaime also gave concerts and classes and acted as the spokesperson of the ''Rencontres internationales de la chanson au Mont Orford'' and at the Festival en chansons de Petite-Vallée. In 1993,

won the ''Truffe d'Or'' and a festival in

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with the song ''Les canards'' (later named ''Il fallait pas''). They worked together to record her first album

Fallait Pas ''Fallait pas'' is francophone Canadian pop singer Isabelle Boulay's first studio album. It was released in 1996. Words and music for the songs on the album were written by Daniel DeShaime. The first track on the album, "Un peu d'innocence", r ...

, a selection of covers (''Un peu d'innocence'', ''T'es en amour'', ''Qu'ils s'envolent'', ''Et mon cœur en prend plein la gueule'', ''Il fallait pas'') and new songs (''La Vie devant toi'', ''J'enrage'', ''Sur le tapis vert'', ''Pour demain, pour hier'', ''Un monde à refaire'') all by DeShaime. Passionate about computers, he created software to manage his royalties and was introduced by Daniel Lafrance, who became his associate, to the music publishing industry. He created Ze Publisher Inc.. By the end of 1996, he moved to France. He officially returned to Canada thirteen years later.

2000s

Daniel DeShaime managed his company ''Ze Publisher'' in Paris while developing tools for music publishers. He acted as a consultant for the ''Chambre Syndicale des Éditeurs'' with Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM) and in the royalty management domain for SACEM,

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and other collection societies around the world. He was recognised at the 2000 Gala of

for ''Un peu d'innocence'' and in 2006 for ''Fouquet's'' and ''Roule ta boule'' with Daniel Lavoie. In 2006, asked by the owner of the

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, he composes variations based on an old folkloric theme from France ''J'ai descendu dans mon jardin''. The various themes can be heard while visiting the gardens of the castle. In 2008, while in

, Daniel DeShaime gave his first concert in 15 years in the church of Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir as part of a reunion of the inhabitants of the former village. After the concert, the management and the public named the concert hall of the church after him. By the end of 2009, he came back from France for good. In 2009, he began writing in collaboration with the authors Georges Guy and Réjean Bernier a book, ''St-Octave-de-l'Avenir, 1932-1971...'', dedicated to the memory of the inhabitants of the village that closed in 1971.

2010s

In 2010 DeShaime gave a concert in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts and published his book ''St-Octave-de-l'Avenir, 1932-1971...'' as co-author and editor. He also announced the creation of the ''Fondation du Patrimoine de St-Octave-de-l'Avenir'' to preserve the traditional heritage of Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir. He organized the ''Chœurs de '' a choir composed of people from the region, and with whom he worked on specific projects. In the summer of 2012, he gave a concert for the 80th anniversary of the founding of St-Octave-de-l'Avenir. Edith Butler participated as a guest. For the festivities of the 2012 edition of the ''Fête des bois flottés'' of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, he arranged ''Lisette, fais-moi un bouquet'', a song from the Canadian Romancero. In December 2012, he gave a concert in the church of

titled ''Daniel DeShaime et les Chœurs de Haute-Gaspésie chantent Noël'' (Daniel DeShaime and the Haute-Gaspésie choir sing Christmas) which included rearranged traditional Christmas songs and some new songs. Two years later, he reprised this concert under the name ''Les Noëls de mon enfance'' in

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and

with voices from Haute-Gaspésie and from the

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. Lucie Gendron and Claud Michaud participated as special guests. The non-profit organisation ''Village Grande-Nature'', in charge of the territory where Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir had been, filed for bankruptcy. With an associate, Daniel DeShaime tried to buy the village but the project did not succeed. The village was eventually sold to Gérald Pelletier. He was invited in 2013 as a speaker to the annual ''Conseil de la Culture'' of Gaspésie and to the ''Salon du Livre'' of

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. DeShaime produced the song ''Le 31 de Février'' in 2013 from lyrics written by Sylvain Rivière and music by , who died in December 2012. Still in 2013,

, who was preparing a compilation of his songs, asked DeShaime to rearrange two of his most popular songs ''Pierre à Jean-Louis'' and ''Les Aboiteaux''. Instead of recreating the tracks,

used the ones given as is on his album (the music for ''Pierre à Jean-Louis'', the music and the voice for ''Les Aboiteaux''). 2014 marked the 125th birthday of the founding of the municipality of

in the

Matapédia Valley The Matapedia Valley (French: ''vallée de la Matapédia'') was formed by the Chic-Choc Mountains of eastern Québec. Its name is derived from the river that traverses the valley, as well as the lake that lies in its center. It is situated in ...

. The organisation responsible for the festivities asked Daniel DeShaime to write a song. He wrote ''Une fleur dans la Vallée'' and the title became part of the town emblem. In 2015, he self-produced two albums. The first one, ''St-Octave 2015 - Ailleurs c'est trop loin d'ici'' contains reprises and original songs including the title song with lyrics by Georges Guy and a rare recording of ''St-Octave-de-l'Avenir'' when it was first created in 1977. The album was presented on July 25 in Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir where he received an hommage. The second album En attendant Noël'' released in late December and included four original songs and three new arrangements of traditional songs. In December 2018, Daniel DeShaime releases on the various music platforms his albums Blanche Nuit (1988) and Histoires d'Hommes (1991). The first one was unavailable to the public for almost 25 years, the second one nearly 20 years. In July 2019 after some restoration, he published his first album C'est drôle comme la vie (1983) on the music platforms 38 years after its first release. This album was released in a very limited number in 1983. It contains a few of the original songs reprised by

in 1996. (''Et mon coeur en prend plein la gueule'' and ''T'es en amour'')

Discography

Studio albums

* ''En Gaspésie'' (45 Tours) (1977) * ''Prends ton élan'' (Jeux du Québec Région Est – 45 Tours) (1980) * ''C'est drôle comme la vie'' (1983) * ''Blanche Nuit'' (1988) * ''Histoires D'Hommes'' (1991) * ''J'ai descendu dans mon jardin'' (2007) * ''St-Octave 2015 - Ailleurs c'est trop loin d'ici'' (2015) * ''En attendant Noël'' (2015)

Songs written/produced and albums produced for other artists

* 1973 :

– Avant d'être dépaysée (''Au bout des chansons'', ''Avant d'être dépaysée'', ''Et puis je t'aime'', ''Les Berceaux'', ''Nos hommes ont mis la voile'', ''Sail à majeur'') * 1974 :

– L'Acadie s'marie (''L'Acadie s'marie'', ''Mais je m'en vais demain'', ''Mon ami'', ''Rêve'', ''Tous nos hommes'', ''Tu n'as pas besoin'') * 1976 :

– Je vous aime, ma vie recommence (''Comme des juifs errants'', ''Dans l'île'', ''Je m'avance au devant de toi'', ''Tu regardes la mer'') * 1977 : Denise Guénette – Chu née ici pis j'reste ici (''La vie des fois'') * 1977 : – Le Temps d'Aimer (''Le Temps d'Aimer'') * 1978 :

– L'espoir (''J'étions fille du vent et d'Acadie'') * 1978 : Denis Losier – Dans Un Coin d'Escalier (''Communiquer'') * 1978 : – Le Cœur Plus Chaud (''Cumulus'', ''J'ai le cœur plus chaud'', ''Le temps du Charleston'', ''Papa'') * 1978 : – Avec Toi Mon Amour (''Avec toi mon amour'', ''Mon soleil à moi'', ''Nous ton père et moi'', ''Qui a peur du mal d'amour'', ''Si toi tu m'aimes'', ''Ton amour fou'') * 1979 :

– Asteur Qu'On est Là (''L'Arcadie qu'est-ce que c'est'') * 1980 :

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– La Vérité (''La plupart du temps'') * 1982 : – Belgazou (''Climatisé'') * 1983 : Daniel Lavoie – Tension Attention (''Fouquet's'', ''Hôtel des rêves'', '' Ils s'aiment'', ''Le métro n'attend pas'', ''Photo Mystère'', ''Qui va là'', ''Ravi de te revoir'', ''Roule ta boule'', ''Tension Attention'') * 1984 : – Fly (''Accélérateur'', ''Can't Imagine'', ''Je suis d'ailleurs'', ''La vie faut que ça sonne'', ''Petite fille'') * 1987 :

– La Passion Selon Louise (''Clichés'', ''Il m'appelle je t'aime'', ''Il pleut'', ''La mer des tendresses'', ''Métropolis'', ''Valise oubliée'') * 1987 : Marie-Claire Séguin – MINUIT 1/4 (''Avec Chopin'') * 1988 : Michel Lalonde – Délit de Suite (''Arrêt Stop'', ''Le clochard'') * 1989 :

– Dans La Peau (''Faut pas que j'panique'') * 1989 : Gérard Entremont – Détournement de Rêveur (''Ailleurs c'est pas mieux'', ''La dame du Delta'', ''Quelque chose comme du bonheur'') * 1989 : – Où Sont Passé les Vrais Rebelles (''16 ans'', ''Bizness Blues'', ''Gens stupides vs Amour'', ''L'homme de la maison'', ''le rêve américain'', ''Mama'', ''Où sont passés les vrais rebels'', ''Pluie d'été'', ''Ran dam dans le trafic'') * 1990 : – Marcher Sur Du Verre (''Qu'ils s'envolent'') * 1990 : Nathalie Simard – Au Maximum (''Pas touche à mon cœur'') * 1990 : Mitsou – Terre Des Hommes (''Lettre à un cowboy'') * 1991 : Danielle Oddera – Passion Tendresse (''Photos de voyage'') * 1991 :

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– Fallait Pas (''Et mon cœur en prend plein la gueule'', ''Il fallait pas'', ''J'enrage'', ''La vie devant toi'', ''Pour demain pour hier'', ''Qu'ils s'envolent'', ''Sur le tapis vert'', ''T'es en amour'', ''Tu n'as pas besoin'', ''Un monde à refaire'', ''Un peu d'innocence'') * 2014 :

– Orchidée d'Acadie (''Pierre à Jean-Louis'' – Arrangement, ''Les Aboiteaux'' – Arrangement et interpretation)

Filmography

* 1986 :

–

(Composer) * 1987 :

(Un zoo la nuit) – Jean-Claude Lauzon (Lost in a hurricane – Composer)

Musical Theater

* 2002: ''Un Rendez-vous dans l'irréel'' (''Le monde meilleur'', ''Prisons Dorées'', ''Cinéma Clip'' – Author)

Theater

* 1967 : Composer for ''Pygmalion'', directed by Paul Hébert at the in

* 1981 : Composer for the play " Dix-huit ans et plus " () with

)

Television

* 1981 : Band leader for the television show " Les Coqueluches " (

) * 1988 : Laser 33–45 presented by René Simard (Opening song : Musique Magique)

Books

* 2010 : St-Octave-de-l'Avenir, 1932–1971... (Co-author and publisher) * 2012 : Vive la Haute-Gaspésie libre – Georges Guy (Preface)

Awards

* 1984 : Félix award for Song of the year – ''Tention Attention'' * 1987 : Prix Génie Meilleure chanson originale – Lost in a hurricane (

(Un zoo la nuit)'' avec Jean-Pierre Bonin, Jean Corriveau et Robert Stanley) * 1988 : Félix award for Author-Composer of the year – ''Un peu d'innocence'' * 1993 : Socan Award – Most played song on radio – ''Je l'aime encore'' * 1996 : Socan Classics – ''Ils s'aiment'' * 1996 : Socan Classics – ''Tension Attention'' * 1998 : Socan Award – Most played song on radio – ''Et mon cœur en prend plein la gueule'' * 2000 : Socan Classics – ''Un peu d'innocence'' * 2006 : Socan Classics – ''Fouquet's'' * 2006 : Socan Classics – ''Roule ta boule'' * 2008 : Daniel DeShaime Concert hall – Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir Church * Award Cousins-Cousines for the personality from Quebec who best understood the French communities of Canada

References

External links

* (French)''
Daniel DeShaime
(Official site) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:DeShaime, Daniel 1946 births Living people Canadian male singers Canadian pop singers French-language singers of Canada French Quebecers Singers from Quebec People from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine