Dumas (born Steve Dumas) is a Canadian musician a from

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, Quebec.

Career

Dumas released his first album ''Dumas'' in 2001, when he was 21. His second album, ''Le cours des jours'', made him more well-known. The album includes contributions from Marie-Annick Lépine from the group

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on two songs. In 2004, Carl Bastien and Dumas released the soundtrack to the film ''Les Aimants'' by

Yves P. Pelletier Yves P. Pelletier (born January 15, 1961) (also credited as Yves Pelletier) is a Canadian film director, actor and comedian. Born in Laval, Quebec, Pelletier first began to work for the comedy troupe "Rock et Belles Oreilles" (R.B.O.) from th ...

. Dumas' 2012 album ''L'heure et l'endroit'' debuted at number 11 on the Canadian Albums Chart. Dumas has also produced and written music for other artists, as well as composing music for films. He wrote the theme song for ''Ça sent la coupe'' and ''

Love and Magnets ''Love and Magnets'' (french: Les Aimants) is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Yves P. Pelletier and released in 2004. The film's original French title is a pun on its themes, as the word "aimant" means magnet when used as a noun, but ...

'', for which he won an IRIS and a Felix Award. Additionally, he has contributed vocals to several commercials and TV shows, while also collaborating in some of them as a columnist. In February 2018, Dumas released his most recent work, ''Nos Idéaux''. He began a solo tour of Quebec and Europe.

Discography

* ''Dumas'' (2001) * ''Le cours des jours'' (2003) * ''Ferme la radio'' (EP – 2004) * ''Les Aimants en musique'' (Collaboration with Carl Bastien, soundtrack from the film ''

'' – 2004) * ''Fixer le temps'' (2006) * ''Nord'' (2008) * ''Rouge'' (2009) * ''Demain'' (2009) * ''Au bout du monde'' (2009) * ''Traces'' (2009) * ''L'heure et l'endroit'' (2012) * ''Dumas'' (2014) * ''Un jours sur Mars'' (2016) * ''Nos idéaux'' (2018)

Awards and recognition

* 2005 – Prix Rapsat-Lelièvre * 2005 –

Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Love and Magnets ''Love and Magnets'' (french: Les Aimants) is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Yves P. Pelletier and released in 2004. The film's original French title is a pun on its themes, as the word "aimant" means magnet when used as a noun, but ...

(Les Aimants) * 2005 –

Félix Award The Félix Award (french: Trophée Félix or Prix Félix) is an award, given by the ''Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois'' ( ADISQ) on an annual basis to artists working in the music and humor industry in the Canadian ...

– Spectacle of the year – Author-composer-interpreter for ''Dumas en solo'' * 2005 – Félix Award – Album of the year – Original soundtrack for ''Les Aimants en musique''

References

External links

Official website
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