Élie Dupuis is a Canadian musician, film and television performer from the Canadian province of

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, best known for his role in the

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film '' Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur)''. His work as a performer has been recognized by popular Quebec entertainment media such as the French-language version of

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Biography

Dupuis was born September 8, 1994, and lives in Repentigny,

, a suburb of

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. He began to play

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in 2004. In February 2007, Dupuis sent a self-recorded demo containing a

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of songs to the television program '' La Fureur'' ("The Furore") of the French-language Canadian television network

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, following upon which he was then invited to sing live on the program.

Career

After hearing his performance, filmmaker Léa Pool offered Dupuis one of the principal roles in her film ''Maman est chez le coiffeur''. The film played at theatres throughout Quebec. Dupuis recorded two singles for the film's soundtrack: ''Bang Bang'' and ''The Great Escape'', which received radio airplay in Quebec. He was also approached by the television channel TFO which gave him parts in thirteen episodes of an educational television program called ''Cinémission''. In 2007, Dupuis was invited to take part in the telethon, "Téléthon Opération Enfant-Soleil," where he met singer Annie Villeneuve. They performed a duet performance in the televised production ''Annie Villeneuve Acoustique'' ("Annie Villeneuve unplugged"). Dupuis also appeared in performances at the theatre Hector-Charland, one of which was a fund-raiser for the "Fondation des Auberges du Cœur," an organization involved in providing shelter to homeless young people. In 2012, Dupuis performed at a 30th anniversary tribute honouring the career of Quebec singer

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, who described Dupuis as "a true revelation". In 2012, he performed his first full show at Montreal's Place des Arts. He debuted two of his own compositions, along with interpretations of a range of pop standards, accompanied by two other musicians and featuring three guest performers. Dupuis is reported to be working on an album with Marc Langis,

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's bass player. His first television role was in the series ''Le club des doigts croisés'' for television network

. His later television appearances include a 2008 performance on late-night talk show '' Bons Baisers de France'' and a 2012 episode of the long-running Quebec series '' L'auberge du chien noir''.

Discography

* ''Maman est chez le coiffeur'' – 2008 original soundtrack of the film '' Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur)'' by

* ''Dernier Mot'' – 2018 EP * ''90'' – 2020 EP

Filmography

* '' Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur)'' (2008) as Coco Gauvin

Recognition

References

article by Reine Côté in Repentigny newspaper Hebdo Rive Nord (in French)

"Élie Dupuis interprète The Great Escape de Patrick Watson," French-language story on E. Dupuis' soundtrack musicianship, written by Karl Filion of Cinoche.com, "the reference source for cinema in Quebec"

External links

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Fan page on Facebook

Agency biographical sketch

List of musical output on Apple Music
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dupuis, Elie Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian male film actors Male actors from Quebec People from Repentigny, Quebec