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Musical artist (born 1957) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dan Bigras (born 23 December 1957) is a francophone rock singer and actor from Canada. He has released a number of albums of rock music, beginning with Ange Animal in 1990.
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![]() Dan Bigras, Les FrancoFolies de Montréal 17 June 2013 | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 23 December 1957
Occupation(s) | musician, actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Website | www.danbigras.com |
He is the spokesman of Refuge des Jeunes de Montréal (meaning Refuge of Montreal's youth), an agency to help homeless and at-risk youth. The organisation produces le show du Refuge each year.
Bigras was born in Montreal, Quebec. He left home at age 16 and began playing rock music in bars.[1]
Bigras was discovered by rock singer Gerry Boulet in 1983. In 1990 he released his first album, Ange Animal. A year later, his song "Un bateau dans une bouteille" was performed as part of the city of Montreal's 350th anniversary celebration.[2] His second album, Tue-Moi, was nominated for a Félix Award.[3]
Bigras worked as an actor in the 30 Vies television series.[4] He was seen nationally in a pair of CBC miniseries dramas about Canadian biker gangs called The Last Chapter (2002), and The Last Chapter II: The War Continues (2002), as Roots Racine, the impetuous leader of the Montreal chapter of the Triple Sixers, a fictional group loosely based on the Hells Angels.[5][6] These series were produced in English and French.[7] He was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Song, "L'Astronaute", for the movie Angel's Rage (La Rage de l'ange).[8]
Bigras was also the director of The Ring Within (Le Ring intérieur), a 2002 documentary film about mixed martial arts.[9] The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 23rd Genie Awards in 2003.[10]
His controversial 2014 album, Le sans visage, received mixed reviews.[11] Bigras toured in Quebec that year in support of the album.[12]
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