Claude Dubois

For the member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, see Claude Dubois (politician).

Claude André Dubois (born 24 April 1947) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.

Claude Dubois
Background information
Birth name	Claude André Dubois
Born	(1947-04-24) 24 April 1947 (age 77) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Folk, rock, pop rock
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano, banjo
Years active	1964–present
Website	www.claudedubois.ca

Career

Dubois was an early star of the Francophone musical Starmania. He was a vocalist in the Canadian famine relief song "Tears Are Not Enough" and was nominated Most Promising Male Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1985.

In 2001, Dubois was the recipient of the National Achievement Award at the annual Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal.^[1]

More recently, Dubois accused the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation of "racism" and "insulting Quebecers" after chopping all of the Quebec artists from the televised version of the 2008 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in Toronto.^[2][3]