Jim Corcoran
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Jim Corcoran (born 10 February 1949 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
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[edit] Biography
Corcoran received a degree in Boston, Massachusetts towards the end of the 1960s. Formerly a seminarian, he returned to Quebec in 1970 intending to teach Latin at Bishop's University in Lennoxville, practicing the guitar during his free time. His first language is English, but he would spend most of his music career singing in French.
In 1972, he formed the duo Jim et Bertrand with Bertrand Gosselin and began performing in the Eastern Townships. During the 1970s, the group was associated with Quebec folk music. Corcoran began a solo career in francophone music after the group disbanded in 1979.
In the late 1980s, he became host of the CBC Radio program À Propos, presenting French-language music artists to the English network's audiences. À Propos remains on the CBC Radio One schedule as of 2006.
He also portrayed the part of David in performances of the opera Nelligan in 1990.
[edit] Awards and recognition
- 1981: Félix Award: Best folk record, Têtu
- 1984: Spa Festival, Belgium: Best francophone song, "J'ai fait mon chemin seul"
- 1987: Prix CIEL-Raymond Lévesque
- 1990: Félix Award: Best singer-songwriter, Corcoran
- 2006: Juno Award: Francophone Album of the Year, Pages blanches
[edit] Discography
- 1981: Têtu
- 1983: Plaisirs
- 1986: Miss Kalabash
- 1990: Corcoran
- 1994: Zola à vélo
- 1996: Portraits
- 2000: Entre tout et moi
- 2005: Pages blanches
[edit] Video
- 1990: Perdu dans le décor
- 1990: Je me tutoie
- 1990: Ton amour est trop lourd
- 1990: C'est pour ça que je t'aime
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