Jérémy Gabriel

Jeremy Gabriel, also known as Le Petit Jeremy, in Quebec, is a French Canadian singer born December 10, 1996 in Charlesbourg, Quebec City. He has been described as an icon in Canada.[1]

Biography

Jérémy was born with head, facial, ear and skull deformities which included deafness. At age 6 months he was diagnosed with Treacher Collins syndrome. At age 5 years he was referred to Shriners Hospitals for Children where he met with Dr. Lucie Lessard.[2] At age 6 (2003) he received a Bone anchored hearing aid and discovered his passion for singing.[3][4] In 2006 he sang for the Pope.[5] In 2011, he sang the Canadian National Anthem, "O Canada", for a Montréal Canadiens NHL game.[6]

After performing before of the pope Benedict XVI in 2006, he received by Cardinal Ouellet an awarded the decoration of the Pontifical Swiss Guard. He performed several songs at CanadaFest between the years of 2007, 2011 and 2012 CanadaFest.[7]

During 2012-2013, Jeremy Gabriel became one of the co-patients ambassadors of the Shriners Hospitals for Children. He performed for several congresses and Shrine events across North America. He sang in Toronto, London, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa, Chatham-Kent, Regina, Atlanta, Lewiston, Charlotte, Tampa Bay, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Jeremy is planning for his first English album.

Notes

  1. ↑ Alain Noël, La Vie rêvée de Jérémy, Presses renaissances, 2007, p. 5
  2. ↑ Lucie Lessard, MD
  3. ↑ Shriners Hospitals for Children: Jérémy's Story.
  4. ↑ Shriners Hospitals for Children Introduces 2012-2013 Patient Ambassadors
  5. ↑ With the Pope
  6. ↑ New York Islanders 3, Montréal Canadiens 4 FINAL
  7. ↑ Les Artistes du CanadaFest 2012.

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