This playlist highlights some of the best and brightest from Francophonie, a rich source of French arts and culture across Canada.
This playlist highlights some of the best and brightest from Francophonie, a rich source of French arts and culture across Canada.
Performer, musician and songwriter Damien Robitaille is a Franco-Ontarian from Lafontaine, a town outside Toronto. His independently produced album Damien was released in 2003. Following studies at the École nationale de la chanson in Granby, Quebec (which he attended after winning a scholarship in the Ontario Pop music competition), he began gaining notice, receiving accolades at events like the Saint-Ambroise and Granby song festivals, the Montreal Francofolies, Zoom sur la relève and the Francouvertes. He moved to Montreal in 2004, where he released two successful studio albums: L’homme qui me ressemble (2006) and Homme autonome (2009). He has since toured French-speaking communities in Canada and abroad.