Dumas (born Steve Dumas) is a Canadian singer and musician from

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, Quebec.

Career

Dumas released his first album ''Dumas'' in 2001, when he was 21. His second album, ''Le cours des jours'', made him more well-known. The album includes contributions from Marie-Annick Lépine from the group

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on two songs. In 2004, Carl Bastien and Dumas released the soundtrack to the film ''Les Aimants'' by Yves P. Pelletier. Dumas' 2012 album ''L'heure et l'endroit'' debuted at number 11 on the

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. Dumas has also produced and written music for other artists, as well as composing for films. He wrote the theme songs for the films ''This Is Our Cup'' and ''

Love and Magnets ''Love and Magnets'' () is a French Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Yves P. Pelletier and released in 2004. The film's original French title is a pun on its themes, as the word "aimant" means magnet when used as a noun, but "loving" ...

'' (2004). Additionally, he has contributed vocals to several commercials and TV shows, while also collaborating in some of them as a columnist. In February 2018, Dumas released ''Nos idéaux'' and launched a solo tour of Quebec and Europe. Dumbas released his twelfth full-length studio album, ''Cosmologie'', on 27 January 2023.

Discography

* ''Dumas'' (2001) * ''Le cours des jours'' (2003) * ''Ferme la radio'' (EP, 2004) * ''Les Aimants en musique'' (Collaboration with Carl Bastien, soundtrack from the film ''

'' – 2004) * ''Fixer le temps'' (2006) * ''Nord'' (2008) * ''Rouge'' (2009) * ''Demain'' (2009) * ''Au bout du monde'' (2009) * ''Traces'' (2009) * ''L'heure et l'endroit'' (2012) * ''Dumas'' (2014) * ''Un jours sur Mars'' (2016) * ''Nos idéaux'' (2018) * ''Cosmologie'' (2023)

Awards and recognition

* 2005 – Prix Rapsat-Lelièvre * 2005 –

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best music for the film

(Les Aimants) * 2005 –

Félix Award The Félix Award ( is an award, given by the ''Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois'' (ADISQ) on an annual basis to artists working in the music and humor industry in the Canadian province of Quebec. The award The firs ...

– Spectacle of the year – Author-composer-interpreter for ''Dumas en solo'' * 2005 – Félix Award – Album of the year – Original soundtrack for ''Les Aimants en musique''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dumas Canadian pop singers Singers from Quebec 1979 births Living people People from Victoriaville 21st-century Canadian male singers Canadian male singer-songwriters 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters