Dany Placard is the stage name of Dany Gauthier (born 1977), a Canadian singer-songwriter from Laterrière, Quebec.Alain Brunet, "Dany Placard, sors de ce corps!". La Presse, February 28, 2013.
After studying music at the Université du Québec à Montréal, Placard independently released his debut album L'Agent Placard in 1998.Normand Provencher, "Dany Placard vers un son plus costaud". Le Soleil, July 9, 2018. He then formed the band Plywood 3/4, with whom he released two albums, before returning to a solo career with the 2005 album Rang de l'église.Philippe Papineau, "Coup de coeur francophone - Prendre la route avec Dany Placard". Le Devoir, November 10, 2005. He won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Francophone Songwriter of the Year at the 9th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2013 for his album Démon vert,"Dany Placard remporte un prix aux Canadian Folk Music Awards". Le Journal de Montréal, November 11, 2013. and was a nominee in the same category at the 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2015 for Santa Maria.Alex Hudson, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2015 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 9, 2015.
He played the title character in the 2015 short film Blue Thunder (Bleu tonnerre), and performed music for the soundtrack."Dany Placard en vedette du conte rural chanté Bleu tonnerre : La trame sonore en écoute". Voir, March 12, 2015.
His 2020 album J'connais rien à l'astronomie and the 2021 followup EP Astronomie (suite) feature contributions from singer-songwriter Julie Doiron.Philippe Papineau, "Placard sur un «buzz» de Pink Floyd". Le Devoir, February 1, 2020. Placard in turn appears on Doiron's 2021 album I Thought of You.Matt Bobkin, "Julie Doiron Announces 'I Thought of You,' First Solo Album in Nine Years". Exclaim!, September 21, 2021. In early 2022, Placard and Doiron announced that a collaborative album, Julie & Dany, would be released in April 2022.Nina Corcoran, "Julie Doiron and Dany Placard Announce Julie & Dany, Share New Song “Mayo”: Listen". Pitchfork, January 27, 2022.
Discography L'Agent Placard - 1998 Rang de l'église - 2005 Raccourci - 2008 Placard - 2010 Démon vert - 2012 Santa Maria - 2014 Full Face - 2017 J'connais rien à l'astronomie - 2020 Astronomie (suite) - 2021 Julie & Dany - 2022, with Julie Doiron
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