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      • James Ashley Corcoran (born 10 February 1949 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and former broadcaster.


      Biography


      Jim Corcoran was born in Sherbrooke, but went to high school and obtained his B.A. in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 1960s. The former seminarian returned to his native Quebec in 1970 with the idea to continue his studies at Bishop's University in Lennoxville before becoming a Latin professor. Corcoran received his B.A. from Bishop's University in 1973 In his free time Corcoran taught himself guitar. His first language is English, but he has spent most of his musical career singing in French.
      In 1972, he formed the duo Jim et Bertrand with Bertrand Gosselin and they 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.
      From 1988 to 2018, Corcoran hosted the CBC Radio program À Propos, a program presenting the francophone popular music scene of Quebec, Canada and the world to the English network's audience. After producer Frank Opolko suggested that Corcoran provide English translations of some of Quebec's most popular songs, the show started to find a large English audience. After announcing his retirement from broadcasting, he hosted the final episode of À Propos on 2 September 2018; the following week, a new program C'est formidable!, hosted by Florence Khoriaty, made its debut. It is produced and recorded by Frank Opolko.
      He wrote music for Cirque du Soleil's productions KÀ, Quidam and Wintuk. "Let Me Fall", a song Corcoran co-wrote with Benoît Jutras for Quidam, was recorded by Josh Groban for his self-titled album. Corcoran also portrayed the part of David in performances of the opera Nelligan in 1990.
      Bishop's University granted Corcoran an honorary Doctor of Civil Law on 29 October 2004.


      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
      2016: Induction to the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame for his song, "J’ai la tête en gigue"
      2022: Order of Canada, with the rank of Officer.


      Discography


      With Bertrand Gosselin (Jim & Bertrand)

      1972: Jim Corcoran & Bertrand Gosselin
      1975: Île d'entrée
      1977: La Tête en Gigue
      1979: À l'abri de la Tempête
      In Solo

      1981: Têtu
      1983: Plaisirs
      1986: Miss Kalabash
      1990: Corcoran
      1994: Zola à vélo
      1996: Portraits
      2000: Entre tout et moi
      2005: Pages blanches


      Videography


      1986: Djeddhy Duvah (En chair et en os)
      1986: Perdus dans le même décor
      1990: C'est pour ça que je t'aime
      1990: Ton amour est trop lourd
      1990: Je me tutoie
      1990: La Nostalgie
      1990: Le Boogie
      1994: L'Amour n'est pas éternel
      2001: On s'est presque touché
      2001: J'vais changer le monde
      2002: Mme Poupart
      2005: Éloge du doute
      2007: Docteur Gamache


      References




      External links


      (in French) Quebec Info Musique: Biography
      The Canadian Encyclopedia: Jim Corcoran
      CBC Radio: À Propos
      Labrecque, Marie (Spring 2009). "Portrait / My true passion (Jim Corcoran)". Beyond Words. OCOL. Retrieved 13 May 2009.

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