Marcel Aymar

Marcel Aymar (born in Baie Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia)[1] is a Canadian musician, composer, writer and actor.[2] He moved to Sudbury, Ontario in 1972 as a teen and was a founding member of the popular Franco-Ontarian group CANO, playing guitar.[2][3] During this time, he also helped manage the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario.

Aymar and two other musicians wrote the theme song for CBC Television The National and SRC's Soirée du Hockey, the French equivalent to Hockey Night in Canada.[1] He also wrote the soundtrack for the film Jerome's Secret (Le secret de Jérôme),[4] and toured with Robert Paquette and Paul Demers as the performing group Paquette-Aymar-Demers.[5]

In 2003, he recorded his self-titled debut solo album, Aymar. The album is very diverse, featuring folk cajun styles, rock songs ("Dans un café américain à Paris"), and even ballads.

In 2009, Aymar was awarded the "Prix Hommage" at the Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique's 5th "Gala des prix Trille Or.[2]

Discography
  • Aymar, 2003

References
  1. "Musique francophone". franco.ca. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  2. Brazeau, Kristina (18 February 2009). "Marcel Aymar, lauréat du prix Hommage". L'Express Ottawa. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  3. Marc André Joanisse (June 16, 2011). "Un dernier "gros show" pour CANO". La Droit. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  4. "CANO". JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia. 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  5. "Singer Paul Demers wrote anthem for Franco-Ontarians". The Globe and Mail, November 29, 2016.
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