Claude André Dubois is a Canadian singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

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Dubois was an early star of the francophone

Francophone

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 musical Starmania. He was a vocalist in the Canadian famine relief song "Tears Are Not Enough

Tears Are Not Enough

"Tears Are Not Enough" is a 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists, under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for relief of the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia...

" and was nominated Most Promising Male Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1985

Juno Awards of 1985

The Juno Awards of 1985, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 4 November 1985 in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Andrea Martin and Martin Short at the Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel....

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More recently, Dubois made headlines after accusing the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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 of "racism

Racism

Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...

" and "insulting Quebecers

French-speaking Quebecer

French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....

" after chopping all of the Quebec artists from the televised version of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame is a Canadian non-profit organization, founded in 1998 by Frank Davies, that inducts Canadians into their Hall of Fame within three different categories: songwriters, songs, and those others who have made a significant contribution with respect to...

 gala in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

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