Étienne Drapeau
| Étienne Drapeau | |||
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| Born |
January 10, 1978 Quebec City, QC, CAN |
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| Position | Centre | ||
| Played for |
QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads Beauport Harfangs Drummondville Voltigeurs Victoriaville Tigres ECHL Johnstown Chiefs Hampton Roads Admirals AHL Portland Pirates UHL Quad City Mallards WCHL Long Beach Ice Dogs Tacoma Sabercats |
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| Playing career | 1994–2002 | ||
| Étienne Drapeau | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 10, 1978 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Labels | Les Productions Drapeau MP3 Disques |
| Website | www |
Étienne Drapeau (born January 10, 1978 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He played as a centre in QMJHL, ECHL, AHL, UHL and WCHL leagues and was selected 99th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 4th round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
After retiring, he became a musician, writing and composing his own music, and writing songs for other artists as well. He was among the top 10 finalists of the second season of the Quebec musical reality show Star Académie in 2004 and released three studio albums, Je l'ai jamais dit à personne (2007), Étienne Drapeau (2008) and Paroles & Musique (2010).
After singing in various musical venues, Étienne Drapeau took part in 2004 in reality television music competition Star Académie, broadcast on TVA. He was among the top 10 finalists of the second season.
He appeared in 2004 album Star Académie 2004 – Les meilleurs moments des finalistes aux galas containing various acts from the series, as well as in the album Star Académie 2004 by various artists. The latter sold more than 300,000 copies becoming triple platinum in Quebec.
After the show, he established his own record company "Les Productions Drapeau", toured in Quebec and New Brunswick with the tours "Étienne et ses invités" and "Rock & Soul", and in 2006 released his debut album Je l'ai jamais dit à personne. Produced by Toby Gendron in collaboration with Rick Haworth, it contained 11 songs written by Drapeau himself, with three co-written with Roger Tabra and "Il rêvait" with Lynda Lemay. Two music videos gained popularity from the album: "Je l’ai jamais dit à personne" and "Mens-moi encore". Another song also received airplay, namely "Écrire l'amour". His song "Je l'ai jamais dit à personne" was nominated for "Best Song of the Year" at the 2007 ADISQ gala.
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