Jérémy Gabriel
| Jérémy Gabriel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 10, 1996 Charlesbourg, Quebec City, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Website |
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Jeremy Gabriel, also known as Le Petit Jeremy, in Quebec, is a French Canadian singer born December 10, 1996, in Charlesbourg, Quebec City. He has been described as an icon in Canada.[1]
Biography
Gabriel was born with head, facial, ear and skull deformities which included deafness. At age 6 months he was diagnosed with Treacher Collins syndrome. At age 5 years he was referred to Shriners Hospitals for Children where he met with Dr. Lucie Lessard.[2] At age 6 (2003) he received a bone anchored hearing aid and discovered his passion for singing.[3][4] In 2006 he sang for the Pope.[5] In 2011, he sang the Canadian National Anthem, "O Canada", for a Montréal Canadiens NHL game.[6]
After performing before of the pope Benedict XVI in 2006, he was received by Cardinal Ouellet and awarded the decoration of the Pontifical Swiss Guard. He performed several songs at CanadaFest between the years of 2007, 2011 and 2012 CanadaFest.[7]
During 2012-2013, Gabriel became one of the co-patients ambassadors of the Shriners Hospitals for Children. He performed for several congresses and Shrine events across North America. He sang in Toronto, London, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa, Chatham-Kent, Regina, Atlanta, Lewiston, Charlotte, Tampa Bay, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Gabriel is planning for his first English album.
Jérémy's parents filed a complaint with the Quebec human rights commission against Mike Ward because of many jokes Mike Ward did in his shows from 2010 to 2013 in regards to Jérémy's handicap and singing. The commission brought the case in front of Quebec’s Human Rights Tribunal seeking $80,000 in damages from Ward. The tribunal’s decision is expected in August 2016.[8]
Notes
- ↑ Alain Noël, La Vie rêvée de Jérémy, Presses renaissances, 2007, p. 5
- ↑ Lucie Lessard, MD
- ↑ Shriners Hospitals for Children: Jérémy's Story.
- ↑ Shriners Hospitals for Children Introduces 2012-2013 Patient Ambassadors
- ↑ With the Pope
- ↑ New York Islanders 3, Montréal Canadiens 4 FINAL
- ↑ Les Artistes du CanadaFest 2012.
- ↑ Patriquin, Martin (March 23, 2016). "Comedian Mike Ward’s joke about a 12-year old has landed him in court and put a brand of very edgy comedy on trial". Maclean's. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
The tribunal’s decision is expected in five months.
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