Paul Demers

Paul Demers (March 9, 1956 – October 29, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter. He was best known for writing the song "Notre Place", which came to be recognized as an anthem of the Franco-Ontarian community.

Background Born in Gatineau, Quebec,

Following "Notre place", Demers returned to touring, both as a solo artist and with musicians Robert Paquette and Marcel Aymar in the group Paquette-Aymar-Demers, released three albums, and worked as a theatre producer and director. A biography of him, by writer Pierre Albert, was published by Éditions Interligne in 1992.

Death Demers was diagnosed with mesothelioma in January 2016. He gave a retrospective interview from his hospital bed to the Ici Radio-Canada Première program Grands Lacs Café in the fall, prior to his death on October 29.

Discography Paul Demers (1990) D’hier à toujours (1999) Encore une fois (2011)