  dominique anÃ© (born 6 october 1968), better known as "dominique a," is a french songwriter and singer. ==early life== born on the 6 october 1968 in provins, france, dominique anÃ© is the only child of a teacher and a homemaker. he was passionate about literature and music from a young age. he was interested in the punk music of the time, but at the age of 14, at the beginning of the 1980s, he started to appreciate the dark romanticism of the new wave movement. after his baccalaureate, he studied humanities for a year, and, at the same time, did a range of odd jobs, including his spell as a utility man for an fm radio station in nantes, where his family lived. at around the age of 16, he started up a band, john merrick, named after the hero of the film the elephant man, a movie by david lynch. the foursome recorded a vinyl album of somber, tormented songs and gave a number of concerts in the area around nantes. later, with the singer katerine, he recorded a number of songs, in a different, more upbeat and livelier style. == beginning of a career == he began, at the start of the 1990s, to record more songs, which were both minimalist and rock in style. he wanted to break with the traditional chanson, which he considered to be more literary than musical.Â« les champs seine-et-marnais m'ont fait chÃ©rir la mer Â» ; chat organisÃ© par tÃ©lÃ©rama en partinariat avec le monde ; 19 avril 2006 (transcription) his first cd, released by the nantes label, lithium, met with critical acclaim, appreciated by the eminent alternative magazine, les inrockuptibles, and by bernard lenoir, the 'john peel' of france. furthermore, his song, le courage des oiseaux, (the courage of the birds), was an underground hit. from 1992 onwards, he started to produce more and more live shows, either with a backing band, or solo. his commercial success grew in 1995, with le twenty-two bar, a single off the album, la mÃ©moire neuve, but this success left a bitter taste in dominique's mouth, as he considered the song to be particularly 
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