associated_acts years_active birth_place label name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name
la chicane 1993 -- present val-d'or , quebec entourage musique boom desjardins solo_singer 1971 rock boom desjardins
 daniel desjardins
boom desjardins

daniel `` boom '' desjardins -lrb- born 1971 -rrb- is a french canadian singer from val-d'or , quebec .
he was an original member of the rock band la chicane for eleven years , from 1993 until 2004 , when he left to begin a solo career .
desjardins was nominated for artist of the year and pop album of the year at the juno awards of 2006 .
