Boom Desjardins

Daniel "Boom" Desjardins (born in 1971) is a French-Canadian singer from Val-d'Or, Québec. He was an original member of the rock band La Chicane for eleven years (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. Desjardins has been known by the nickname of "Boom" for most of his life. According to Desjardins, everyone called him Boom, including his family, teachers, and school principal, and he has stated that "my name is not Daniel, Daniel is someone else... my name is Boom.