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Ian Lee
Born Gaetan Ian Lee Liberatore, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 29, 1975, he is a singer and songwriter who performs alternative pop-rock.

Early Life
Ian has a mixed Italian and French Canadian cultural background that finds expression in a versatile and multilayered artistic style. He graduated from College Stanislas with a diploma in literature and then he went on to graduate with distinction from the film and communications program at Concordia University in Montreal in 1999.

Career
In his artistic beginnings Ian learned how to play the piano but then traded it for the guitar when he reached adolescence. As a young adult, he was more focused on visual arts, doing a lot of [photography] as well as directing and acting in short films. However, his love remained the guitar, and he continued experimenting with different sounds throughout his young adulthood. In 2005, he put together a band called Jolly Roger and launched his public career. Ian Lee and Jolly Roger put out one album in 2006 called Eight, but then Ian pursued a solo career starting 2007. Since then he released two albums and eight singles.

In 2011 tragedy struck very close to home, as a friend of his succumbed to cancer. Channeling his grief, Ian records "Ana's Song", an homage to the dearly departed.

Ian collaborated with several talented members of the industry throughout his career. On “So nice to meet you” he collaborated with John Nathaniel. The album N’attends pas demain was created with the help of producer Michel Francoeur and the mix was done by Marc Girard. Crash was the result of Ian’s collaboration with Paul Northfield and Annette Ducharme.

Influences
Bon Jovi, John Mayer, Marie-Mai, Oasis, Our Lady Peace, Daughtry, Muse, Oasis, Garbage, Keane.

Albums
Eight - (2006)

Crash - (2007)

N'attends pas demain - (2010)

Radio Singles
"La fin du monde" – 2009 (N'attends pas demain) (La fin du monde made it to first place in the ADISQ rock chart, 12th in the Top 25 BDS pop-rock and 31st in the Top BDS francophone)

"Une autre histoire" - 2009 (N'attends pas demain)

"Ta dependance" – 2010 (N'attends pas demain)

"Saisons" – 2011 (N'attends pas demain)

"Ana’s Song" – 2011

"So nice to meet you", (no album, 2012)

Other
Remix of Corey Heart's Sunglasses at night - (no album, 2010)