Haydain Neale | |
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Background information | |
Born | September 3, 1970 |
Origin | Hamilton, Ontario |
Died | November 22, 2009 Toronto, Ontario | (aged 39)
Genres | Soul, R&B |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1990–2009 |
Haydain Neale (September 3, 1970 – November 22, 2009) was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario.[1] He was best known as the lead singer of Juno Award-winning band jacksoul.[2][3] Neale also served on the faculty of the Humber College Summer Songwriting Workshop and as president of the Songwriters Association of Canada.[1][4]
He starred in the commissioned jazz opera Québécité by George Elliot Clarke, which debuted at the Guelph Jazz Festival in 2003.[5][6] Neale played Ovide Rimbaud, a Haitian-Québécois architect.[5][7]
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