Danièle Dorice
educator · singer · dancer
- July 23, 1935 · Quebec City
- March 12, 2018
- 82 years
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|Danièle Dorice (née Angers; July 23, 1935 – March 12, 2018) was a Canadian singer and teacher of dance, staging and voice. She began her career as a singer in amateur shows in 1958 and went on to tour countries in Europe, the Far East and South America. Dorice also toured for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) performing at Canadian Armed Forces bases across the world and presented television programs on Ici Radio-Canada Télé and CTV Television Network. She also performed on American talk shows and founded the Montreal-based artistic agency Les Productions Danièle Dorice Inc in 1971 before going on to teach there.
Personal life
Dorice was born on July 23, 1935, in Quebec City, Quebec. She was the daughter of Loretta LeClair and Roland Angers and had five siblings, including her sister Denyse Angé who is also a singer. Dorice was married to William Anton Skerczak, with whom she had a daughter. She died on March 12, 2018, from cancer in Outremont, Quebec. Dorice was given a funeral service at Mount Royal Funeral Complex four days later.
Career
While working as a secretary in Quebec City, she began her career working as a singer in amateur shows in 1958, winning the Miss Personality Canada contest and earning her a screen test with The Rank Organisation in London, England. Following that, Dorice made extensive tours of Europe, the Far East, the Orient and South America. Upon returning to Canada in 1963, she performed in multiple cabarets and hotets before going overseas to tour eleven nations, such as France, Japan and the United States. Dorice conducted her first tour for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 1965, visiting worldwide bases of the Canadian Armed Forces, so that she could entertain them. In March 1966, her first single was released by Elysée. Dorice presented the television program Comment allez-vous on the Ici Radio-Canada Télé from May 1966 to 1967.
She went on to present the English-language program Le Caf' Conc between 1969 and 1970, on the CTV Television Network affiliate CFCF-TV. On the show, Dorice performed weekly with a cabaret featuring "scantily-clad dancers, live singing, and an appreciative crowd" according to CTV News. She also made guest appearances on multiple programs on television and radio in Canada and the United States. In 1970, Dorice performed on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and also went on The Carol Burnett Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. She founded the Montreal-based artistic agency Les Productions Danièle Dorice Inc in 1971, and began to administer a music hall school in 1974, where Dorice taught dance, staging and voice. Dorice and her dance group Les Doricettes performed on cruise ships, in hotels in Montreal and in Florida, throughout the 1970s and the 1980s. She recorded the LP Danièle Dorice, la joie de vivre in 1971, and performed at the CBC Showcase '73 in the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts in May 1973.
Artistry
Dorice was able to perform in nine different languages, including English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. Dan Lewis of The Record wrote that she did not speak the letter H in her vocabulary when she did not employ phonetic pronunciations. Lewis also noted Dorice "offers each song with the exuberance of a gay French mademoiselle on a sprightly walk along the banks of the Seine, or along the Champs Elysee" and that there was "typical French warble in her songs".
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Trivia & Knowledge· 16 questions
Questions drawn from Danièle Dorice's archived record and the sources above.
1.On what date was Danièle Dorice born?
- A.July 23, 1935correct
- B.March 12, 2018
- C.May 19, 1966
- D.January 23, 1935
Danièle Dorice was born on July 23, 1935, in Quebec City, Quebec.
Source: Personal life section
2.What was the name of Danièle Dorice's sister who was also a singer?
- A.Loretta LeClair
- B.William Anton Skerczak
- C.Marie Dorice
- D.Denyse Angécorrect
Danièle Dorice had five siblings, including her sister Denyse Angé who is also a singer.
Source: Personal life section
3.Before becoming a professional singer, what was Danièle Dorice's occupation in Quebec City?
- A.Television presenter
- B.Dance teacher
- C.Artistic agent
- D.Secretarycorrect
While working as a secretary in Quebec City, Danièle Dorice began her career working as a singer in amateur shows.
Source: Career section
4.Which company offered Danièle Dorice a screen test after she won the Miss Personality Canada contest?
- A.The Rank Organisationcorrect
- B.Ici Radio-Canada Télé
- C.Les Productions Danièle Dorice Inc
- D.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Winning the Miss Personality Canada contest earned Danièle Dorice a screen test with The Rank Organisation in London, England.
Source: Career section
5.In what year did Danièle Dorice release her first single?
- A.1966correct
- B.1958
- C.1971
- D.1963
In March 1966, the first single by Danièle Dorice was released by Elysée.
Source: Career section
6.What is the name of the Montreal-based artistic agency that Danièle Dorice founded in 1971?
- A.Les Doricettes
- B.Les Productions Danièle Dorice Inccorrect
- C.The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- D.Elysée Records
Danièle Dorice founded the Montreal-based artistic agency Les Productions Danièle Dorice Inc in 1971.
Source: Biography introduction
7.How many different languages was Danièle Dorice able to perform in?
- A.Seven
- B.Five
- C.Ninecorrect
- D.Eleven
Danièle Dorice was able to perform in nine different languages, including English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.
Source: Artistry section
8.What show did Danièle Dorice present on the CTV Television Network affiliate CFCF-TV?
- A.Le Caf' Conccorrect
- B.The Tonight Show
- C.Showcase '73
- D.Comment allez-vous
Danièle Dorice presented the English-language program Le Caf' Conc between 1969 and 1970 on the CTV Television Network affiliate CFCF-TV.
Source: Career section
9.Who was the spouse of Danièle Dorice?
- A.Johnny Carson
- B.Roland Angers
- C.Dan Lewis
- D.William Anton Skerczakcorrect
Danièle Dorice was married to William Anton Skerczak, with whom she had a daughter.
Source: Personal life section
10.What was the name of the dance group that Danièle Dorice performed with during the 1970s and 1980s?
- A.Les Doricettescorrect
- B.Les Français
- C.The Rank Organisation
- D.Les Productions
Danièle Dorice and her dance group Les Doricettes performed on cruise ships, in hotels in Montreal and in Florida, throughout the 1970s and the 1980s.
Source: Career section
11.Where did Danièle Dorice pass away in 2018?
- A.Saskatchewan
- B.Quebec City
- C.Outremontcorrect
- D.London
Danièle Dorice died on March 12, 2018, from cancer in Outremont, Quebec.
Source: Personal life section
12.What subject did Danièle Dorice begin teaching at a music hall school in 1974?
- A.Professional secretarial skills
- B.History and Geography
- C.Mathematics and Science
- D.Dance, staging and voicecorrect
In 1974, Danièle Dorice began to administer a music hall school where she taught dance, staging and voice.
Source: Career section
13.Which American talk show did Danièle Dorice perform on in 1970?
- A.CBC Showcase '73
- B.Le Caf' Conc
- C.Comment allez-vous
- D.The Ed Sullivan Showcorrect
In 1970, Danièle Dorice performed on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and also went on The Carol Burnett Show and The Ed Sullivan Show.
Source: Career section
14.What was the primary purpose of the tours Danièle Dorice conducted for the CBC in 1965?
- A.To promote her new album
- B.To present a televised travel show
- C.To study local dance styles
- D.To entertain the Canadian Armed Forcescorrect
Danièle Dorice conducted her first tour for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1965, visiting worldwide bases of the Canadian Armed Forces to entertain them.
Source: Career section
15.Where was the funeral service held for Danièle Dorice?
- A.Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
- B.The Ed Sullivan Theater
- C.Mount Royal Funeral Complexcorrect
- D.Quebec City Cathedral
Danièle Dorice was given a funeral service at Mount Royal Funeral Complex four days after her death.
Source: Personal life section
16.What did critic Dan Lewis note about the singing style of Danièle Dorice?
- A.There was a typical French warble in her songscorrect
- B.She avoided all physical movement
- C.She refused to sing in hotels
- D.She performed strictly in English
Dan Lewis noted that there was a typical French warble in the songs performed by Danièle Dorice.
Source: Artistry section
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