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Michael Dozier followed in his father’s footsteps. Jimmy Dooley, who had a hit record as the lead singer for a group called The Avalons back in the fifties was performing his solo act in nightclubs in Quebec when one day at a matinee, he decided to bring Michael to watch him sing. Before he knew it, Michael was up on stage singing. He was ten years old, and although he had sung at home, it was his very first time in front of live audience. Needless to say it went very well, the audience applauded and one customer even gave him 2 dollars. Michael Dozier was hooked.

Right then and there he decided that this was what he wanted to pursue. That was 40 years ago. It’s truly a blessing to know so early what you want to do for the rest of your life and to have the support of your family and friends. To this day, he has retained that same passion and love of music every time he walks out on stage. As Michael puts it, “The day I lose that, will be the day to call it quits”.

At 15, he was given the choice between entering a reform school for troubled teens or going on the road with his father’s band. It was an easy choice. He spent the next three years travelling across Canada playing in nightclubs and learning the business.

At 18, he decided to leave his dad and fly on his own, and fly he did. For the next 25 years, Michael played the circuit performing with assorted bands in various musical genres.

He did backup vocals, both in-studio and live with such established artists as Lara Fabian, Bruno Pelletier, and many others. He toured with Mario Pelchat for the C’est La Vie tour as a background vocalist. He also released some dance oriented singles in the early eighties and in 1994, recorded his first solo album entitled Take A Stand with Artiste Records and Paul Lévesque Management.