Donnie Demers
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Donald Demers |
| Also known as | Donnie Demers |
| Born | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Songwriter, Singer, Record Producer |
| Instruments | Piano, Keyboards |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Associated acts | Jimmy Demers Jimmy Demers |
Donnie Demers is an American musician, record producer, composer, songwriter, and arranger. Donnie's songs have been recorded and performed by various artists from around the world, including Amir Haddad, Joanna Forest and Carly Paoli.
Born with muscular dystrophy and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, Donnie began playing the piano when he was just four years old. His first taste of "show biz" was during his apprenticeship as Poster child for the Muscular Dystrophy Association for the state of Massachusetts. He attended Doherty Memorial High School, where his interests in songwriting began to flourish.
In 1982, Demers made his first national television appearance on the "Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon" broadcast. He performed his song, "If We Fell in Love Again," receiving a standing ovation that prompted Jerry Lewis to hold an unscheduled interview with the young composer.
In 1983, producers of the Jerry Lewis Telethon commissioned Demers to write their national jingle promoting the annual Labor Day broadcast. That jingle, "Labor Day Is America's Day (for MDA)" premiered over television and radio stations nationwide from 1983-1984 during pre-Telethon promotion.
In 1992, Demers's song, "Second Chance" appeared in the film "Double Trouble" directed by John Paragon and starred David Paul, Peter Paul, Roddy McDowall and David Carradine. The song was performed by Demers and Pepper MaShay.
On October 11, 2007, Demers was a special guest artist at the Closing Ceremony of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games at Jiangwan Stadium in Shanghai, China where he performed and premiered his original composition, "Benediction (Let The Best of You Go Free)" written especially for the 2009 World Winter Games of the Special Olympics
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