Martin Deschamps

Martin Deschamps (born June 23, 1970) is a Canadian rock singer from Quebec. He records and performs both as a solo artist and as the lead vocalist for the reunited rock band Offenbach . Deschamps was born with congenital deformities of all four limbs; he is missing both his left arm and right leg, and has only two fingers on his right hand. His musical career began in 1996 with his very own group called "Deep Freeze" . He was subsequently invited to join Offenbach on a reunion tour as the replacement for the late Gerry Boulet and immediately departed on a 50-show tour. He then released his own solo debut album [r7933305] in 2000 , selling 60,000 copies in Quebec, it spawned three hit singles and was nominated for three Félix Awards, for best new artist, best rock album and best single ("Quand").