What is David Jalbert?
'''David Jalbert''' (born May 5, 1980) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Folk music|folk]] [[musician]] and [[singer-songwriter]]. He is from [[Mascouche]], [[Québec]]. He plays [[guitar]] and [[sing]]s. ==Early life== David Jalbert grew up in Mascouche, more precisely in the Domaine Lac Samson. His father is a guitarist. This influenced his lifestyle. Jalbert became fascinated with [[music]] when he was very young. During [[elementary school]], his passion developed gradually. His parents put him in various competitions and he loved this artist lifestyle. When he was a child, he was inspired by The Colocs, C.C.R, [[The Beatles]], Plume Latraverse, Jonh Mellencamp, Beau Dommage and [[Bob Dylan]]. In 1994, Jalbert joined a [[band]] of three. The group was called Big Joe, and they played [[punk rock]] music. After that, he focused on his studies to finish school and to later be able to get a job. Meanwhile, he continued to write and compose songs. ==Music career== ===''Des histoires''=== In 2000, Jalbert again played music in several competitions. In 2004, he played in the Mascouche competition ''MusiQualité'', where he won two prizes. The first one was public's choice and the second one was jury's choice.<ref>[http://www.larevue.qc.ca/actualites_david-jalbert-rendra-hommage-a-francophonie-n18300.php Larevue.qc.ca] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215160952/http://www.larevue.qc.ca/actualites_david-jalbert-rendra-hommage-a-francophonie-n18300.php |date=2016-02-15 }}, on the article in the newspaper ''La revue''. Consulted on November 6th, 2012</ref> Through various competitions, he had professional encounters with Yves Marchand, Charles Dubé and the producer Alain Dupuis. They helped him to prepare his first album called ''Des histoires''. They chose thirteen titles from amongst thirty songs. The album was launched on April 15, 2008. He started playing [[concert]]s to promote the album on August 26, 2008, during the ''FrancoFolies'' of [[Montreal]]. It was followed by a tour through the [[Québec]].