- Benoît David
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Name = Benoît David
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Background = solo_singer
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Born =Canada
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Instrument = Vocals
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Genre =Progressive rock
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Associated_acts = Yes, Close to the Edge, Mystery
URL = [http://www.ctte.net http://www.ctte.net]Benoît David is a Canadian progressive rock singer.
David recently joined Mystery, appearing on their 2007 album "Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face", and has also been the vocalist for a Yes tribute band, Close to the Edge. [http://www.ctte.net]
"In The Present"
In 2008, David was announced as the lead singer of a line-up headed by Steve Howe,
Chris Squire andAlan White of Yes for a tour later that year. [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080911/ap_en_ce/music_yes Rock band Yes to tour with replacement singer] ] [ [http://weblogs.variety.com/thesetlist/2008/09/yes-taps-unders.html Yes taps 'understudy' for fall tour] ] David came to the attention of Yes bassist Chris Squire through his work with Close to the Edge and will stand in forJon Anderson , who had become unable to tour due to ill-health following acute respiratory failure earlier in the year. [http://www.nme.com/news/nme/37105NME news: "Yes cancel 40th anniversary tour"]Squire has expressed hope that Anderson will return to Yes at a future date. In a
blog datedSeptember 18 2008, Anderson stated that he is "disappointed that [they] were not willing to wait till 2009 when [he is] fully recovered." He continued by adding: "this is not YES on tour." [http://www.jonanderson.com/news.html Jon Anderson website - news section] .References
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