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- Jerry Leger (born Gerald Micheal Leger; April 19, 1985) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Since 2005, he has released 13 albums (7 solo, 3 credited to Jerry Leger & The Situation and 3 with his side projects, The Del Fi's and The Bop Fi's). Leger's last three major albums Early Riser (2014), the double LP Nonsense and Heartache (2017) and Time Out For Tomorrow (2019) were produced by songwriter/musician, Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies and released on their record label, Latent Recordings. He has been praised by other songwriters such as Doug Paisley and Ron Sexsmith, who appeared on a couple of his albums and said, "Jerry Leger has that spark in him that all the great songwriters have. He's the real deal." Jerry Leger has toured extensively through Canada, the US, Europe and the UK, playing headlining shows and opening for acts such as Ron Sexsmith, The Sadies, Jesse Winchester, Fred Eaglesmith, Jill Barber, Justin Townes Earle, Jim Cuddy, Deer Tick, Skydiggers, Jim Lauderdale, Dawes, Tift Merritt, Doug Paisley, among others. Maik Brüggemeyer of Rolling Stone Magazine in the March 2018 European edition called Leger, "One of the best Canadian songwriters." (en)
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- Jerry Leger (born Gerald Micheal Leger; April 19, 1985) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Since 2005, he has released 13 albums (7 solo, 3 credited to Jerry Leger & The Situation and 3 with his side projects, The Del Fi's and The Bop Fi's). Jerry Leger has toured extensively through Canada, the US, Europe and the UK, playing headlining shows and opening for acts such as Ron Sexsmith, The Sadies, Jesse Winchester, Fred Eaglesmith, Jill Barber, Justin Townes Earle, Jim Cuddy, Deer Tick, Skydiggers, Jim Lauderdale, Dawes, Tift Merritt, Doug Paisley, among others. (en)
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