James Ashley Corcoran OC[2] (born 10 February 1949 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter[3] and former broadcaster.
The former seminarian returned to his native Quebec in 1970 with the idea to continue his studies at Bishop's University in Lennoxville before becoming a Latin professor.
He wrote music for Cirque du Soleil's productions KÀ, Quidam and Wintuk.
"Let Me Fall", a song Corcoran co-wrote with Benoît Jutras for Quidam, was recorded by Josh Groban for his self-titled album.
[8] Bishop's University granted Corcoran an honorary Doctor of Civil Law on 29 October 2004.