Garou
French pop singer Garou vaulted to fame as Quasimodo in the 1998 stage musical Notre-Dame de Paris. Born Pierre Garand in Sherbrooke, Quebec, on June 26, 1972, he was a child prodigy who mastered piano and guitar while still in primary school. As a teen, he joined his classmates' rock band Windows and Doors, and later played trumpet in a Canadian military marching band. While working day jobs including fashion store clerk and produce picker, Garou continued moonlighting in Montreal-area clubs and busking on street corners. During the mid-'90s, he was a weekly fixture at the Sherbrooke nightspot the Liquor Store of Magog, and also fronted his own band, the Untouchables. In 1997 Garou met theatrical producer Luc Plamondon, who cast him in the starring role of Quasimodo in Notre-Dame de Paris, a musical adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The production proved a box office smash, and after a run at Paris' Palais des Congres, Garou continued his performance during the show's French tour. On New Year's Eve 1999, Garou also joined Canadian pop icon Celine Dion on-stage during a Montreal concert, and with the help of Dion's manager/husband, René Angélil, he soon signed a recording contract, issuing his solo debut, Seul, in late 2000. "Sous le Vent," Garou's duet with Dion, proved an international hit and the singer went on to win four Adisq Gala Awards, including Best Male Singer and Best Pop-Rock Album. Reviens followed in 2004, and in mid-2006 Garou issued his self-titled third LP. He continued to record, both live and studio albums, switching from French to English singing. 2012 saw the release of his seventh studio recording, Rhythm'n'Blues. ~ Jason Ankeny
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
Similar artists
-
-
Ma gueule
French Music - Released by Universal Music Division MCA on 17 Nov 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Si tu t'appelles mélancolie
French Music - Released by Universal Music Division Label Panthéon on 4 Nov 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Christmas Soul
Christmas Music - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 10 Nov 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Au Milieu De Ma Vie
Pop - Released by Fontana on 1 Jan 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Autour du feu (Medley: L'été indien / Et si tu n'existais pas / Ça va pas changer le monde / Les yeux d'Émilie)
French Music - Released by Universal Music Division Label Panthéon on 21 Oct 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
J'Avais Besoin D'Être Là (radio edit)
French Music - Released by Columbia on 3 Nov 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
Four Hits: Garou
French Music - Released by Sony Music Canada on 20 Feb 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Et Si On Dormait
French Music - Released by Columbia on 5 Apr 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
-
-
First Day Of My Life
French Music - Released by Columbia on 28 Nov 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Au Milieu De Ma Vie (Version Deluxe)
Pop - Released by Fontana on 1 Jan 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Stand Up
French Music - Released by Sony BMG Music Entertainment on 18 Mar 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo