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Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Pierre Garand (born 26 June 1972), known by his stage name Garou (a diminutive of his last name "Garand"), is a Canadian singer, actor, and entertainer from Sherbrooke, Québec. He sings in French and English, like his co-stars Daniel Lavoie and Bruno Pelletier. He is known for his work in the musical Notre-Dame de Paris (playing Quasimodo in both the original French and English casts) and the…
Known for
- Roch Voisine - l'ascension — Self2025
- Céline Dion raconte D'eux — Self2025
- Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés — Self (archive footage)2025
- Le Grand Concert de la Francophonie célèbre Jean-Jaques Goldman — Self : TV-Host2025
- Ycare, le live2024
- Starmania : l'anniversaire événement, les 45 ans — Self2024
- Céline Dion, la bande originale de sa vie — Self - Guest2024
- Notre-Dame de Paris : La Réouverture - La Grande Soirée — Self2024
- Notre vraie nature — Self2024
- Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours2023
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Québec
- Active from
- 1972
Discography
- Belle1998
- Gitan2000
- Seul2000
- Seul2000
- Sous le vent2000
- Je n'attendais que vous2001
- Seul… avec vous2001
- Reviens2003
- Et si on dormait2004
- La Rivière de notre enfance2004
Member of
- Les Enfoirés1999–2010
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 152,867
- Total plays
- 2,551,817
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Pierre Garand, better known as Garou, is a Quebec singer born on June 26, 1972 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Discovered by Luc Plamondon singing American blues tunes in small Sherbrooke bars, he was drafted by Plamondon to play the role of Quasimodo in his musical Notre-Dame de Paris, making him a star. After the musical, he managed to launch a successful international pop music career in Quebec, France, and many other European countries. His looks and hoarse voice <a href="https://www.last.fm
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Key facts
- Born
- Pierre Garand , ( 1972-06-26 ) 26 June 1972 (age 53)
- Origin
- Sherbrooke , Canada
- Genres
- Pop
- Occupations
- Singer, actor
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Works
- Garou discography
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Labels
- Sony Music Canada Sony Music France Mercury
- Formerly of
- The Untouchables
- Website
- garouofficiel .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pierre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Sherbrooke
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.garouofficiel.com
- Image
- Garou 20060613 Fnac 04.jpg
- Voice type
- bass-baritone
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- Commons category
- Garou
- date of birth
- 1972-06-26
- Commons gallery
- Garou (singer)
- pseudonym
- Garou
- birth name
- Pierre Garand
- start of work period
- 1998-00-00
- different from
- Garou
- social media followers
- 556000
- name in native language
- Garou
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
Pierre Garand ( French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɡaʁɑ̃]; born 26 June 1972), known by his stage name Garou (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁu]; a diminutive of his last name), is a Canadian singer and actor from Sherbrooke, Québec. He sings in French and English.
He is known for his work in the musical Notre-Dame de Paris (playing Quasimodo in both the original French and English casts) and the No. 1 hits "Belle", "Seul", "Sous le vent", and "La Rivière de notre enfance".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Garou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.