Garou, is a French Canadian singer born as Pierre Garand on June 26, 1972 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.Contents [hide] 1 Profile 2 Discography 2.1 Studio albums 2.2 Concert albums 2.3 Singles 2.4 Single certifications 3 See also 4 References 5 External links
[edit] Profile
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, as well as the virility that he combines with a boyish charm, brought many to see him as a major modern day sex symbol. In 2000, Garou recorded a duet with Celine Dion called "Sous le Vent." For his first album in English, Garou cooperated with some of the biggest names in music. The single "Stand Up" was written by Rob Thomas, the song "First Day of My Life", a big hit all over Europe in 2006 for former Spice Girl Melanie C, by Guy Chambers and Enrique Iglesias.
Garou has a daughter named Emelie, with his ex-girlfriend, Ulrika, a former model.[1] He is currently engaged to French singer Lorie.[2]
He played the role of Quasimodo in the stage musical Notre Dame De Paris and appears on both the French and English soundtracks
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albumsYear Title Chart positions Sales and certifications [3][4][5] CA FR [6] BE [7] CH [8]
[edit] Concert albumsYear Title Chart positions Sales and certifications CA FR BE CH PL 2001 Seul... avec vous 1st live album Released: 6 November 2001 3 5 20 9 France: Platinum
Belgium: Platinum Canada: Gold Switzerland: Gold
Other works "Dust In The Wind" in William Joseph's album : "Within" (2004) "La Rivière de notre enfance" with Michel Sardou (2004) "Tu es comme ça" with Marilou Bourdon (2005)
[edit] SinglesYear Title CA FR BE CH Album 1998 "Belle" (With Daniel Lavoie & Patrick Fiori) - 1 1 - Notre Dame de Paris 1999 "Dieu que le monde est injuste" - 56 - - 2000 "Seul" - 1 1 10 Seul 2001 "Je n'attendais que vous" - 34 20 - "Sous le vent" (With Celine Dion) 14 1 1 2 "Gitan" - - - - 2002 "Le monde est stone" - 27 20 - Seul... avec vous 2003 "Reviens (Où te caches-tu?)" - 9 10 23 Reviens 2004 "Et si on dormait" - - - 85 "Passe ta route" - - - - "La Rivière de notre enfance" (With Michel Sardou) - 1 1 14 Du Plaisir (Michel Sardou) 2005 "Tu es comme ça" (With Marilou) - 10 4 23 La fille qui chante (Marilou) 2006 "L'Injustice" - 11 17 44 Garou "Je suis le même"1 11 - - - "Plus fort que moi"2 - - - - "Que le temps" - - - - 2008 "Stand Up"3 68 - - - Piece of My Soul "Heaven's Table" - - - - 2009 "First Day of My Life" - - - -
Footnotes: 1 "Je suis le même" hit #1 in Quebec for seven weeks. 2 "Plus forte que moi" was released as the second radio single from Garou in Quebec. 3 "Stand Up" peaked at #3 on the Top 100 BDS Anglophone chart in Quebec and #19 on the National AC audience chart (BDS).
[edit] Single certifications "Belle": Diamond - France (750,000) "Seul" : Diamond - France (990,000); Platinum - Belgium (50,000), Switzerland (40,000) "Sous le vent": Diamond - France (750,000) "Reviens (Où te caches-tu?)": Silver - France (125,000) "La Rivière de notre enfance": Gold - France (425,000) "Tu es comme ça": Silver - France (125,000)
[edit] See also Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Garou
List of Quebec musicians Music of Quebec Culture of Quebec
[edit] References ^ [1] ^ Des projets de mariage pour Garou | Radioactif ^ Certifications des albums et des singles en France ^ Charts français ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results ^ lescharts.com - Les charts français ^ Welkom - Bienvenue ^ [2]
