Fred Fortin (born Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron on 5 May 1971 in
Dolbeau-Mistassini
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,
Quebec
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) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter. Formerly associated with the bands
Galaxie
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While a song is playing on the ...
, Gros Mené and
Les Breastfeeders
Les Breastfeeders are a Canadian francophone rock 'n' roll band from Montreal, Quebec.2010 Polaris Music Prize
The 2010 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 20, 2010.
In 2007, he also collaborated with Jean-Philippe Fréchette of Navet Confit, Simon Proulx of
Les Trois Accords
Les Trois Accords is a Canadian rock band from Drummondville, Québec. The band launched its first album, ''Gros Mammouth Album,'' in 2003. Some of the songs from that album, include "''Hawaïenne''", "''Saskatchewan''" and "''Lucille''". Their ...
and Vincent Peake of
Groovy Aardvark
Groovy Aardvark was a Canadian rock band active since 1986 in the Québec music scene. They performed in English and in French.
History
In 1986, the band Schizophrenic Muff Divers was formed by five college (Edouard-Montpetit) students from Lo ...
in the supergroup Vauvandalou, who released the one-off single "0.99$" through Bande à part and
Radio-Canada
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