Born on June 26th, 1972 in Sherbrook Quebec,During his adolescence he joined his school band Windows & Doors, as guitarist. He sang Beatles' songs. After work he was often found playing the guitar in the bars of his hometown or playing for people on the streets at three in the morning.
In the middle of the Nineties, when he was attending a friend's show in a bar, someone invited him to sing as a special guest. The owner of the establishment hired him on the spot.
In summer of '97, his future would be decided when a certain Luc Plamondon, who had a summer residence in the region, went to their show and believed to have found the one who could inhabit the complex and uncommon character of Quasimodo. He invited him right away to an audition for Notre-Dame de Paris. story of Notre-Dame de Paris started. Its debuts at the Palais des Congres in Paris in 1998 were followed by a tour of France. He even portrayed the role of Quasimodo in the English version given in London during the summer of 2000.
Les Cloches
With help of Celine Dion Garou would then sign a contract with the prestigious record company Sony who proposed him to do a first solo album and an international tour. Celine even recorded a duo with him "Sous le vent" which we find on his album "Seul" which came out in November 2000. Having already been on the French and Quebecois stages, Garou started off a tour in both regions with a stint at the Olympia in Paris for six concerts in April 2001.
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Then in July, his partner Ulrika, who used to be a model, gave birth to a baby daughter, but Garou is always very discreet about his private life.
Soon afterwards, a DVD entitled "Garou : live à Bercy" was released, featuring highlights from Garou's concert at the biggest music venue in Paris. The following year, Garou began work on his next album, which he had decided to write exclusively in French as a tribute to French-speaking fans.
The charismatic Quebecois with the instantly identifiable voice went on to kick off a major international tour, playing dates across Canada and Europe and visiting countries he had never performed in before (such as Lebanon, Poland, Russia, Tunisia and La Réunion),In November 2004, Garou recorded a duo with Michel Sardou, "La rivière de notre enfance" (which appeared on Sardou's album, "Du plaisir").
In February 2005, Garou released a new DVD entitled "Routes", The rest of that year was largely devoted to writing material for his new album, "Garou", released on 12 June 2006.
L'injustice/Je suis le meme
avec Natasha St-Pier - Highway to hell
avec Sting - It's probably me
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