Garou (singer)

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Garou
Garou in June 2006.
Garou in June 2006.
Background information
Birth name Pierre Garand
Born June 26, 1972 (1972-06-26) (age 35)
Origin Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s) Singer
Website www.garouland.com

Garou, is a Québécois singer born as Pierre Garand on June 26, 1972 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

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[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.

He is currently dating French singer Lorie.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Year Title Chart positions Sales and certifications
CA FR BE CH PL
2000 Seul
1
1
9
1
 France: Diamond (1,553,500)

Canada: 3× Platinum (300,000)
Belgium: 2× Platinum (60,000)
Switzerland: 2× Platinum (60,000)
Poland: Platinum (100,000)
Europe: 2× Platinum (2,000,000)
2003 Reviens
3
1
5
2
 France: Platinum (582,200)

Belgium: Gold
Switzerland: Gold
2006 Garou
1
1
5
24
 France: Platinum (217,000)
2008 Piece Of My Soul
  • 4th Studio Album (1st English Album)
  • Released: 6 May 2008
2
3
3
8
7

[edit] Concert Albums

Year Title Chart positions Sales and certifications
CA FR BE CH PL
2001 Seul... Avec Vous
3
5
20
9
 Canada: Gold

France: Platinum
Belgium: Platinum
Switzerland: Gold

[edit] Singles

Year Title FR BE CH Album
1998 "Belle"3 (with Daniel Lavoie & Patrick Fiori) 1 1 - Notre Dame de Paris
1999 "Dieu que le monde est injuste" 56 - - Notre Dame de Paris
2000 "Seul"3 1 1 10 Seul
2001 "Je n'attendais que vous" 34 20 - Seul
2001 "Sous le vent"3 (with Celine Dion) 1 1 2 Seul
2001 "Gitan" - - - Seul
2002 "Le monde est stone" 27 20 - Seul...avec vous
2003 "Reviens (où te caches-tu?)"1 9 10 23 Reviens
2004 "Et si on dormait" - - 85 Reviens
2004 "La Rivière de notre enfance"2 (with Michel Sardou) 1 1 14 Reviens
2005 "Tu es comme ça"1 (with Marilou) 10 4 23 La fille qui chante (Marilou)
2006 "L'injustice" 11 17 44 Garou
2006 "Je suis le même"4 - - - Garou
2006 "Plus fort que moi"5 - - - Garou
2006 "Que le temps" - - - Garou
2008 "Stand Up"6 - - - Piece of My Soul
2008 "Heaven's Table" - - - Piece Of My Soul

Footnotes:

  • 1 "Reviens (où te caches-tu?)" and "Tu es comme ça" were certified Silver in France for sales over 125,000.
  • 2 "La rivière de notre enfance" was certified Gold in France for sales over 250,000. It hit #1 in France and Belgium for 5 weeks.
  • 3 "Belle", "Seul" and "Sous le vent" was certified Diamond in France for sales over 750,000. "Belle" was #1 in France for 18 weeks and #1 in Belgium for 6 weeks. "Seul" was #1 in France and Belgium for 11 weeks. "Sous le vent" was #1 in France for 3 weeks and 1 week in Belgium.
  • 4 "Je suis le même" hit #1 in Quebec for seven weeks.
  • 5 "Plus forte que moi" was released as the second radio single from Garou in Quebec.
  • 6 "Stand Up" debuted at #80 on the Canadian Hot 100 and is currently #68.

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Garou
Studio albums
Seul (2000) · Reviens (2003) · Garou (2006) · Piece of My Soul (2008)
Live albums
#1 singles
"Belle" (1998) · "Seul" (2000) · "Sous le vent" (2001) · "La Rivière de notre enfance" (2004)
Live albums
Associated artists