Fred Fortin Musical artist

Fred Fortin (born Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron on May 5, 1971 in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter. Formerly associated with the bands Galaxie 500 and Les Breastfeeders, he has also released several solo albums. His 2009 album Plastrer la lune was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize. Fortin is in rotation on CBC Radio.In 2007, he also collaborated with Jean-Philippe Fréchette of Navet Confit, Simon Proulx of Les Trois Accords and Vincent Peake of Groovy Aardvark in the supergroup Vauvandalou, who released the one-off single "0.99$" through Bande à part and Radio-Canada's Le Fric Show.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Fortin Perron Joseph Antoine Frédéric (French birth name)
Birth dateMay 05, 1971
Birth place
Dolbeau-Mistassini , Canada , Quebec

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Musical artist

Career started1996
associated musical artist
Galaxie (band)
Les Breastfeeders
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Garage rock
Indie rock

Topical connections

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Fred Fortin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.fredfortin.qc.ca