Person · Male
Fred Fortin
- From
- Dolbeau-Mistassini, Canada
- Since
- 1971–present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 9
- blues rock
- country
- folk rock
- garage rock
- indie folk
- indie rock
- lo-fi
- stoner rock
About
Fred Fortin (born Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron on 5 May 1971 in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter. Formerly associated with the bands Galaxie, Gros Mené 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.
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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.
Member of
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Gros Mené electric bass guitar, electric guitar, principal
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Les Breastfeeders drums (drum set)
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Galaxie bass guitar
Discography
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Also known as
Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- c1198fbf-7538-4655-bffa-c19e3b8105ae
- ISNI
- 000000008172000X
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 14 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.