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Pierre Garand〔Like his ancestor Pierre Garand baptized in the parrish Sainte-Croix-des-Pelletiers at Rouen, France, who emigrated to French America in the 17th century. He is the ancestor of all the American Garands, for example the inventor of the M1 Garand rifle.〕 (born 26 June 1972), known by his stage name Garou (a diminutive of his last name "Garand"), is a Canadian singer from Sherbrooke, Quebec. He is known for his work in the musical Notre-Dame de Paris and the #1 hits "Belle", "Seul", "Sous le vent", and "La Rivière de notre enfance". He currently holds the SNEP record for most weeks at #1. ==Profile== Garou began playing the guitar at the age of three at the encouragement of his father (he also plays piano and trumpet). He went on to serve in the military and started a band in 1992 called the Untouchables. In 1997, he was discovered by Luc Plamondon while singing American blues tunes in a Sherbrooke bar. He was drafted by Plamondon to play the role of Quasimodo in his musical Notre-Dame de Paris, which made him a star in France.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Garou Biography )〕 His first album ''Seul'' became the best-selling French album of 2001 and remains one of the best-selling French albums of all time, achieving 2 million sales in Europe and going three times platinum in Canada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards-2002 )〕 He continued his string of hits with a ''live album'' and his sophomore effort ''Reviens'' in 2003. Sales for his third album ''Garou'' remained strong and he released his English crossover ''Piece of My Soul'' in 2008. The album debuted at #2 in Canada and #3 in France. Despite this, the album became his first album in France not to reach platinum status although it became his best-selling album in North America in seven years. His next album, ''Gentleman cambrioleur'' features cover songs in French and English and became his first album to miss the top five in France, where it modestly peaked at #35, staying on the charts for 17 weeks. He released ''Version Intégrale'' in 2010 which became another Top 40 hit in France and Canada. Garou performed the Jean-Pierre Ferland song "Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin" (A Little Higher, A Little Farther) at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has also performed at the charity event Les Enfoirés for the past 13 years. His latest effort ''Rhythm and Blues'' became his highest peaking album in four years. It is his second covers album and pays tribute to classic R&B music. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garou (singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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