Garou is the pseudonym of Canadian performer Pierre Garan, best known for his role as Quasimodo in the musical Notre Dame de Paris.
A creative pseudonym was invented by friends. They constantly joked about his addiction to walking at night, and called him "loup-garou", which means "werewolf" in French.
Childhood Garou
At the age of three, little Pierre picked up the guitar for the first time, and at five he sat down at the piano, and a little later at the organ.
While still a school student, Pierre began performing with The Windows and Doors. After graduation, he decides to join the army, but two years later he returns to music. To ensure his life, he works where he has to.
Garou - the beginning of a career
Coincidentally, Pierre's girlfriend invites him to attend a Luis Alari concert. During the break, a friend begged Alari to give Garan the opportunity to perform at least a small excerpt from the song.
Luis Alari was very surprised by the unusual timbre of his voice and the manner of Pierre's performance, so he invited him to work for himself.
At the same time, Pierre gets a job at Liquor's Store de Sherbrooke, where he performs his music. He is allowed to arrange his own concerts with other guest stars.
Garou dawn artist
In 1997, Luc Plamondon began work on his musical Notre Dame de Paris, based on Victor Hugo's novel Notre Dame. After meeting Garou, Plamondon realizes that there is simply no better performer for the role of Quasimodo. And it wasn't all about looks. Garou was too good-looking for the role, but his ability to transform and voice with a husky voice did their job.
The next two years, the singer tours with the musical and receives prestigious awards and awards for his performance. According to the musician himself and his colleagues, he is a romantic. When watching his own performances in the musical, he could not restrain his emotions, and even cried.
In the winter of 1999, Celine Dion organizes a concert with Pierre Garan and Bryan Adams, artists who performed in the musical Notre Dame de Paris. They were supposed to attend her New Year's concert and perform a few songs. After the first rehearsal, the singer and her husband invited Garu to dinner and proposed a joint musical work.
Garou's solo career began to develop quite well. His debut album Seul sold over a million copies. In 2001, he gave more than eighty performances, and his album "Seul ... avec vous" achieved platinum status in France.
Garou's creative and concert activities began to develop rapidly. Three years later, he releases two more French-language albums. In 2003 it was “Reviens” and in 2006 it was the album “Garou”.
In May 2008, Garou presents to the public his new album, but in English “Piece of my soul”. Touring activities in support of this album lasted until 2009. 2008 was also marked by Garou's "L'amour aller retour", where he made his debut as an actor, except for his experience in various series ("Phénomania", "Annie et ses hommes").
In 2009 Garou releases an album of covers "Gentleman cambrioleur".
Since 2012, he has been participating in The Voice: la plus belle voix as a coach. This show is the French version of the Voice program. Garu wanted to give up judging in one of the seasons, but his daughter, having learned about it, opposed. So the musician was forced to agree. September 24, 2012 Garou released a new album "Rhythm and blues". This work also received wide acclaim from the public and critics.
He does not advertise his personal life. He only says that in his youth he did not work out with the opposite sex. Success came only after the start of a musical career.
