Fred Fortin

Fred Fortin popped his head up from the Quebec underground in 1996. Since then he has worked slowly, releasing a record every two years, but toured constantly. And despite a cruel lack of support from commercial radio and TV stations, his songs have galvanized the Quebec rock underground, stirring up a small revolution only comparable to the impact of Robert Charlebois' transformation from a clean-cut folk singer to a psychedelic rock beast back in 1968. Fortin was born in Dolbeau (rural Quebec) on May 5, 1971. He picked up the electric bass in his teens and obtained a col...