Happy Birthday. Popular singer Garou celebrates his 51st birthday on June 26, 2023. Now single he enjoys life. From his career to his connections to Celine Dion via ‘The Voice,’ here’s everything you need to know.
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Garou celebrates his 51st birthday June 26th! But do you know the charismatic singer well? We will tell you its secrets.
Garou: his “blocking with girls”
Pierre Garand, aka Garou, was born in 1972 in Sherbrooke, Canada. The attractive performer does his scales by singing at the Le Liquor Store bar in Magog. If the singer is mesmerizing crowds today with his ocean blue eyes and crooner look, he’s long struggled to seduce the fairer sex, especially in his teens.
“I made one Block with girls (…) I had no self-confidence. First, physically, because I didn’t attach any importance to my body. And in my mind it felt silly to see a girl with it written on my forehead that I liked her. I’ve made some progress over the years. Thanks to the music: music around the campfire, looks mysterious, it does‘ he explained in Télé 7 Jours.
Garou: his “trauma”
Success knocked on the door in 1997 when he was cast for the role of Quasimodo in the now famous musical Notre Dame de Paris.
But the sudden fame is difficult for the humble singer, who is then 26 years old. “I’m still having a lot of trouble digesting Notre-Dame de Paris. It happened so fast that I really didn’t expect it. When I said yes to that thing, I told myself that it was great to be on the plane and cross the ocean. I thought I would do a play, but not that I would be famous‘ he confided to the Europe 1 microphone.
And to add: “I thought that definitely I wanted to be made up. And that’s why people wouldn’t recognize me on the street (…) That was the case on many levels trauma. There are still some left.
Garou: Why he ‘cut ties with Celine Dion’
However, in 2000, Garou embarked on a solo career. His single “Seul” was a hit, staying at number 1 on France’s top singles list for 11 weeks. His first works were created by celebrities Husband of Celine Dion, Rene Angélil.
The following year, the artist sang a duet with her Quebec compatriot, Celine Dion. her tube Against the wind, is promoted to the top of the sales ranking. Their bond is irretrievably strong, but Garou, always searching for a more peaceful life, distances himself. “We were very close to CelineI don’t think she understood when I broke contact with them. She wanted to get me high And then, at some point, it was almost me cutting the cord to get me high. I wanted down more than up. “I didn’t want to be all over the planet,” he recently revealed on En Aparté.
Despite this burglary, the two Quebecers remain accomplices. “When we meet again, it’s magical because in our eyes a lot of things happen because there was this whole complicity a real connection‘ he clarified.
Garou was near death: his bad accident
Shortly after the success of Sous Le Vent, Garou fell victim to one terrible accident at the wheel of his Ferrari when he crashed into the guardrail. Luckily he has manages to get out of the vehicle before it catches fire. But the singer really believed that he was going to die.
“I counted about six seconds, my life has passedI was thinking about technical things and trying to calculate math. Of the six seconds of, say, two seconds, I thought for hours and the other four seconds were just for my daughter, who was to be born not long after. I said to myself, ‘What’s going to happen in his life?’” he recalled on En Aparté.
Garou: his daughter Emélie
At this point, Garou Father of a little Emélienow 21 and born from her former love for Swedish model Ulrika. But for a long time, the singer spent much of his time in France while his daughter lived in Canada. “We are unfortunately very often far away, but we talk about everything. We do not live in daily complicity but in constant reunion. We feel like friends who feel like they left the day before and who share everything they experienced without each other. Our bond remains very stronghe confided in Us Two in 2017.
Garou: the reasons for his breakup with Lorie
In 2006, Cupid’s arrow struck the hearts of Garou and Lori. “We complemented each other well. With him I learned to have fun, to go out, to let go,” the singer told Gala in 2013.
But in 2010 the lovebirds Put an end to this love. “In the end I realized that he expected things that I couldn’t give him. He wanted me to be more present and at home. But I also had my career to deal with. “During that time, I put my professional life on hold to just focus on my personal life,” Lorie explained.
Garou: his salary in The Voice
Garou officiates as Trainer for The Voicein France, from 2011 to 2014. At the time, his salary for his participation in the show was estimated at about 450,000 euros per seasonaccording to Public.
Garou and Stéphanie Fournier in 2016 © Domine Jerome/ABACA
Garou: Who is his girlfriend?
For almost ten years Garou told about the life of a pretty brunette named Stéphanie Fournier, model by profession. “She calms me down a lot Luckily she is There‘ he conceded.
Unfortunately, we learned of their split in January 2023 during an interview with Le Parisien. “It’s my longest story. We started living like an old couple. Today I allow myself more freedom,” he said at the time.
Garou makes maple syrup: his new life in the forest
If Garou continues to perform, he lives mostly in Canada, has bought a forest where he makes maple syrup and built a recording studio in a barn. “I have a old wood processing company, many things that I touch and that fascinate me“, he confided to the microphone of RTL Belgium.
And to be clear: “It was good for me (…) I have a very festive mood, I always had the heart to celebrate.” Now I’m partying at home in my barnwhere we pull out the cards and play poker or pull out the guitars and play music.”