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Les Cowboys Fringants (French pronunciation: [le kawbɔj fʁɛ̃ɡɑ̃]) are a Quebecker folk rock band formed in 1995 in Repentigny, Quebec. The French word fringant can be translated as "dashing", or "frisky".
- Band Members
- Early Days
- Success at Home and Abroad
- Illness and Death of Karl Tremblay
- Honours
- Awards
Singer Karl Tremblay and guitarist Montreal Pauzé first spoke in 1995, having met at a hockey training camp the year before. The name of their band — which roughly translates as the Frisky (or Dashing) Cowboys — was inspired by the country song contest that Tremblay and Pauzé entered as a duo at La Ripaille, a Western bar in the Montreal suburb of ...
In 1997, the band released 500 copies on tape of 12 Grandes Chansons. By 1998, their next album Sur mon canapé sold 1,000 copies through word of mouth and received airplay on college radio stations. By 1999, the band acquired additional fans through non-commercial stations, won a local contest, and placed second at the fifth edition of the Francouv...
Les Cowboys Fringants rose from obscurity with their fourth album, Break syndical, released to critical acclaim in 2002. In 2003, they produced the DVD Les Cowboys Fringants Centre Bell. Commercial radio stations began to play their songs, especially “Toune d'automne,” due to popular demand. After a concert with the legendary Plume Latraverse at Ja...
In January 2020, Tremblay underwent hernia surgery, during which time he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The news of his illness was not immediately made public. Tremblay announced he was undergoing chemotherapy treatments in 2022. Despite the diagnosis, he and the band continued touring and performing as much as his illness would permit. This ...
Les Cowboys Fringants have won 19 Félix Awards from the Gala de l'ADISQ. They have also won the “Lanaudière sur tous les tons” festival award (1999) and the Prix Miroir for French-Language Song (Festival d'Été de Québec, 2003). Tremblay and the other members of Les Cowboys Fringants received the Medal of Honour of the National Assembly from Nathali...
Félix Awards 1. Alternative Album (Break Syndical) (2002) 2. Alternative Album (Attache ta Tuque!) (2003) 3. Group of the Year (2003) 4. Show of the Year (2003) 5. Group of the Year (2004) 6. Popular Song (“Les étoiles filantes”) (2005) 7. Alternative Album (La Grand-Messe) (2005) 8. Music Video of the Year (Plus Rien) (2006) 9. Contemporary Folk A...
Les Cowboys fringants est un groupe canadien de folk, rock et country, originaire de Repentigny, au Québec [1], en banlieue de Montréal. Son engagement pour, notamment, l'indépendance du Québec et l'environnement provoque un grand engouement. Le groupe a vendu plus de 1 300 000 albums à travers toute la francophonie.
- Depuis 1997
- Canada
- Chanson québécoise, folk, country, rock
- www.cowboysfringants.com
Bassist Jérôme Dupras, drummer Dominique Lebeau, multi-instrumentalist Marie-Annick Lépine, guitarist Jean-François Pauzé, and vocalist Karl Tremblay formed Les Cowboys Fringants ("the Frisky Cowboys")…. Read Full Biography.
Karl Tremblay (October, 28 1976 – 15 November 2023) was a Quebecois singer. [1] He was the lead singer of Les Cowboys Fringants, a group he founded in 1994 with Jean-François Pauzé [fr]. [2]
Les Cowboys Fringants (English The Frisky Cowboys or The Dashing Cowboys) are a popular band and cult phenomenon from Quebec, who perform Québécois neo-trad music (modernized Quebec folk music with a rock flavour), the band also draws on Country music.
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Les Cowboys Fringants (English The Frisky Cowboys or The Dashing Cowboys) are a popular band and cult phenomenon from Quebec, who perform Québécois neo-trad music (modernized Quebec folk music with a rock flavour), the band also draws on Country music.
