{{short description|Canadian rock singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Fred Fortin | image =Fred fortin play bass- (par Jean-Philippe Tremblay).jpg | alt = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|5|5}} | birth_place = Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec, Canada | origin = | instrument = Guitar, bass guitar, drums, harmonica | genre = Indie rock, garage rock, folk rock | occupation = | years_active = 1996–present | label = C4, Musi-Art, Grosse Boîte | associated_acts = Galaxie <br />Gros Mené<br />Les Breastfeeders | website = {{URL|http://www.fredfortin.qc.ca}} }} '''Fred Fortin''' (born '''Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron''' on 5 May 1971 in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec)<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="rateyourmusic"/> is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter. Formerly associated with the bands Galaxie, Gros Mené and Les Breastfeeders, he has also released several solo albums. His 2009 album ''Plastrer la lune'' was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.<ref name="longlist"/><ref name="exclaim"/>
In 2007, he also collaborated with Jean-Philippe Fréchette of Navet Confit, Simon Proulx of Les Trois Accords and Vincent Peake of Groovy Aardvark in the supergroup Vauvandalou, who released the one-off single "0.99$" through Bande à part and Radio-Canada's ''Le Fric Show''.
==Discography== * 1996: ''Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron'' * 2000: ''Le Plancher des vaches'' * 2004: ''Planter le décor'' <ref name="ottawaxpress"/> * 2009: ''Plastrer la lune'' * 2016: ''Ultramarr'' * 2019: ''Microdose''
=== With Gros Mené === * 1999: ''Tue ce drum Pierre Bouchard'' * 2012: ''Agnus Dei'' * 2022: ''Pax et Bonum''
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<ref name="allmusic"> {{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fred-fortin-p514324/biography |title=Fred Fortin Biography |author=François Couture |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/News/Polaris_Music_Prize_Reveals_2010_Long_List |title=Polaris Music Prize Reveals the 2010 Long List |date=17 June 2010 |publisher=Exclaim! |accessdate=26 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309125136/http://exclaim.ca/News/Polaris_Music_Prize_Reveals_2010_Long_List |archive-date=9 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="longlist"> {{cite news |title=Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/blue-rodeo-bss-on-polaris-long-list/article1607851/ |newspaper=The Globe and Mail | location = Toronto |date=17 June 2010 }}</ref>
<ref name="ottawaxpress">{{cite web |url=http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/spin.aspx?iIDDisque=2642 |title=Planter le décor |author=Dylan Young |date=3 February 2005 |publisher=Ottawa XPress |accessdate=26 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060111195318/http://ottawaxpress.ca/music/spin.aspx?iIDDisque=2642 |archive-date=11 January 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="rateyourmusic"> {{cite web |url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/fred_fortin |title=Fred Fortin Artist Page|publisher=Rate Your Music |accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref>
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