{{Infobox person | name = Pierre Flynn | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|05|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | website = https://pierreflynn.com/ }}

'''Pierre Flynn''' (born 17 May 1954) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboardist from Quebec. He was a part of Octobre from 1971 to 1982.

== Biography == Pierre Flynn was born on 17 May 1954 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Pierre Flynn |url=https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pierre-flynn-emc |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia |language=en|last=Rioux|first=Christian}}</ref>

While studying in CEGEP, Flynn was a member of the band Gladstone.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Thérien |first=Robert |title=Dictionnaire de la musique populaire au Québec 1955–1992 |last2=D'Amours |first2=Isabelle |publisher=Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture |year=1992 |isbn=2-89224-183-9 |location=Québec |language=fr}}</ref>{{Reference page|pages=|page=161|location=}} In 1971, he founded Octobre, of which he wrote most of the songs.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=161|location=}} He then wrote songs for Louise Forestier ("Prince-Arthur") and for the films ''Caffè Italia'' (1985) and ''Les gens du fleuve'' (1985). He also wrote for musicals, dance troupes and for the theater of the {{Interlanguage link|Grand Cirque ordinaire|lt=|fr|Grand Cirque ordinaire}}. He was also keyboardist for Plume Latraverse and Offenbach in 1983.<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=161|location=}} He wrote for Pauline Julien and Joe Bocan.<ref name=":0" />

Flynn gave his first solo show first in 1984 at Club Soda in Montreal,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=161|location=}} then across Quebec in 1985; notably performing at the coffeehouse-theater La Licorne for three weeks<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=161|location=}}with Réjean Bouchard. His first single, 'Possession', was released in 1984<ref name=":0" /> and his first album ''Le Parfum du hasard'' was released in 1987. It won a Félix Award for best rock album and best arranger of the year.<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=161|location=}}

Flynn then toured Quebec. His songs "Sur la route" and "Marcher tout seul" placed first on the Radio-Activité hit parade in 1988. He wrote the soundtrack for the documentary ''Un cirque en Amérique''.<ref name=":0" /> His performance on the TV show ''Roch'' in 1989 was praised.<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=161|location=}} Flynn gave a series of shows at Club Soda and Spectrum,<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=161|location=}}and then took part in the revival of Octobre,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=161|location=}}before writing the hit "Dors Caroline" for Johanne Blouin.<ref name=":0" />

He participated in the Francofolies of Montreal in 1991. In 1992, he received the CIEL/Raymond-Lévesque prize and gave a show across Quebec.<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=161-162|page=|location=}}

He made a comeback in 2015 with the album ''Sur la terre''. He was nominated at the ADISQ Gala in 2015 and 2016. He gave a tour over three years in Quebec, New Brunswick and Switzerland.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=PIERRE FLYNN |url=https://en.impresaria.ca/pierre-flynn |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=Impresaria |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, he gave the concert "Sur la route".<ref name=":1" />

== Discography == {| class="wikitable" |+Singles<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=162|location=}} ! Year !! Title |- |1984 |Possession/Instrumental |- |1987 |Sur la route/Instrumental |- |1988 |L’ennemi/Instrumental |- |1988 |Possession (seconde version) |- |1988 |Marcher tout seul |- |1989 |Le retour |- |1989 |Catalina |- |1989 |Extrait |- |1991 |Savoir aimer |- |1991 |Qui nous dira |- |1992 |Où est le vent |}

{| class="wikitable" |+Albums<ref name=":12" />{{Reference page|pages=|page=162|location=}} ! Year !! Title |- |1987 |Le parfum du hasard |- |1991 |Jardins de Babylone |- |2015 |Sur la terre |}

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Category:1954 births Category:Canadian composers Category:Canadian keyboardists Category:Musicians from Quebec Category:Living people