1 hits "Belle", "Seul", "Sous le vent", and "La Rivière de notre enfance".
He was drafted by Plamondon to play the role of Quasimodo in his musical Notre-Dame de Paris, which made him a star in France and launched his singing career.
Sales for his third album, Garou, remained strong, and he issued the English crossover record Piece of My Soul in 2008.
Despite this success, the album became his first in France not to reach Platinum status, although it became his best-selling record in North America in seven years.
His next album, Gentleman cambrioleur, featured cover songs in French and English and became his first record to miss the top five in France, where it modestly peaked at No.
[6] Since 2010, Garou has released five further studio albums: Rhythm and Blues (2012), Au milieu de ma vie (2013), It's Magic!
2008's Piece of My Soul, his first English album, includes a songwriting credit by Rob Thomas on the track "Stand Up".