[4][5][6] He began studying visual arts in 1999, but changed his program and started to take theatre courses at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe.

[14] In celebration of International Francophonie Day on 22 March 2005, he appeared as a guest speaker on Couleurs francophones, a radio show broadcast to French-speaking Europeans.

[15] In May 2005, he won the Académie Charles Cros Special Jury Award at the Alors... chante Festival in Montauban, France.

[17] In November 2005, the Académie Charles Cros awarded him the Grand Prix du Disque for French Song for his album, Pierre Lapointe.

[18] In March 2006, Lapointe released a second album, La Forêt des mal-aimés,[19] which attained platinum status in July 2006.

[21] On 28 October 2007, he won a Félix Award in the category of "Performance of the Year – Singer-Songwriter" for La Forêt des mal-aimés during the 29th ADISQ Gala.

[25][26] In August 2007, Lapointe was joined by the Orchestre Métropolitain, with director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, to close the 19th annual FrancoFolies de Montréal.

[29] Featuring a futuristic stage production by Claude Poissant, the show tells the story of a mutant on his quest for happiness.

[33] 2013 saw two new releases: a studio album proper, Punkt, and Les callas, an EP of short compositions and rough takes.

[37] During this time, he hosted his own weekday radio show, Les Petites Morts, which was broadcast nationally on France Inter.

[38] In the program, Lapointe discussed some of his favourite artists and featured guests such as Christophe, Christine and the Queens and Alexandre Tharaud.

[45] With La Forêt des mal-aimés (Forest of the Rejected), he explains that it is usually the feelings of sadness and heartbreak that move an audience.

[54] Having been introduced to the Bauhaus and Dada movements at a young age, several of his shows (such as Mutantès) give the impression of being performance art.