Michel Rivard

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Michel Rivard is a Montreal singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and theatre creator. His current official biography describes him as a defining figure in Montreal culture, while his artist-controlled site presents the 2025 album Après, on va où? as its current focus. A March 2026 Grand Théâtre de Québec interview documents the related theatre and song production, and a May 2026 interview confirms that he remains on tour with the work. Together with current official management and label relationships in Quebec, these sources establish his active Montreal, Quebec professional base. Rivard emerged in the early 1970s through theatre and the group Beau Dommage, where his writing contributed songs such as La complainte du phoque en Alaska and Le blues d'la Métropole. His subsequent solo career combines Quebec chanson, contemporary urban folk, theatre, acting, television, film music, and large-scale collaborations. His official biography traces projects with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Diane Dufresne, the solo theatre work L'origine de mes espèces, and the fiftieth-anniversary production Le tour du bloc. Après, on va où?, released October 31, 2025, extends that practice with a new album and a staged solo work. The exact Spotify identity 6CVur2iw4ExLNmsSGiATZN contains 21 album and single containers available in Canada from 1977 through October 31, 2025. Spotify classifies 16 as albums and five as singles. The provider catalog includes original solo albums, live theatre recordings, orchestral work, remastered early releases, and recent singles. Representative releases are Après, on va où?, Magnolia magnolia / Les falaises rouges, Le tour du bloc, L'origine de mes espèces, and Un trou dans les nuages. The official website, Spotify, MusicBrainz artist b6e3d861-28fd-499c-a4c1-bebbdb526bec, and Wikidata Q3310711 resolve to the same identity. Rivard was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023. Le tour du bloc received two Félix awards, while L'origine de mes espèces received three Félix awards in 2019. He is also a recipient of the Prix Denise-Pelletier and a Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec. Current professional relationships include management by Anacrouse and label and booking work through La Maison Fauve. MusicList links to the official contacts page without reproducing names, phone numbers, email addresses, or other direct details. Spotify media is displayed live with provider attribution and a monogram fallback.