List of musicians from Quebec
This is a list of singers, bands, composers and other musicians from the province of Quebec.
- This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Blues
- Garou – also pop
- Okoumé – also néo-trad, rock and electronica
- Roxanne Potvin – singer/guitarist, born 1982
- David Wilcox
Chanson
- Alys Robi
- Ariane Moffatt – also electronica
- Beau Dommage
- Bruno Pelletier – also rock & jazz
- Carole Laure – also pop
- Claude Dubois
- Claude Gauthier
- Cœur de pirate
- Dan Bigras – also rock
- Daniel Boucher
- Daniel Bélanger – also electronica
- Daniel Lavoie – also pop
- Diane Dufresne – also rock
- Diane Tell
- Dumas – also electronica
- Félix Leclerc
- Fred Fortin
- Georges Dor
- Gilles Valiquette
- Gilles Vigneault
- Ginette Reno
- Gregory Charles
- Harmonium
- Isabelle Boulay – also country & western
- Jean Leloup – also Rock
- Jean-Pierre Ferland
- Jim Corcoran
- Jérôme Minière – also electronica
- Kevin Parent
- Laurence Jalbert
- Leonard Cohen
- Les Colocs – also ska & Africa-inspired music
- Lewis Furey – also rock
- Lhasa de Sela
- Lynda Lemay
- Marc Déry – also electronica
- Marie-Denise Pelletier
- Marilou – also pop
- Michel Rivard
- Nicola Ciccone
- Paul Cargnello – also rock
- Paul Piché
- Pauline Julien
- Pierre Lapointe
- Plume Latraverse
- Richard Desjardins
- Richard Séguin
- Serge Fiori
- Stefie Shock – also pop & electronica
- Sylvain Cossette
Classical
- André Gagnon
- André Ristic
- Angèle Dubeau
- Charles Dutoit
- Tim Brady
- Giancarlo Scalia
- Vic Vogel
- Jorane
- Louis Lortie
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Marc-André Hamelin
- Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Wonny Song
- Kent Nagano
Country and western
- Isabelle Boulay – also chanson
- Les Fréres Cheminaud
- Terri Clark
- Patricia Conroy
- Marcel Martel
- Paul Brunelle
Folklore
- Jeremy Fisher
- Edouard Richard
- Genticorum
- Kate McGarrigle
- Anna McGarrigle
- La Bolduc
- La Bottine Souriante
- Wade Hemsworth
- La Volée d'Castors
- Le Rêve du Diable
- Les Cousins Branchaud
- Le Vent du Nord
- Patricia Conroy
Electronica
- Akufen (aka Marc Leclair)
- Beast
- Black Market
- Bran Van 3000
- Champion (aka Maxime Morin)
- Chromeo
- Daniel Bélanger – also chanson
- David Kristian
- E.P. Bergen
- Frivolous
- Ghislain Poirier – also Hip Hop
- Jérôme Minière – also chanson
- Kid Koala
- Kilobyte
- Lesbians on Ecstasy
- Lili Fatale – also rock
- Misstress Barbara
- Numéro (band)
- Ramasutra
- Sarcastic
- Deadbeat
- Tiga
- Tim Hecker
- aKido
Ethnic/multicultural
(origin in parenthesis)
- Josh (South Asian)
- Kashtin (First Nations)
- Qurram Hussain
- The Bilz and Kashif
- Zekuhl (African)
- Afrodizz
Heavy metal
- Anonymus – Thrash metal
- Augury – Technical death metal
- Blackguard – Melodic death metal
- Beneath the Massacre – Technical death metal
- Cryptopsy – Technical death metal/Deathcore (latest album)
- Dead Brain Cells a.k.a. DBC
- Despised Icon – Deathcore
- Eudoxis – Thrash metal
- Forgotten Tales – Power metal
- Gorguts – Technical death metal
- Ion Dissonance – Mathcore
- Kataklysm – Death metal
- Martyr – Technical death metal
- Mesrine – Grindcore
- Mike Dyball
- Mikey Heppner
- Negativa – Technical death metal
- Neuraxis – Technical death metal
- Quo Vadis – Technical death metal/Melodic death metal
- Slaves on Dope
- Unexpect – Avant-garde metal
- Voivod – Thrash metal/Progressive metal/Speed metal
Hip hop
- A-Trak
- Anodajay
- Criollo
- Dubmatique
- Jonathan Emile
- Ghislain Poirier – also Electronica
- LMDS – also known as Les Messagers du Son
- Loco Locass
- Muzion
- Sans Pression
- Shades of Culture
- Sixtoo
- Spek
- Yvon Krevé
- Dead Obies
- Atach Tatuq
Humour and irony
- Bowser and Blue
- Crampe en masse
- François Pérusse
- Rock et Belles Oreilles
- Mononc' Serge – also rock & heavy metal
- Yvon Deschamps
Indie rock
- Bell Orchestre
- Fred Fortin
- Patrick Watson
- Plants and Animals
- Arcade Fire – also rock
- The Lovely Feathers
- Torngat
- Voilà!
- We Are Wolves
- Karkwa
- Malajube
- Half Moon Run
- The Stills
- Alexandre Désilets
Jazz
- Alain Caron
- Benoît Charest
- Charlie Biddle
- Florence K
- Oliver Jones
- Oscar Peterson
- Nikki Yanofsky
- Karen Young
- Ranee Lee
- Uzeb
Musique actuelle
Néo-trad
- Les Cowboys Fringants
- Mes Aïeux
- Okoumé – also blues, rock & electronica
- Swing
New wave
- Corey Hart – also pop
- Men Without Hats – also pop
- Norman Iceberg
- Rational Youth
- The Box
- Trans-X
Pop
- Alexei Perry
- Amanda Mabro
- Martha Wainwright
- Rufus Wainright
- Sass Jordan
- Annie Villeneuve
- Carole Laure – also Chanson
- Céline Dion
- Chantal Chamandy
- Chapter 24
- Cindy Daniel
- Murray Lightburn
- Corey Hart – also new wave
- Daniel Lavoie – also chanson
- The Dears
- Dominique Blais- also rock
- Garou – also blues
- Gino Vannelli
- George Donoso
- Julie Masse
- Dan Boeckner
- Karl Wolf also Rhythm & Blues
- Kathleen
- Marie-Mai
- Marie-Élaine Thibert
- Marilou – also chanson
- Mario Pelchat
- Martine St. Clair
- Men Without Hats – also New Wave
- Mitsou – also electronica
- Murray Lightburn
- Nathalie Simard
- The New Cities
- Patrick Krief
- Projet Orange – Britpop, also rock
- René Simard
- Roch Voisine
- Simple Plan
- Sky
- Soul Attorneys
- Stars
- Stefie Shock – also chanson & electronica
- Stéphanie Lapointe
- Tadros
- Thomas Hellman
- Véronique Béliveau
Punk
- Dahmer – Grindcore / D-beat
- Doughboys
- Grim Skunk
- Groovy Aardvark
- Pénélope
- Reset
- Ripcordz
- Subb
- The Sainte Catherines
- Vulgaires Machins
- The 222's
Reggae
- Les Colocs – also chanson & Africa-inspired music
Rock
- Andy Kim
- Arcade Fire
- Bonjour Brumaire
- Bootsauce
- Brendan Reed
- Bruno Pelletier – also chanson
- Corbeau
- Dan Bigras – also chanson
- Daniel Boucher
- David Usher
- David Wilcox
- Diane Dufresne – also chanson
- Dominique Blais- also pop
- Duchess Says
- Efrim Menuck
- Éric Lapointe – also hard rock
- Frank Marino
- George Donoso
- Gerry Boulet
- Howard Bilerman
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Harmonium
- Ian Lee
- Jace Lasek
- Jean Leloup – also chanson
- Joe Roberts
- Kaïn
- Katie Moore
- Kermess
- Kyo
- La Chicane
- Le Karlof Orchestra
- Liam O'Neil
- Les Chiens
- Les Respectables – also pop
- Les Trois Accords
- Lesbians on Ecstasy – also electronica & punk
- Lewis Furey – also chanson
- Lili Fatale – also electronica
- Malajube
- Marc Dupré
- Marie-Chantal Toupin
- Marjo – also chanson
- Martin Deschamps
- Melissa Auf der Maur
- Michel Pagliaro
- Moist
- Mononc' Serge – also humor & heavy metal
- Murray Lightburn
- Nanette Workman
- Offenbach
- Okoumé – also néo-trad, blues & electronica
- Paradox
- Paul Cargnello also chanson
- Priestess
- Projet Orange – Britpop, also rock
- Robert Charlebois
- Sam Roberts
- Spencer Krug
- Steve Lang – bassist (April Wine, Mashmakhan)
- The Besnard Lakes
- The Dears
- Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band
- Tightrope
- Tim Fletcher
- Vilain Pingouin
- Vincent Vallières
- Visible wind
- Véronique Béliveau
- Win Butler
- Wolf Parade
- Xavier Caféïne
- Zébulon
Rhythm and blues
- Corneille
- Karl Wolf also pop
- Luck Mervil
Ska & ska punk & ska rock
Yé-yé
Lyricists
Children's
- Annie Broccoli
- Carmen Campagne
Miscellaneous
- Chantal Condor
- Erik Mongrain
See also
- Chanson
- Culture of Quebec
- List of Quebec festivals
- List of Quebec record labels
- List of Quebecers
- Music of Quebec
- Néo-trad
References
- Musicians Guild of Montréal. Directory, Musicians' Guild of Montréal, A.F.M. [i.e. American Federation of Musicians], Local 406 = Bottin, Guilde des musiciens de Montréal, F.A.M. [i.e. Féderation américaine des musiciens], Section 406. Montréal: The Guild. N.B.: Yearbook (annuaire).
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