2023-11-16 09:39:00
The member of the iconic Quebec group Les Cowboys Fringants died at the age of 47 from cancer. On both sides of the Atlantic, tributes are pouring in.
“America cries.” The singer of Cowboys Fringants, Karl Tremblay, died at the age of 47 from cancer, the members of the Quebec group announced Wednesday, November 15 on Facebook, causing great emotion in the French-speaking Canadian province. “It is with indescribable sadness that we announce Karl’s departure. He was an exemplary warrior in the face of illness and a model for us all,” wrote his scene partners. Karl Tremblay announced in 2022 that he was battling prostate cancer, forcing the group to cancel several concerts in recent months following a final tour in the summer of 2023.
“America is crying” and France too… The Cowboys fringants served the French-speaking world on each side of the Atlantic in music with talent and enthusiasm RIP Karl Tremblay #Cowboysfringants https://t.co/leRCFsYpvK
— France in Quebec ???????? ???????? (@FranceQC) November 15, 2023
Les Etoiles filantes, Toune d’Automne: in twenty-five years of career, the Cowboys Fringants had become a real social phenomenon in Quebec and a group also known to the general public in France, where they regularly performed. “We want to thank everyone who has shown us their love over the last few years, we have been carried by your support,” added the group.
“The Francophonie on each side of the Atlantic”
“A big star, a beautiful star. A shooting star. Karl Tremblay has left us and all of Quebec is crying,” declared François Legault, Quebec Prime Minister on X (formerly Twitter). Same emotion for Steven Guilbeault, the Canadian Minister of the Environment: “Tonight, Quebec is crying. Have a good rest Karl, you’ve made us dance, sing and cry for decades.” The mayor of Quebec, for his part, announced that the city’s flags would be lowered to half-mast on Thursday to “highlight the cultural heritage of Karl Tremblay.” The Consulate General of France in Quebec, for its part, praised a group which “served the French-speaking world on each side of the Atlantic in music with talent and enthusiasm”.
No group in the history of music in Quebec has enjoyed such success over such a long period. Les Cowboys Fringants, who have sold more than a million albums, are also the most listened to Quebec artists on platforms. Committed, their texts made the heyday of the independence left and green activists of the early 2000s. The words of the Demonstration will continue to resonate in the protest movements in Quebec.
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