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Harmonium music has influenced generations of artists. Consequently, We took advantage of our visit to the Petite-Vallée song festival. In addition, in Gaspésie, to speak with four of them about the importance of the work of Serge Fiori, including Louis-Jean Cormier, who had wove a great friendship with him.

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On June 24, when Serge Fiori’s death was announced, Louis-Jean Cormier’s phone began to ring. Furthermore, A lot. Nevertheless, “I didn’t answer anyone, I was not able. Meanwhile, Two days later in Petite-Vallée. Moreover, still struck, he agreed to tell us about the one he liked to nickname “Padré”, and who called him serge fiori (1952-2025) | fiori “Fiston” in return.

One of the first songs that Louis-Jean Cormier learned to play is From bedroom to living roomwhich he interprets elsewhere in his new solo show. However, The interviews. Furthermore, “I had the revelation very young with this song that I was able to sing. Furthermore, and that I had the ease of transplanting touns,” he says. Similarly, There was also this uninhibited Quebec accent that spoke to me, which made me feel familiar with him. Moreover, »»

Since Louis-Jean Cormier had started his career, the two musicians had only met. In addition, Then. Consequently, eight years ago, the “chance of life” made it towards him that Serge Fiori turned when he came time to reinvent his songs for the spectacle of the Eloize circus, Serge Fiori: only set.

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For Louis-Jean. Furthermore, his two studio accomplices, Alex McMahon and Guillaume Chartrain, Fiori has therefore become the “paadré”-“We thought he was giving this a little, a sponsor of the mafia. In addition, And they were his serge fiori (1952-2025) | fiori “little boys”.

“I think we made it tripper with our rereadings. In addition, Because we played a little with his bowels, his musical DNA, we felt that we were in the family. Similarly, »»

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In contact with his close guard. Louis-Jean Cormier knew that on June 23, Serge Fiori had watched the documentary on Gilles Vigneault at Télé-Québec, of which he was the musical craftsman with his two accomplices. “I have the misery of talking about it without having an emotion,” he said slowly. He said, “Ostie that I am proud of my little guys”. He died two hours later. »»

Louis-Jean Cormier claims that he is “surprised to have so much pain”-we would be shaken unless, he was noticed. Is he aware of the luck serge fiori (1952-2025) | fiori he had? “Yes, that we knew each other, that we had the chance to be. »»

In recent years, Fiori’s work has been celebrated a lot – we remember his great joy when Harmonium received a tribute prize from Adisq, seven years ago. “I think he liked to get out of his torpor,” says Louis-Jean Cormier. A part was personal pride of being able to face the public and its fears. »»

The passage of Louis-Jean Cormier in his life serge fiori (1952-2025) | fiori will have consistent with this Renaissance. and certainly contributed to it-this is what his entourage told him, in any case. “They said to me: when you are with him, he has done things that he hadn’t done for 35 years!” »»

Can we say that he did him good? “I don’t want to attribute it to myself. but it adds to my sadness, this impression that I caught a frosted end, the fun of his life. And that I was lucky, through his initiative, to be that person. »»

Marie-Pierre Arthur

“Harmonium was part of my childhood without my noticing,” says Marie-Pierre Arthur. It was later, at Cégep, that the musician discovered the depth of this work. “It’s terribly rich music. It opened my ears a lot to music prog, and the prog is never so far from what I do. »The singer-songwriter met the singer after the release of her solo album Serge Fioriin 2014. “He was not a stage, so we were four performers to turn it. It’s called Fioritudes, We played it a lot. »» She remembers a kind and very grateful man, and also … aware. “He knew our songs really well and treated us as well. The first time he saw me, he said to me: “Eille, your toune Nothing to doI hide on this! ” It is still touching.

Velvet velvet

Serge Fiori’s music has taken up a lot of room in the life of Raphaël Pépin-Tanguay, alias velvet velvet. “It is one of my biggest idols,” says the 22-year-old singer-songwriter, who draws his inspiration a lot in the 1970s. “Lots of fundamental things from my music come from Fiori. Harmonium: harmonized guitars, melodies, the importance of vocal interpretation, emotivity in the voice. His big regret: never could have met him. But he knew by Guillaume Chartrain. who worked on his first album and who is the archivist of Harmonium, that Serge Fiori had listened to his music and that he had “tripped” to his EP. “It’s serge fiori (1952-2025) | fiori a bit surreal to tell me that, I feel privileged. It will live me for a long time. »»

KLô Pelgag

As a teenager, Klô Pelgag adored music prog and listening to harmonium was “Ben Natural”. By coming to Petite-Vallée last week. the singer-songwriter re-listened to L’Heptade – “I was waiting for the right time, the best circumstances, exceeded Sainte-Anne-des-Monts”. She still can’t do how ambitious and daring, she was not, without being elitist. “It’s crazy that it has become a common reference, it looks like it could not be today. If Harmonium arrived now, serge fiori (1952-2025) | fiori I do not know if collectively we would be able to shout at genius. Klô Pelgag also likes the idea that Fiori refused to translate his songs into English. “He had a sovereignist side and proud of his culture that I find absolutely admirable. He is inspiring in so many points of view. It is a monument. »»