Garou

Canadian singer
Person human Q31733
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Garou

Summary

Garou is a human[1]. He was born in Sherbrooke[2]. He was born on June 26, 1972[3]. He worked as a singer[4], actor[5], recording artist[6], stage actor[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,618 views/month, #7,056 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sherbrooke[2], Garou…
  • Garou was born on June 26, 1972[3].
  • Garou held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • Garou's professions included singer[4].
  • Garou worked as an actor[5].
  • Garou worked as a recording artist[6].
  • Garou worked as a stage actor[7].
  • Garou's professions included musician[8].
  • Garou received the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[11].
  • Garou received the Victoire de la chanson originale de l'année[12].
  • Garou received the Victoire de la chanson originale de l'année[13].
  • Garou received the Q3334525[14].
  • Garou received the Q3334536[15].
  • Garou is recorded as male[16].
  • Garou's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Garou's genre is pop music[18].
  • Garou's record label is recorded as Sony Music[19].
  • Garou's discography is recorded as Garou discography[20].
  • Garou's Commons category is recorded as Garou[21].
  • Garou's voice type is recorded as bass-baritone[22].
  • Garou's family name is recorded as Garand[23].
  • Garou's given name is recorded as Pierre[24].
  • Garou's pseudonym is recorded as Garou[25].
  • Garou's official website is recorded as https://www.garouofficiel.com[26].
  • Garou's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Garou[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1972-06-26[30]

  • Genre(s): musical, pop[31]

  • Community tags: canadian, musical, pop[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 76f88542-fd2f-47a1-9be0-5d55df793aab[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Sherbrooke[2], Garou… he was born on June 26, 1972[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], actor[5], recording artist[6], stage actor[7], and musician[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[11], a grade of an order[34], in France[35]; Victoire de la chanson originale de l'année[12], a music award[36], in France[37], founded in 1985[38]; Q3334525[14], a class of music award[39], in France[40], founded in 2000[41]; and Q3334536[15], a class of music award[42], in France[43], founded in 2000[44].

Why It Matters

Garou ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,618 views/month, #7,056 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Garou born?

Garou's place of birth was Sherbrooke[2].

What did Garou do for work?

Garou worked as singer[4], actor[5], recording artist[6], stage actor[7], and musician[8].

What awards did Garou receive?

Honors received include Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[11], Victoire de la chanson originale de l'année[12], Victoire de la chanson originale de l'année[13], and Q3334525[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16h ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57699|batch #57699]]: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 1d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → CFIV207933
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P396]]: CFIV207933, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/326575389|Garou (#326575389)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8551|SBN persons with dates ("
  3. 6d ago · Sorcier du Lac · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → 62 KFPP, Garou Januszkiewicz Cugowski, Belle 14 (cropped).jp
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: 62 KFPP, Garou Januszkiewicz Cugowski, Belle 14 (cropped).jpg"
  4. 28d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 265332
    Official website → https://www.garouofficiel.com
    P14750 → 316B-51CD-3CBE-8F13-98DE
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7553]]: 265332, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/271268|batch #271268]]"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0264821-Garou-1972
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0264821-Garou-1972, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  6. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Genre → pop music
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+379746'}, {'amount': '+243000'}, {'amount': '+371977'} +5
    Family name → Garand
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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