Overview

• Fiori died June 24 at age 73 at his home in Saint-Henri-de-Taillon after a long illness, his manager Serge Grimaux said.
• As frontman and co-founder of Harmonium, he helped shape Quebec’s folk-rock scene with three landmark albums released between 1974 and 1976.
• After Harmonium disbanded in 1978, Fiori pursued solo projects and collaborations before returning in 2014 with a self-titled album that won two Félix awards.
• Premier François Legault lauded Fiori’s songs as “filled with poetry, depth and sensitivity” and credited him with bringing Quebec music to international stages.
• Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon called him “a true ambassador of Quebec culture” whose lyrics and melodies have resonated for more than five decades.