Les B.B. (pronounced leh beh beh) was a Canadian band from the province of Quebec. It had great success in the 1980s and the early 1990s. It is made up of Patrick Bourgeois (vocals, guitar, bass), Alain Lapointe (keyboards, guitar, bass and backing vocals) and François Jean (drums). Bourgeois, the main songwriter for the band's releases,[1][2] died in November 2017.[3]
Les B.B. | |
|---|---|
 Patrick Bourgeois in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Years active | 1989–2017 |
| Past members | Patrick Bourgeois (deceased) Alain Lapointe François Jean (deceased) |
Bourgeois's son, Ludovick Bourgeois, is a pop singer who was the winner of the fifth season of La Voix.[4]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 1988: Les B.B. (200,000 copies sold)
- 1991: Snob (300,000 copies sold)
- 1994: 3
- 2004: Bonheur facile
- 2011: Univers
- Live albums
- 1993: Une nuit avec les B.B. (live album)
- Compilation albums
- 2007: Tous les succès
Songs / videography
edit(Selective)
- "Loulou"
- "Fais attention"
- "Parfum du passé"
- "T'es dans la lune"
- "Rose café"
- "Snob"
- "Donne-moi ma chance"
- "La Sirène"
- "Seul au combat"
- "Tu ne sauras jamais"
- "Je tends les bras"
- "Autre chose"
- "Dernier mot"
- "Je suis à toi"
- "Univers"
References
edit- ^ QuébecInfoMusique QIM.com: Biography: Les B.B. (in French)
- ^ La Presse, Montreal: Les B.B. aux Francos après de tristes lendemains (in French)
- ^ "Patrick Bourgeois est décédé". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 27 November 2017. (in French)
- ^ Claude Côté, "Ludovick Bourgeois: A Team Player". Words & Music, February 19, 2020.