LEGENDARY QUÉBÉCOIS SINGER-SONGWRITER MICHEL RIVARD’S FIRST TWO SOLO ALBUMS RELEASED DIGITALLY TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

MÉFIEZ-VOUS DU GRAND AMOUR
AND
DE LONGUEUIL À BERLIN
OUT NOW

26 SEPTEMBER 2025 (TORONTO, ON) – Today, legendary Québécois folk singer-songwriter Michel Rivard releases his first two solo albums – Méfiez-vous du grand amour and De Longueuil à Berlin – digitally for the first time ever via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. Remastered physical variants are also available now in CD and LP format.

These two releases come one month before the release of the songwriter's new original album, Après, on va où?, on October 31. The album will be accompanied by a namesake tour, combining music and theatre, across Québec and will premiere in spring 2026 at the Centre du Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui in Montréal. Buy tickets HERE.

Méfiez-vous du grand amour and De Longueuil à Berlin – initially released via Capitol Records in 1977 and 1979, respectively – are available across all digital platforms as of today.

One of the founding members of Québec’s iconic folk band Beau Dommage, Rivard released Méfiez-vous du grand amour ahead of the group’s Passagers album in 1977. Several of the band’s members contributed to the album, including Réal Desrosiers and Michel Hinton, in addition to Octobre’s Mario Légaré, singer-songwriter Maxime Le Forestier, and jazz double-bass player Michel Donato. The vinyl is packaged in a single jacket with a printed inner sleeve, and the CD is housed in a digipak with an eight-page booklet. De Longueuil à Berlin, Rivard’s second solo album, is available today on vinyl in a gatefold jacket with a printed inner sleeve, and on CD in a digipak with an eight-page booklet.

Both albums have been restored from their original tapes, and they each stay true to the original artworks.

Méfiez-vous du grand amour Tracklisting:

Vinyl A:

1. Méfiez-vous du grand amour
2. Le plus fou des deux
3. Belle promeneuse
4. Juste assez d’place
5. L’inconnu du terminus

Vinyl B:

6. Je suis un sacripant
7. Ce matin-là (Félix Leclerc)
8. L’enterrement du bonhomme sept heures (participation de Maxime Le Forestier)
9. Ramène la bouteille
10. Bruxelles (printemps 1977)

De Longueuil à Berlin Tracklisting:

Vinyl A:

1. De Longueuil à Berlin
2. Le beau party
3. Le train
4. Le retour de Don Quichotte
5. Le monde a besoin de magie
6. Les vieux dans les avions

Vinyl B:

7. La beauté du diable
8. La chanteuse
9. Qu’est-ce qu’on a gagné dans tout ça
10. Étrange comme l’amour
11. La triste histoire de ma virginité

A voice for Québec’s cultural identity, Michel Rivard is beloved across the province and beyond for capturing the spirit of Québec in the 1970s in his music. As part of Beau Dommage, he co-pioneered a distinctly Québecois folk-rock sound, blending Franco-Canadian folk traditions with modern rock. As a solo artist, he continued as a pillar of Québec’s artistic scene, exploring topics of Québecois identity in his lyrics.

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UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
28 April 2026 – Montréal, QC – Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
29 April 2026 – Montréal, QC – Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
30 April 2026 – Montréal, QC – Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
1 May 2026 – Montréal, QC – Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
2 May 2026 – Montréal, QC – Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
6 May 2026 – Montréal, QC – Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
7 May 2026 – Montréal, QC – Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
8 May 2026 – Montréal, QC – Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
20 May 2026 – Québec, QC – Grand Théâtre de Québec
21 May 2026 – Québec, QC – Grand Théâtre de Québec
22 May 2026 – Québec, QC – Grand Théâtre de Québec
23 May 2026 – Québec, QC – Grand Théâtre de Québec
3 June 2026 – Gatineau, QC – Salle Odyssée
6 June 2026 – Terrebonne, QC – Salle Desjardins
2 October 2026 – Ste-Agathe-Des-Monts, QC – Théâtre Le Patriote
3 October 2026 – Sainte-Thérèse, QC – Théâtre Lionel-Groulx
8 October 2026 – Saint-Hyacinthe, QC – Centre des arts Juliette-Lassonde
10 October 2026 – Shawinigan, QC – Centre des arts de Shawinigan
24 October 2026 – Laval, QC – Salle André-Mathieu
28 October 2026 – Brossard, QC – Théâtre Manuvie
6 November 2026 – Longueuil, QC – Théâtre de la Ville
7 November 2026 – Drummondville, QC – Maison des arts Desjardins Drummondville
13 November 2026 – Joliette, QC – Centre culturel Desjardins
14 November 2026 – Sainte-Geneviève, QC – Salle Pauline Julien
20 November 2026 – Chicoutimi, QC – Théâtre C de Chicoutimi
27 November 2026 – Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, QC – Théâtre des Deux Rives
23 January 2027 – L’assomption, QC – Théâtre Hector-Charland
5 March 2027 – Victoriaville, QC – Le Carré 150 – Espace culturel de Victoriaville
6 March 2027 – Saint-Jérôme, QC – Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault
19 March 2027 – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC – Valspec
3 April 2027 – St-Eustache, QC – Le Zénith Promutuel Assurance
10 April 2027 – Sherbrooke, QC – Salle Maurice O’Bready
23 April 2027 – Rivière-du-Loup, QC – Centre culturel Berger
24 April 2027 – Rimouski, QC – Salle Desjardins-Telus

ABOUT MICHEL RIVARD:

Singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, TV host, and even comedian in his spare time, Michel Rivard has established himself over the past 40 years as one of the most fascinating creators on the Montréal cultural scene. In the wake of Leclerc, Vigneault and Ferland, this all-around artist has helped to advance Québecois music towards new horizons, co-pioneering contemporary urban folk.

With songs including “Le blues d'la Métropole,” “La complainte du phoque en Alaska,” “Ginette,” “Le retour de Don Quichotte,” “Je voudrais voir la mer,” “Un trou dans les nuages,” “Tout simplement jaloux,” “Rive-sud,” “Maudit bonheur,” “Toujours vivant” (for Gerry Boulet), “Entre Matane et Bâton-Rouge” (for Isabelle Boulay), and more, Michel Rivard's many classics are a powerful testament to his status as a leading songwriter who has earned numerous awards in Canada and in Europe. From Beau Dommage to his many solo albums, including his important collaborations, the Ligue nationale d'improvisation, film music (Les matins infidèles, Histoires d'hiver, etc.), the ADISQ Galas, his numerous roles in cinema and theatre (Art, Les Variations énigmatiques), he continues to apply, with undeniable success, a very personal vision and style to a remarkable, constantly evolving career.

From 2019 to 2022, Michel Rivard presented L'Origine de mes espèces, a solo musical theater that earned him three Félix awards at the 2019 ADISQ Gala in the categories Show - Singer-songwriter, Script and Direction, and Set Design of the Year (awarded to Claude Poissant and Patrice Charbonneau-Brunelle). He also received the Denise-Pelletier Prize in the Performing Arts category of the Prix du Québec and became a Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec.

In January 2023, the singer-songwriter began the Le tour du bloc tour, an anniversary show celebrating his 50-year career. Accompanied by 11 musicians on stage: backing vocalists, keyboards, wind instruments and the famous Flybin Band (Sylvain Clavette, Rick Haworth and Mario Légaré), he revisited the significant songs of his life. This show received two Félix awards in the categories Show of the Year - Singer-songwriter and Script of the Year as well as a silver ticket, acclaimed by the public and critics. He was also inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame that same year, a few days before the release of the show's album Le tour du bloc, released on October 20, 2023.

In October 2025, the album Après, on va où? will be released. In 2026, he will hit the road across Québec to present the stage version of this project. This show will take the form of a hybrid work combining songs and theatre.

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