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Several years later, the remaining members of the band recovered a CD with the original song recorded from this poem by Dédé himself; they made their own version, which they released in 2009. For days afterwards, fans left flowers and messages in his memory at his building on Rachel Street, in the
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Born in rural Quebec, André "Dédé" Fortin was the tenth of eleven children. After studying cinema at the
Université de Montréal, he formed the folk-rock band Les Colocs in 1990. The band's music addressed serious issues such as poverty, loss of community, and drug dependence. Fortin was also an
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Fortin struggled with depression and died by suicide in 2000. His legacy includes the renaming of a street in his hometown, a biographical film, and the
Fondation Andre Dédé Fortin, which focuses on depression education and suicide prevention.
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activist for Quebec sovereignty, campaigning for the "Yes" side in the 1995 Quebec referendum. The last LP from Les Colocs, Dehors
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Fondation Andre Dédé Fortin was established to educate about depression and prevent suicides; it has established a 24-hour crisis line and conducts workshops to help people in need.
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of music. They released their first album in 1993 to great acclaim. Les Colocs' festive melodies often hid more serious issues which Fortin addressed in his lyrics, such as poverty (
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region of Quebec. He was the tenth of eleven children. When he was eight, the family moved to
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and a couple of the other band members. The music they wrote, recorded and performed was a
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A bande-dessinée (graphic novel) Dédé, illustrated by
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