Fred Fortin (born Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron on 5 May 1971 in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter. Formerly associated with the bands Galaxie, Gros Mené and Les Breastfeeders, he has also released several solo albums. His 2009 album Plastrer la lune was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.
In 2007, he also collaborated with Jean-Philippe Fréchette of Navet Confit, Simon Proulx of Les Trois Accords and Vincent Peake of Groovy Aardvark in the supergroup Vauvandalou, who released the one-off single "0.99$" through Bande à part and Radio-Canada's Le Fric Show.
Discography 1996: Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron 2000: Le Plancher des vaches 2004: Planter le décor 2009: Plastrer la lune 2016: Ultramarr 2019: Microdose
With Gros Mené 1999: Tue ce drum Pierre Bouchard 2012: Agnus Dei 2022: Pax et Bonum
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