Jump to content

Pierre Bouvier: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m Block evasion: TyMega
 
(129 intermediate revisions by 94 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Canadian musician}}
{{for|the French Olympic bobsledder|Pierre Bouvier (bobsleigh)}}
{{about|the musician|the French Olympic bobsledder|Pierre Bouvier (bobsleigh)}}
{{multiple issues|
{{multiple issues|
{{BLP sources|date=June 2015}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2022}}
{{lead too short|date=June 2015}}
{{lead too short|date=June 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
}}
}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Pierre Bouvier
| name = Pierre Bouvier
| image = 20170617-200-Nova Rock 2017-Simple Plan-Pierre Bouvier (cropped).jpg

| caption = Bouvier performing with [[Simple Plan]] in 2017

| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Pierre Charles Bouvier
| image = Pierre-SP-Beijing.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1979|5|9|mf=yes}}
| image_size =
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| caption = Bouvier performing with [[Simple Plan]] in Beijing in 2012
| genre = {{flatlist|
| birth_name = Pierre Charles Bouvier
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|5|9}}
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada|
⚫
origin =
| instrument = {{flatlist|
⚫
* Vocals
⚫
* guitar
⚫
* bass
⚫
* percussion
}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Pop punk]]
* [[Pop punk]]
* [[alternative rock]]
* [[alternative rock]]
Line 32: Line 22:
* [[power pop]]
* [[power pop]]
}}
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Musician
* Singer
* singer
* songwriter
* songwriter
* musician
* composer
* actor
}}
}}
| years_active = 1993–present
| years_active = 1993–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| instrument = {{flatlist|
⚫
* Vocals
⚫
* {{marriage|Lachelle Farrar|2013<!--Omission per Template:Marriage instructions -->}}
⚫
* bass
⚫
* guitar
⚫
* percussion
}}
}}
⚫
| current_member_of = [[Simple Plan]]
| children = 3
| label = {{flatlist|
| past_member_of = {{flatlist|
⚫
* [[Lava Records|Lava]]
⚫
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
⚫
* [[Simple Plan]]
* [[Reset (Canadian band)|Reset]]
* [[Reset (Canadian band)|Reset]]
* [[Artists Against Bullying]]
* {{nowrap|[[Artists Against Bullying]]}}
}}
}}
| website = {{twitter|pierrebouvier}}
| module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
⚫
| spouse = {{marriage|Lachelle Farrar|2013<!--Omission per Template:Marriage instructions -->}}
⚫
| children = 2
}}
}}

⚫
'''Pierre Charles Bouvier''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MSC}} (born 9 May 1979) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, composer and actor who is best known as the lead vocalist of the [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Simple Plan]].<ref>{{cite journal
|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1282556/bio
|title=Pierre Bouvier Biography
|work=IMDB
}}
}}
⚫
'''Pierre Charles Bouvier''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MSC}} (born May 9, 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician best known for being the lead vocalist and studio bassist of the [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Simple Plan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1282556/bio |title=Pierre Bouvier Biography |website=IMDb}}</ref>
</ref>


==Personal life==
== Early life ==
Bouvier was born to Réal and Louise Bouvier. He has two older brothers, Jay and Jonathan. He attended Collège Beaubois in [[Pierrefonds, Quebec]], with bandmates [[Chuck Comeau]], Jeff Stinco, and [[Sébastien Lefebvre]]. Before and partly during his early musical career, Bouvier worked as a cook at [[St-Hubert]] in [[Montréal]]. Bouvier has two daughters, and has been married to Lachelle Farrar since 2013.
Bouvier was born to Réal and Louise Bouvier on May 9, 1979 in Montréal, Quebec. He has two older brothers, Jay and Jonathan.{{fact|date=March 2024}} At a young age he began taking piano lessons and at 9 years old took up the guitar. Prior to deciding to become a musician, Bouvier originally sought to be a marine biologist.{{fact|date=March 2024}} He described his childhood as good and remained close to his family.{{fact|date=March 2024}}


He attended Collège Beaubois in [[Pierrefonds, Quebec]], with bandmates [[Chuck Comeau]], Jeff Stinco, and [[Sébastien Lefebvre]]. Before and partly during his early musical career, Bouvier worked as a cook at [[St-Hubert]] in [[Montréal]].{{fact|date=July 2022}}
⚫
==Career==


⚫
== Career ==
When Bouvier was 13 or 14 years old, he founded the [[punk rock]] band [[Reset (Canadian band)|Reset]] with his best friend [[Chuck Comeau]] in which he was the bass guitarist and lead vocalist. He was not happy with Reset and left the band in 1999, a year after Comeau's departure in 1998. His current bandmate [[David Desrosiers]] took his place as lead vocalist and bass guitarist. He later met Comeau at a [[Sugar Ray]] concert and joined him in creating [[Simple Plan]] with old schoolmates [[David Desrosiers]], [[Jeff Stinco]] and [[Sébastien Lefebvre]].
When Bouvier was 13 or 14 years old, he founded the [[punk rock]] band [[Reset (Canadian band)|Reset]] with his best friend [[Chuck Comeau]] in which he was the bass guitarist and lead vocalist. He was not happy with Reset and left the band in 1999, a year after Comeau's departure in 1998. His former bandmate David Desrosiers took his place as lead vocalist and bass guitarist. He later met Comeau at a [[Sugar Ray]] concert and joined him in creating [[Simple Plan]] with old schoolmates Desrosiers, [[Jeff Stinco]], and [[Sébastien Lefebvre]]. The band would go on to release six studio albums, ''No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls'' (2002), ''Still Not Getting Any'' (2004), ''Simple Plan'' (2008), ''Get Your Heart On!'' (2011), ''Taking One for the Team'' (2016), and ''Harder Than it Looks'' (2022).


He hosted the [[MTV]] reality show ''[[Damage Control (TV series)|Damage Control]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/review/2005/02/14/i_like/ | title=I Like to Watch | first=Heather | last=Havrilesky | publisher=[[Salon.com]] | accessdate=2 August 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/damage_control/series.jhtml |title=Damage Control &#124; Full Episodes, Photos, Episode Synopsis and Recaps |publisher=MTV |date= |accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>
He hosted the [[MTV]] reality show ''[[Damage Control (TV series)|Damage Control]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/review/2005/02/14/i_like/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909063507/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/review/2005/02/14/i_like/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 September 2012 | title=I Like to Watch | first=Heather | last=Havrilesky | work=[[Salon.com]] | access-date=2 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/damage_control/series.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902125744/http://www.mtv.com/shows/damage_control/series.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 September 2009 |title=Damage Control &#124; Full Episodes, Photos, Episode Synopsis and Recaps |publisher=MTV |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref>


==Instruments==
== Instruments ==
Pierre is best known for owning a collection of [[Takamine Guitars|Takamine]] [[acoustic guitars]] which he uses in every album and while playing live. He also owns a few of [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] [[electric guitars]].
Bouvier owns a collection of [[Takamine Guitars|Takamine]] [[acoustic guitars]], the brand he uses on every album and while playing live. He also plays [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] [[electric guitars]]. Since 2020, he has served as bass guitarist and lead singer following the departure of David Desrosiers.


==Filmography==
== Filmography ==


{|class=wikitable
{|class=wikitable
Line 89: Line 73:
|rowspan=2|2004||''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]''||Himself||
|rowspan=2|2004||''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]''||Himself||
|-
|-
|''[[Punk Rock Holocaust]]''||Himself||
|''Punk Rock Holocaust''||Himself||
|-
|-
||2005||''[[Damage Control (TV series)|Damage Control]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/damage_control/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=3659 |title=Pierre &#124; Damage Control |publisher=MTV |date= |accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>||Himself||Host
||2005||''[[Damage Control (TV series)|Damage Control]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/damage_control/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=3659 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904000006/http://www.mtv.com/shows/damage_control/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=3659 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2012 |title=Pierre &#124; Damage Control |publisher=MTV |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref>||Himself||Host
|-
|-
||2011||''[[Canada Sings]]''||Himself||Celebrity Judge|
||2011||''[[Canada Sings]]''||Himself||Celebrity Judge|
|}
|}


==Discography==
== Discography ==


===With Reset===
=== With Reset ===
* ''Concerned'' (Demo, 1995)
* ''Concerned'' (Demo, 1995)
* ''No Worries'' (1997)
* ''No Worries'' (1997)
* ''[[No Limits (Reset album)|No Limits]] (1999)
* ''[[No Limits (Reset album)|No Limits]]'' (1999)


===With Simple Plan===
=== With Simple Plan ===
[[file:Simple Plan live 2017 6.jpg|thumb|Bouvier performing with Simple Plan in April 2017]]
[[File:Simple Plan live 2017 6.jpg|thumb|Bouvier performing with Simple Plan in April 2017]]
* ''[[No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls]]'' (2002)
* ''[[No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Still Not Getting Any...]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Still Not Getting Any...]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Simple Plan (album)|Simple Plan]]'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.razklinghoffer.com/release/pierre-bouvier/ |title=Simple Plan's Pierre Bouvier: Warped Tour Was Like No Other |publisher=Raz Klinghoffer |access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref>
* ''[[Simple Plan (album)|Simple Plan]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Get Your Heart On!]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Get Your Heart On!]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Taking One for the Team]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Taking One for the Team]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Harder Than It Looks]]'' (2022)


===Collaborations and appearances===
=== Collaborations and appearances ===
* "It's Not Easy (Being Green)" – [[MC Lars]]
* "It's Not Easy (Being Green)" – [[MC Lars]] (2009)
* "Wavin' Flag" – [[K'naan]]
* "Wavin' Flag" – [[K'naan]] (2010)
* "True Colors: – [[Artists Against]]
* "True Colors" – [[Artists Against]] (2012)
* "Too Little, Too Late" – [[Faber Drive]] (2013)
* "Too Little, Too Late" – [[Faber Drive]] (2013)
* "December" – [[MxPx]] (2018)
* "Take What You Give" – [[Silverstein (band)|Silverstein]] (2020)
*"NICOTINA" – GionnyScandal (2021)
*"I Hate Everybody" – Chad Tepper (2021)
*"my ex" – Chad Tepper (2022)
*”Iconic” - Jax (2023)
*”Don't Listen To My Voicemail” - Your Broken Hero (2024)


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
{{commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{IMDb name|1282556}}
* {{IMDb name|1282556}}
* {{Twitter|pierrebouvier}}
* {{Twitter|pierrebouvier}}
Line 127: Line 120:
{{Simple Plan}}
{{Simple Plan}}


{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}{{Canada-singer-stub}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bouvier, Pierre}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bouvier, Pierre}}
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian male singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian bass guitarists]]
[[Category:Canadian rock singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian male singers]]
[[Category:Canadian child singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian bass guitarists]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian male singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian singers]]
[[Category:Alternative rock guitarists]]
⚫
[[Category:Alternative rock singers]]
⚫
[[Category:Atlantic Records artists]]
[[Category:Canadian alternative rock musicians]]
[[Category:Canadian male voice actors]]
[[Category:Canadian punk rock guitarists]]
[[Category:Canadian punk rock guitarists]]
[[Category:French Quebecers]]
[[Category:Canadian punk rock singers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Montreal]]
[[Category:Canadian rock singers]]
⚫
[[Category:Lava Records artists]]
[[Category:Male actors from Montreal]]
[[Category:Canadian male bass guitarists]]
[[Category:People from L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève]]
[[Category:People from L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève]]
[[Category:Pop punk singers]]
[[Category:Pop punk singers]]
⚫
[[Category:Simple Plan members]]
[[Category:Reset (Canadian band) members]]
[[Category:Reset (Canadian band) members]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian bass guitarists]]
[[Category:Simple Plan members]]
[[Category:Singers from Montreal]]

Latest revision as of 22:39, 11 October 2024

This article is about the musician. For the French Olympic bobsledder, see Pierre Bouvier (bobsleigh).
Pierre Bouvier
Bouvier performing with Simple Plan in 2017
Bouvier performing with Simple Plan in 2017
Background information
Birth namePierre Charles Bouvier
Born (1979-05-09) May 9, 1979 (age 45)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • bass
  • guitar
  • percussion
Years active1993–present
Member ofSimple Plan
Formerly of
Spouse
Lachelle Farrar
​
(m. 2013)​
Children2

Pierre Charles Bouvier MSC (born May 9, 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician best known for being the lead vocalist and studio bassist of the rock band Simple Plan.[1]

Early life

[edit]

Bouvier was born to Réal and Louise Bouvier on May 9, 1979 in Montréal, Quebec. He has two older brothers, Jay and Jonathan.[citation needed] At a young age he began taking piano lessons and at 9 years old took up the guitar. Prior to deciding to become a musician, Bouvier originally sought to be a marine biologist.[citation needed] He described his childhood as good and remained close to his family.[citation needed]

He attended Collège Beaubois in Pierrefonds, Quebec, with bandmates Chuck Comeau, Jeff Stinco, and Sébastien Lefebvre. Before and partly during his early musical career, Bouvier worked as a cook at St-Hubert in Montréal.[citation needed]

Career

[edit]

When Bouvier was 13 or 14 years old, he founded the punk rock band Reset with his best friend Chuck Comeau in which he was the bass guitarist and lead vocalist. He was not happy with Reset and left the band in 1999, a year after Comeau's departure in 1998. His former bandmate David Desrosiers took his place as lead vocalist and bass guitarist. He later met Comeau at a Sugar Ray concert and joined him in creating Simple Plan with old schoolmates Desrosiers, Jeff Stinco, and Sébastien Lefebvre. The band would go on to release six studio albums, No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002), Still Not Getting Any (2004), Simple Plan (2008), Get Your Heart On! (2011), Taking One for the Team (2016), and Harder Than it Looks (2022).

He hosted the MTV reality show Damage Control.[2][3]

Instruments

[edit]

Bouvier owns a collection of Takamine acoustic guitars, the brand he uses on every album and while playing live. He also plays Fender electric guitars. Since 2020, he has served as bass guitarist and lead singer following the departure of David Desrosiers.

Filmography

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2003 What's New, Scooby-Doo? Himself (voice) Also performed the theme song with Simple Plan
The New Tom Green Show Himself 1 episode
A Big Package for You Himself
2004 New York Minute Himself
Punk Rock Holocaust Himself
2005 Damage Control[4] Himself Host
2011 Canada Sings Himself

Discography

[edit]

With Reset

[edit]
  • Concerned (Demo, 1995)
  • No Worries (1997)
  • No Limits (1999)

With Simple Plan

[edit]
Bouvier performing with Simple Plan in April 2017

Collaborations and appearances

[edit]
  • "It's Not Easy (Being Green)" – MC Lars (2009)
  • "Wavin' Flag" – K'naan (2010)
  • "True Colors" – Artists Against (2012)
  • "Too Little, Too Late" – Faber Drive (2013)
  • "December" – MxPx (2018)
  • "Take What You Give" – Silverstein (2020)
  • "NICOTINA" – GionnyScandal (2021)
  • "I Hate Everybody" – Chad Tepper (2021)
  • "my ex" – Chad Tepper (2022)
  • ”Iconic” - Jax (2023)
  • ”Don't Listen To My Voicemail” - Your Broken Hero (2024)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Pierre Bouvier Biography". IMDb.
  2. ^ Havrilesky, Heather. "I Like to Watch". Salon.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Damage Control | Full Episodes, Photos, Episode Synopsis and Recaps". MTV. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Pierre | Damage Control". MTV. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Simple Plan's Pierre Bouvier: Warped Tour Was Like No Other". Raz Klinghoffer. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pierre Bouvier.
Wikiquote has quotations related to Pierre Bouvier.
Stub icon

This article about a Canadian singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Pierre_Bouvier&oldid=1250690667"