Quebec music legend Serge Fiori dies at 73
Serge Fiori holds up his Felix award for best adult contempory album at the gala Adisq awards ceremony in Montreal, Sunday, October 26, 2014. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)
Quebec music legend Serge Fiori passed away on Tuesday, Noovo Info reported.
He was 73.
According to the newspaper L'Étoile du Lac, the singer-songwriter was found dead at his home in Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, in Lac-Saint-Jean.
The Quebec artist of Italian origin will forever be remembered as the singer of the legendary band Harmonium, which captivated the province in the 1970s.
Fiori leaves behind a legacy of timeless works in Quebec, including Pour un instant, Un musicien parmi tant d'autres, and 100 000 raisons.
With files from Noovo Info
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