Legault offers national funeral for Quebec music icon Karl Tremblay

Karl Tremblay, lead singer of Quebec’s Les Cowboys Fringants, dies at 47

Quebec singer Karl Tremblay has died of prostate cancer at the age of 47. The poet and frontman for the band Les Cowboys Fringants wrote about everyday life and inspired a generation of francophones across Canada.

'Wave of sadness' after death of Karl Tremblay of Quebec's Les Cowboys Fringants

MONTREAL — When bad weather forced the cancellation of a performance by Les Cowboys Fringants at the Festival d'été de Québec this summer, organizers added an extra day to the festival just to give the beloved folk-rock band an opportunity to take th

'Wave of sadness' after death of Karl Tremblay of Quebec's Les Cowboys Fringants

MONTREAL — When bad weather forced the cancellation of a performance by Les Cowboys Fringants at the Festival d'été de Québec this summer, organizers added an extra day to the festival just to give the beloved folk-rock band an opportunity to take th

Quebec offers national funeral to family of Les Cowboys Fringants' Karl Tremblay

If the family of Karl Tremblay agrees, Quebec is offering a national funeral to mourn the passing of the celebrated member of Les Cowboys Fringants, Premier François Legault said Thursday.

Quebec premier offers national funeral for Les Cowboys Fringants singer Karl Tremblay - Montreal

Tremblay disclosed his diagnosis with prostate cancer in July 2022 and continued to perform with his band while undergoing chemotherapy this year.