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	\| past_members = ]<br/>]<br/>Mike Sawatzky<br />]<br />Jimmy Bourgoing<br />André Vanderbiest		\| past_members = ]<br/>]<br/>Mike Sawatzky<br />]<br />Jimmy Bourgoing<br />André Vanderbiest
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	'''Les Colocs''' (''The ~~Room-mates~~'') were a ] group from Québec formed in 1990 in ].		'''Les Colocs''' (''The Roommates'') were a ] group from Québec formed in 1990 in ].

	==Profile==		==Profile==
	Founded in 1990 and fronted by ], ''Les Colocs'' ~~gave~~ ] ~~songs coloured with humanity, simplicity and social conscience (especially regarding poverty). They marked the~~ ] ~~with their~~ sound, infused with ], ~~first very wild and festive, later more mellow, as well as more~~ inspired by ], ], ] and ]. ~~This~~ ~~new direction inspired~~ a ~~collaboration~~ with the ] ] for the album ''Dehors novembre'' ~~(1998)~~.		Founded in 1990 and fronted by ], ''Les Colocs'' made music in ]. Their sound, infused with ], was inspired by ], ], ] and ]; in 1998, they collaborated with the ] ] for the album ''Dehors novembre''.

	The group promoted tolerance and had a ] line up. For example, Mike Sawatzky is a ] from ], André Vanderbiest is from Belgium, and Patrick Esposito Di Napoli was from ]. Dédé Fortin (as well as members such as ], later to be known as Mononc' Serge) was a passionate ]. The band played an important role in the ] via partisan shows.{{citation needed\|date=March 2012}} They were part of the resurgence of political songwriting in Quebec, after a drought in the 1980s and part of the 1990s. They were past contenders in the music band contest '']''.

	The festive nature of many of their songs contrasts with the deaths of two of their players. In 1994 Patrick Esposito Di Napoli died of ]. The band effectively came to an end in 2000 after frontman Fortin took his own life by '']''. They are considered to hold a major place in the history and evolution of the ] and have many music fans.{{citation needed\|date=March 2012}}

	==Members==		==Members==
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	*André Vanderbiest ''(double bass; replaced Serge Robert)''		*André Vanderbiest ''(double bass; replaced Serge Robert)''
	*] ''(harmonica; died of AIDS in 1994)''		*] ''(harmonica; died of AIDS in 1994)''
	*Jimmy Bourgoing ''(drums, quit before recording "Dehors novembre")''
	*Justin Allard ''(drums, replaced Jimmy Bourgoing)''		*Justin Allard ''(drums, replaced Jimmy Bourgoing)''
	*Jean-Denis Levasseur ''(clarinet & saxophone; joined for "Dehors novembre")''		*Jean-Denis Levasseur ''(clarinet & saxophone; joined for "Dehors novembre")''

	==Additional associated musicians==		==Additional associated musicians==
	*Louis Léger ( guitar )		*Louis Léger (guitar)
			*Cameron delay (guitar)
	*Mara Tremblay (violin)		*Mara Tremblay (violin)
	*] (violin)		*] (violin)
	*Guy Bélanger ( harmonica)		*Guy Bélanger (harmonica)
	*Benoît Gagné (trombone)		*Benoît Gagné (trombone)
	*Benoît Piché (trumpet)		*Benoît Piché (trumpet)
	*] (singer and percussionist)		*Élage Diouf\|El Hadji Fall Diouf (singer and percussionist)
	* Pape Abdou Karim Diouf (singer and percussionist)		*Pape Abdou Karim Diouf (singer and percussionist)
	*Michel Dufour (drums)		*Michel Dufour (drums)

	==Discography==		==Discography==
			===Albums===
	* ''Les Colocs'' (1993)<ref name="allmusic1"/>		* ''Les Colocs'' (1993)<ref name="allmusic1"/>
	* ''Atrocetomique'' (]; 1995)		* ''Atrocetomique'' (]; 1995)
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	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Portal\|Music of Canada}}		{{Portal\|Music\|Canada}}
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Les Colocs
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock, blues, swing revival, Senegalese music
Years active	1990 (1990)–2000 (2000)
Labels	BMG Musicomptoir

Past members	Dédé Fortin Patrick Esposito Di Napoli Mike Sawatzky Serge Robert Jimmy Bourgoing André Vanderbiest

Website	colocs.qc.ca

Les Colocs (The Roommates) were a rock music group from Québec formed in 1990 in Montreal.

Profile

Founded in 1990 and fronted by Dédé Fortin, Les Colocs made music in Quebec French. Their sound, infused with brass sounds, was inspired by swing, country, blues and African music; in 1998, they collaborated with the Senegal-born Diouf brothers for the album Dehors novembre.

Members

Dédé Fortin (songwriting, vocals, guitar, drums, etc.)
Mike Sawatzky (guitar, saxophone & harmonica)
Serge Robert (double bass; later known as Mononc' Serge, quit after "Atrocetomique" for a solo career)
André Vanderbiest (double bass; replaced Serge Robert)
Patrick Esposito Di Napoli (harmonica; died of AIDS in 1994)
Justin Allard (drums, replaced Jimmy Bourgoing)
Jean-Denis Levasseur (clarinet & saxophone; joined for "Dehors novembre")