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Les Colocs
File:Colocs.jpg
Background information
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 Room-mates) were a rock music group from Québec formed in 1990 in Montreal.

Profile

Founded in 1990 and fronted by Dédé Fortin, Les Colocs gave Québécois songs coloured with humanity, simplicity and social conscience. 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.

The group promoted tolerance and had a multicultural line-up. For example, Mike Sawatzky is a Cree from Saskatchewan, André Vanderbiest is from Belgium, and Patrick Esposito Di Napoli was from Northern Catalonia. Dédé Fortin (as well as members such as Serge Robert, later to be known as Mononc' Serge) was a passionate Quebec sovereigntist and the band played partisan shows during the 1995 Quebec referendum. They were part of the resurgence of political songwriting in Quebec, after a drought in the 1980s and part of the 1990s. They were contenders in the music band contest L'Empire des futures stars.

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 AIDS. The band effectively came to an end in 2000 after frontman Fortin took his own life. They are considered to hold a major place in the history and evolution of the music of Quebec and have many music fans.

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)
Jimmy Bourgoing (drums, quit before recording "Dehors novembre")
Justin Allard (drums, replaced Jimmy Bourgoing)
Jean-Denis Levasseur (clarinet & saxophone; joined for "Dehors novembre")