He was loved, Karl Tremblay. The announcement of his death provoked a tsunami of praise on Wednesday on social networks where tens of thousands of people, artists and admirers, paid tribute to the singer of Cowboys Fringants, esteemed for his deep humanity.
“There are few who succeed in making an entire people sing. You were one of those,” reacted actor Fabien Cloutier on Instagram.
He is also one of those, even fewer in number, whose departure is enough to stop time. Because time seemed to stand still on Wednesday evening, everyone allowing themselves to be absorbed by their memories of the singer with deep humanity.
“Thank you for giving us these magical moments with Karl. We will always remember him,” commented singer Émile Bilodeau. “We are losing one of our greats,” lamented rapper Koriass.
As soon as his death was announced, praise for the singer of Cowboys Fringants rained down on social networks.
Like thousands of admirers, actor and host Rémi-Pierre Paquin will treasure the memory of Karl Tremblay, surrounded by his gang, at the Quebec Summer Festival.
“I will never forget this sight this summer on the Plains [of Abraham]. The most human, moving, charged, beautiful and whole thing I have seen in my entire life,” he said.
A “highly emotional concert, in the form of a farewell to the one who will have marked, forever, the history of popular music in Quebec”, also underlined SOCAN.
On social networks, the feeling of losing a loved one, a friend, in this voice which accompanied millions of lives, was shared by everyone.
“I’m heartbroken,” singer Charlotte Cardin simply reacted, emphasizing the loss “of one of our greatest.”
“His voice [was] like a comfort through almost every stage of my life. I am without words and with all my heart with you,” testified the entrepreneur and singer Marilou.
On Facebook, comedian Jean-Thomas Jobin praised “his resilience, his talent, and his imprint which is so important, both from a creative point of view and from a human point of view”. “Without a doubt, he had a colossal positive impact on everyone close to him,” he shared.
For a quarter of a century, Karl Tremblay “has marked the history of music in Quebec,” underlined ADISQ.
“He will forever be our shooting star. All our condolences to Marie-Annick, Jean-François, Jérôme, as well as to his family and loved ones,” she declared on X.
The Quebec Summer Festival team is also mourning the loss of a giant.
“It is with immense sadness that we learn this evening of the departure of Karl Tremblay. We are devastated by this news. Our most sincere condolences to his family, his loved ones and the entire Cowboys Fringants family. Thanks Karl! “, she said in a press release.
The artistic community is not the only one in mourning: the National Hockey League also wanted to thank Karl Tremblay, whose work is “as unifying as our national sport. »
“The NHL offers its thoughts to loved ones and fans on this sad day. »