Quebec set to bid farewell to singer Serge Fiori in national funeral
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Quebec will say its final goodbye at a national funeral on Tuesday to honour late singer Serge Fiori, whose passing has deeply impacted many Quebecers.
The Harmonium frontman died on June 24 — Quebec's national holiday — at his home in Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Que., after battling a long illness.
Quebec Premier François Legault announced a national funeral a few weeks ago. His office said the ceremony will give the public "the opportunity to pay a final tribute to an artist and creator who profoundly marked Quebec culture and contributed to shaping our musical landscape."
On Tuesday morning, the Quebec flag was at half-mast on the central tower of the Quebec's National Assembly and will remain so until dusk.
The tribute, organized in collaboration with Fiori's family, will begin at 3 p.m. at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place-des-Arts in Montreal.
It will take place in front of members of the public — who got free tickets — and several political figures including Legault, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet and former Quebec City mayor Régis Labeaume.
Born in 1952 in Montreal, Fiori founded the group Harmonium in the early 1970s with Louis Valois and Michel Normandeau.
The iconic group's three folk-rock albums — Harmonium (1974), Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison (1975) and L'Heptade (1976) — revolutionized Quebec's musical identity.
An online book of condolences is also available for people wishing to send a message to Fiori's family.
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