Grand National Day Show | Saint John’s Day celebrated in Montreal

Two and a half hours of old classics, spiced up here and there with more recent hits, fired up the crowd in Parc Maisonneuve, spared by the rain, for the Grand Spectacle de la fête nationale in Montreal. Garou, Isabelle Boulay, FouKi and Marjo were the headliners of the evening.

The spark Marjo

Still just as energetic at 69, Marjo wins the prize for rocker of the evening. His ardor and his charisma won over the whole crowd. The audience was won over by the liveliness and impressive vocal performance of the former Raven singer. Marjo has covered many of her hits, including I don’t let go, Illegal And I know I know, during a ten-minute performance. Singer-songwriter Scott-Pien Picard represented Indigenous communities. The 26-year-old Innu notably sang his folk songs Uauitamaku And Nitauassim.

The veterans of the game

Little time was given to Garou during the Grand Spectacle. But the veteran made sure that each of his presence at the microphone was significant. The most famous artist present at Maisonneuve Park relied on his legendary songs Only, Beautiful And Downwind, which he sang with Mélissa Bédard, moving young and old alike. Isabelle Boulay experienced a similar evening. Without being the star of the national holiday, each of his appearances on the stage proved to be effective, between Late October, early November and its resumption of Rock for a bike guyimmortalized by Diane Dufresne.

The rap represented

FouKi and Souldia represented Quebec hip-hop at Parc Maisonneuve. The first sang his hits Yes you And SPALA. The second was applauded after the interpretation of his greatest hit, valentina. Special mention to Jay Jay, protege of Souldia, who, at only 14 years old, ensured an extraordinary presence on Red fire And Malewa, his own song. Still in hip-hop, surreal moment, while Lydia Képinski rapped For my country by Sir Pathetik. The indie pop singer also covered old classics, like Oxygen by Diane Dufresne and Ordinary by Robert Charlebois, in trio with Isabelle Boulay and Marjo.

family affair

Justin Boulet shone during a medley dedicated to Offenbach, the group carried by his father, Gerry. Justin used all his vocal power throughout his performance, which gradually made the audience sing and move more and more. Song segments Chu a rockerwith Garou, and Walk on Mars, with Mélissa Bédard, were the most appreciated by the public. The latter also made a good figure singing The heart is a birdby Richard Desjardins, and Downwindin duet with Garou.

lily field

Thousands of Quebec flags began to fly in the crowd well before the start of the musical performances, to the sound of Ole Ole Ole launched by the spectators. The public, spared by the rain, celebrated on the themes of Quebec pride, love and freedom, well supported by Pierre-Yves Lord, the host of the evening. These values ​​were revived mid-show by Janette Bertrand. A surprise guest, the 98-year-old feminist actress, journalist and author received a warm welcome from the spectators. However, the end of the evening was devoted to a series of covers of French songs, contrasting with the celebration that had been entirely Quebecois until then. The end was softer with a collective cover ofLove each otherby Yvon Deschamps.