Quebec rock band founded in Montreal (Canada) in 1986, originally comprising
Claude Samson, Frédérik Bonicard, Michel Vaillancourt, Rodolphe Fortier and Rudy
Caya. Vilain Pingouin entered the Rock-Envol competition in the spring of 1987,
then the first Festival International de Rock de Montréal, and the Empire des
Futures Stars in 1988. The band released their first single in 1989, " François
". A self-titled debut album was released in 1990, featuring the songs " Ainsi
soit-il ", " Les Belles années ", " Le Train ", " Marche seul " and " Sous la
pluie ", all of which reached the...