50We all know the title " Downwind ". On the other hand, we know less about the story behind this song. Garou spoke about the birth of this unforeseen collaboration. Originally, the song “ Downwind » was not intended to be a duet and appeared on the album « Alone » from the Quebec singer. At that time, Garou had as manager Rene Angeli who obviously wanted to listen to the models of the future album.
This song was actually a solo. I had recorded it. Céline, as I worked with her team, wanted to listen to all the models. René calls me and says: “Listen, there’s Céline singing in the house, she puts on your song ‘Sous le vent’, she loves it. She can't stop singing along to it. She does vocals, harmonies.
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René Angeli then suggested that the two artists perform the title as a duet.
“Under the Wind” experienced resounding success upon its release in 2011. Thus launching the career of Garou, known until then for his role as Quasimodo, in the musical “ Notre-Dame de Paris ».
It's beautiful because it happened in a very natural way.