Émile Bilodeau

A breath of fresh air in Québécois song comes to the Seine: don't miss Émile Bilodeau in an intimate concert aboard Peniche Marcounet.

Engaged with music since adolescence, he gained widespread recognition in 2016 with his debut album Rites of passage. This success earned him the Félix Award for Revelation of the Year at the 2017 ADISQ gala.

Once that first round concluded, he quickly returned with Grandeur mature in fall 2019, marking an evolution. Less than two years later, he was already preparing his comeback: His third effort petite nature, a lucid and fiery album, appeared in September 2021.

Then Émile struck again with « Tshe Minupunanu », a co-write with Scott-Pien Picard and the band Maten, marking the start of a precious collaboration with members of the Innu community. Without pause, the artist surprised fans with Tout seul comme un grand.

A fourth album with an apt title, on which he played every instrument alone in the studio. Fall 2023 brought his next chapter, Au bar des espoirs, his fifth album produced by friend and ally Simon Kearney.

This new collection of pieces is linked by the idea that the line can be thin between hope and its opposite.

Finally, in September 2025, Émile brings forth « Bill aux Îles », a live album recorded before audiences at the Îles-de-la-Madeleine performed as a one-man band and with great finesse. These new songs bear his mark.

It's a sixth album that is authentic, true and extremely solid, which he'll perform across Quebec over the coming year. The solo Bill aux Îles tour is directed by Hubert Proulx and awaits only you!