Born on September 12, 1966 in St-Jogues, in the Gaspé region of Canada, Irvin Blais is a country singer from Quebec. At the age of 11, he received his first guitar for his birthday. In the early 1980s, he sang in public for the first time in Matane, at the Shrimp Festival at the Shack du Pêcheur. In 1985, he formed a band with childhood friends Tony Poirier, Jean-Luc Delarosby and Marc Poirier. Poirier's drug-related death inspired Irvin Blais to write the song "La Drogue" , which appeared on his first album, La Route des Baleines, released in 2003. This led to performances at festivals and concert halls across Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario. He released two albums in 2006: Chérie J'T'Aime with the single "L'Chantier ", and a Christmas album called L'Party du Temps des Fêtes . In 2008, he features prominently in a country magazine, Vibration Country, distributed in Quebec, New Brunswick and France. He also appears on several television shows and hosts a radio program devoted to country music. That same year, he released his fourth album, L'Bum (Mon P'tit Gars ), which included the song "Ta Robe de Mariée" (Your Wedding Dress) , which made it to the country radio charts in Quebec and New Brunswick. In April 2010, Irvin Blais releases his first English-language album, Forty Years . In 2020, he is the subject of a documentary by Guillaume Sylvestre, Irvin Blais, la Voix du Peuple, which tells his story. In spring 2021, he releases his 14th album in his 16-year career, entitled Leda.
