Francesco Verrecchia Francesco Verrecchia, a Montreal native, was born in a family of musicians of Italian origin. He began learning to play guitar at the age of 14. Two years later, he joined his father’s group and walked on the stage for the first time as a guitarist and singer. During this time, he learned a wide variety of musical styles and his versatility will serve him later when recording jingles for the radio and television. At the dawn of the new millennium, he joined Garou and became his vocalist and guitar player. This collaboration will continue for three tours across Europe. At the same time, he contributed to Isabelle Boulay’s album ‘’Ses Plus Belles Histoires’’and participated in two television programs in France as a backup singer for Celine Dion. In the late '90s, he st