Pierre Garand, known by his stage name Garou, is a Canadian singer, actor, and entertainer from Sherbrooke, Québec. He sings in French and English.

Notre-Dame de Paris is a sung-through French musical which debuted on 16 September 1998 in Paris. It is based upon the novel Notre-Dame de Paris by the French novelist Victor Hugo. The music was composed by Riccardo Cocciante and the lyrics are by Luc Plamondon.