Pierre Bouvier

Pierre Charles Bouvier MSC (born May 9, 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician best known for being the lead vocalist and bassist of the rock band Simple Plan.[1]

This article is about the musician. For the French Olympic bobsledder, see Pierre Bouvier (bobsleigh).
Pierre Bouvier
Bouvier performing with Simple Plan in Beijing in 2012
Bouvier performing with Simple Plan in Beijing in 2012
Background information
Birth namePierre Charles Bouvier
Born (1979-05-09) May 9, 1979
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • bass
  • guitar
  • drums
  • percussion
Years active1993–present
Labels
Member ofSimple Plan
Formerly of
Spouse
Lachelle Farrar
​
(m. 2013)​
Children2

Early life

Bouvier was born to Réal and Louise Bouvier on May 9, 1979 in Montréal, Quebec. He has two older brothers, Jay and Jonathan. At a young age he began taking piano lessons and at 9 years old took up the guitar. Prior to deciding to become a musician Bouvier originally sought to be a marine biologist. He described his childhood as good and remained close to his family.

He attended Collège Beaubois in Pierrefonds, Quebec, with bandmates Chuck Comeau, Jeff Stinco, and Sébastien Lefebvre. Before and partly during his early musical career, Bouvier worked as a cook at St-Hubert in Montréal.

Career

When Bouvier was 13 or 14 years old, he founded the punk rock band Reset with his best friend Chuck Comeau in which he was the bass guitarist and lead vocalist. He was not happy with Reset and left the band in 1999, a year after Comeau's departure in 1998. His former bandmate David Desrosiers took his place as lead vocalist and bass guitarist. He later met Comeau at a Sugar Ray concert and joined him in creating Simple Plan with old schoolmates Desrosiers, Jeff Stinco, and Sébastien Lefebvre.

He hosted the MTV reality show Damage Control.[2][3]

Instruments

Bouvier owns a collection of Takamine acoustic guitars, the brand he uses on every album and while playing live. He also plays Fender electric guitars. Since 2020, he has served as bass guitarist and lead singer following the departure of David Desrosiers.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003What's New, Scooby-Doo?Himself (voice)Also performed the theme song with Simple Plan
The New Tom Green ShowHimself1 episode
A Big Package for YouHimself
2004New York MinuteHimself
Punk Rock HolocaustHimself
2005Damage Control[4]HimselfHost
2011Canada SingsHimself

Discography

With Reset
  • Concerned (Demo, 1995)
  • No Worries (1997)
  • No Limits (1999)

With Simple Plan
Bouvier performing with Simple Plan in April 2017

Collaborations and appearances
  • "It's Not Easy (Being Green)" – MC Lars (2009)
  • "Wavin' Flag" – K'naan (2010)
  • "True Colors" – Artists Against (2012)
  • "Too Little, Too Late" – Faber Drive (2013)
  • "December" – MxPx (2018)
  • "Take What You Give" – Silverstein (2020)
  • "NICOTINA" – GionnyScandal (2021)
  • "I Hate Everybody" – Chad Tepper (2021)
  • "my ex" – Chad Tepper (2022)

References
  1. "Pierre Bouvier Biography". IMDb.
  2. Havrilesky, Heather. "I Like to Watch". Salon.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. "Damage Control | Full Episodes, Photos, Episode Synopsis and Recaps". MTV. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. "Pierre | Damage Control". MTV. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  5. "Simple Plan's Pierre Bouvier: Warped Tour Was Like No Other". Raz Klinghoffer. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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