In 1993, Parent participated in a songwriting competition, and was consequently signed to
Tacca Musique shortly thereafter. His first album, "Pigeon d'argile" sold over 360,000 copies, making it one of the greatest Québécois album sales successes of the decade. Hit singles "Nomade sedentaire", "Seigneur" and "Boomerang", made Parent become well known in Quebec music in the 1990s, winning a number of
Felix Awards in the province and touring on both sides of the Atlantic. Two years later, Kevin released "Grand Parleur, Petit Faiseur", which also sold more than 350,000 copies and earned him the Felix Award for Rock Album of the Year in 1998. His follow-up albums,
Les Vents ont changé (2001) and
Retrouvailles (2003), which featured collaborations with Claire Pelletier, Catherine Durand, among others, both achieved multi-platinum status and earned him
Juno Award nominations (including a win for the best selling Francophone album of 2002) and Felix Awards. Parent has also worked as an actor, with acting roles including in
Jean-Marc Vallée's 2011 film
Café de Flore and
Sonia Boileau's 2019 film
Rustic Oracle. In 2015 he appeared in and narrated the documentary film ''
L'Or du golfe''. He now lives in the town of Nouvelle, close to Miguasha nationale park. Miguasha is also the title of one album he published in 2009. == Discography ==