Aut'Chose

Aut'Chose was a Canadian garage rock group from Montreal, Quebec, active in the 1970s.[1] They were most noted for receiving a Juno Award nomination for Most Promising New Group at the Juno Awards of 1976.[2]

Led by poet Lucien Francœur, the band's original lineup featured a rotating collective of musicians including Pierre-André Gauthier, Jacques Racine, Mick Gauthier, Jacques Lalumière and Jean-François St-Georges. The original lineup released three albums, Prends une chance avec moé (1974), Une nuit comme une autre (1975) and Le cauchemar américain (1976).[3]

The band broke up in 1976, just weeks after the release of their third album Le cauchemar américain.[1] The compilation Chaud comme un juke-box was released in 1977 in France, and the compilation Encore was released in 1981 in Canada.

Francœur continued to record and perform as a solo artist,[4] and became most noted for "Le Rap-à-Billy", which was credited as the first French Canadian rap single.[1] Featuring Francœur rapping over a hybrid funk-rockabilly track, the song was also a precursor to the rap rock genre that would emerge a decade later. He also continued to publish work as a poet, winning the Prix Émile-Nelligan in 1983 for his poetry collection Les Rockeurs sanctifiés.