Sébastien Lefebvre

Sébastien Lefebvre MSC (born June 5, 1981) is a Canadian musician, who is best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band Simple Plan. He has also released solo albums and duo work.

Sébastien Lefebvre
Lefebvre performing with Simple Plan in 2008.
Background information
Birth name	Sébastien Lefebvre
Also known as	Seb, Sebby
Born	(1981-06-05) June 5, 1981 (age 41) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Pop punk alternative rock pop rock emo punk rock power pop
Occupation(s)	Musician actor guitarist
Instrument(s)	Guitar vocals bass
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Lava Atlantic Coalition
Member of	Simple Plan
Website	sebastienlefebvre.ca

Equipment

Lefebvre currently uses Framus, specifically the Mayfield. He currently uses Mesa Boogie and Framus amplifiers. He uses a modified Boss chorus pedal and T-Rex Replica and Tremster.

Man of the Hour

In 2007, Lefebvre and Patrick Langlois from MusiquePlus created "Man of the Hour", a music podcast available on iTunes. The show includes fun facts and new music.

Solo projects

In early 2009, Lefebvre recorded an acoustic EP entitled You Are Here / Vous Êtes Ici. It was released on October 20, 2009, under Coalition Entertainment Inc. The first single "I Fall for You" was released on September 8, 2009. A music video was also released on YouTube,^[1] directed by Simple Plan bandmate, Chuck Comeau.^[2][3][4]

Lefebvre released a second EP, called Les Robots, in 2011. It was available for free upon release.^[5]

He released his third EP More Sake Por Favor in 2012.

Collaboration with Katie Rox

In November 2010, Lefebvre and fellow Canadian musician Katie Rox released an EP entitled, Christmas Etc...^[6]

Production

Lefebvre has accumulated a number of production and songwriting credits, including on Canadian singer-songwriter Andee's debut album Black and White Heart.^[7] The lead single from the album, "Never Gone" won an Anglophone Song Award from SOCAN Montréal in 2015.^[8] Lefebvre has also produced Wilfred Le Bouthillier's fourth album, Je poursuis ma route^[9] and self-produced a Simple Plan cover of No Use for a Name's song "Justified Black Eye" for the Tony Sly tribute album, The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute.^[10]

Discography

Albums

With Simple Plan

• No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002)
• Still Not Getting Any... (2004)
• Simple Plan (2008)
• Get Your Heart On! (2011)
• Taking One for the Team (2016)
• Harder Than It Looks (2022)

You Are Here/Vous Etes Ici (2009)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Décoller"	1:31
2.	"Comatose"	4:01
3.	"La Nouvelle Vie"	3:21
4.	"Good Night"	3:02
5.	"I Fall for You"	3:47
6.	"Life Goes On"	3:09
7.	"The One"	2:39

Les Robots (2011)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fabrication"	1:17
2.	"Sending You A Letter"	3:30
3.	"Catch Me (with Katie Rox)"	3:11
4.	"Tu Me Manques"	2:37
5.	"The Last Time We Kiss"	3:06
6.	"Crossed Out"	3:38
7.	"Getting Stuck in my Head"	3:02

^[11][12]

More Sake Por Favor (2012)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"L'Histoire"	1:24
2.	"My Dear"	3:02
3.	"Always"	4:01
4.	"Au Secours"	3:13
5.	"Mystérieuse"	3:52
6.	"This Bed"	3:36
7.	"I Raise My Glass"	5:34

Sébastien & Katie Rox

Christmas Etc... (2010)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stay (It's Christmas)"	3:15
2.	"Other Side"	3:35
3.	"Rich"	4:15

Filmography

Director

 

Lefebvre in Moscow, 18 August 2009.

• Simple Plan: Self Titled DVD (2008)
• Simple Plan: Still Not Getting Any... DVD (2004)
• Simple Plan: A Big Package for You (2003)

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The New Tom Green Show		1 episode
	Simple Plan: A Big Package for You	Himself
2004	New York Minute	Himself
	Simple Plan: Still Not Getting Any...	Himself
	Punk Rock Holocaust	Himself
2005	Simple Plan: MTV Hard Rock Live	Himself
2006–present	Man of the Hour	Himself
2008	Simple Plan: Self Titled	Himself
	What's New, Scooby Doo?	Himself (voice)	1 episode

References

1. [1] July 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
2. . RhinoRecords.ca. 2009-10-20. Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
3. "MTV Drops: Sebastien Lefebvre 'You Are Here/Vous Etes Ici'". Mtv.ca. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
4. "Sébastien Lefebvre (@SebLefebvre) op Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
5. "Sébastien Lefebvre » Blog Archive » Les Robots – Full EP". Sebastienlefebvre.ca. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
6. "iTunes - Music - Christmas Etc - EP by Sébastien Lefebvre & Katie Rox". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
7. Black and White Heart by Andee
8. 26th SOCAN Montréal Awards Gala celebrates music creators, publishers
9. Je poursuis ma route by Wilfred Le Bouthillier
10. Simple Plan Covers "Justified Black Eye"
11. . RhinoRecords.ca. 2009-10-20. Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
12. "MTV Drops: Sebastien Lefebvre 'You Are Here/Vous Etes Ici'". Mtv.ca. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2011-11-07.

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