Bibi Club is a Canadian indie pop musical duo, consisting of Nicolas Basque and Adèle Trottier-Rivard.Dave MacIntyre, "Montreal, meet Bibi Club, the king and queen of living room party music". Cult MTL, March 2, 2023.
Basque is a member of Plants and Animals, while Trottier-Rivard, the daughter of singer-songwriter Michel Rivard, has been principally a supporting vocalist with Plants and Animals and Ludovic Alarie.Raphaël Gendron-Martin, "Bibi Club: travailler avec l’instinct". Le Journal de Montréal, August 27, 2022.
History The duo fell in love and became a couple when Trottier-Rivard guested on a Plants and Animals recording. They launched Bibi Club in 2019, and released their self-titled debut EP that year. They followed this up in 2022 with the full-length album Le soleil et la mer on Secret City Records, which was later longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize."2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
The band's second album, Feu de garde, was released in 2024."New album from Montreal-based indie pop duo Bibi Club". Rebel Noise, May 31, 2024. It was shortlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize.
Their third album, Amaro, followed in 2026.Megan Lapierre, "Bibi Club Dance with the Darkness on 'Amaro'". Exclaim!, February 27, 2026. The album was shortlisted for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize.David Friend, "Charlotte Cornfield and indie icon Peaches among Toronto artists shortlisted for $30,000 Polaris Music Prize". Toronto Star, July 9, 2026.
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