a few months during rehabilitation, but the position was later removed and changed as the position of director of communications and the City did not appointed him due to health reasons caused by his accident. Some speculated that the Ducharme administration wanted to remove people who were associated with the former city of Gatineau's last mayor, Robert Labine and Ducharme's mayoral rival in the 2001 elections for the new city of Gatineau. However, a settlement between the city and Boileau was made in 2003. The departure of Boileau had also put the Festival's future in doubt as several of his associates also left the Festival's organization. Boileau is currently the communication director of the City of Gatineau since October 2013 Notable singing performers and attendance during the history of the festival Several well-known artists performed during the Festival over the course of its history since 1988. Among those included: 1988 : 34 000 festival-goers - Show by Nuance 1989 : 90 000 festival-goers. Show by Céline Dion and Pierre Flynn. 1990 : 110 000 festival-goers. Show by Mitsou and Paul Piché. 1991 : 150 000 festival-goers. Show by Daniel Lavoie, André-Philippe Gagnon, Marjo and Vilain Pingouin. 1992 : 170 000 festival-goers. Show by Richard Séguin, Luc De Larochellière, Céline Dion and Les B.B. 1993 : 185 000 festival-goers. Show by Robert Charlebois, Ginette Reno, Alannah Myles and Julie Masse. 1994 : 200 000 festival-goers. Show by France D'Amour, Claude Dubois, Édith Butler, Gilles Vigneault and Roch Voisine. 1995 : 200 000 festival-goers. Show by Marjo, Sonia Benezra, Mitsou, Mario Pelchat, Jim Corcoran, Sylvain Cossette, Michaël Rancourt, Éric Lapointe and Gildor Roy. 1996 : 225 000 festival-goers. Show by Robert Charlebois, André-Philippe Gagnon, Marie Carmen and Kevin Parent. 1997 : 225 000 festival-goers. Show by Richard Séguin, Dan Bigras, Anthony Kavanagh, Gipsy Kings and Soul Attorneys. 1998 : 200 000 festival-goers. Show by Claude Dubois, Dubmatique, Luce Dufault, Jonny Lang, Kevin Parent and Sylvain Cossette. 1999 : 200 000 festival-goers. Show by Dubmatique, Bruno Pelletier, Corey Hart and Jean Leloup. 2000 : 200 000 festival-goers. Show by Zachary Richard, Marjo, Éric Lapointe, La Chicane, Pierre Lalonde and Richard Abel. 2001 : 200 000 festival-goers. Show by Luck Mervil, Sylvain Cossette, Bruno Pelletier, Okoumé, Fernand Gignac and Annie Brocoli. 2002 : festival-goers. Show by Alain Choquette, Gabrielle Destroismaisons, Mario Pelchat, Boom Desjardins, Richard Séguin and Stéphane Rousseau. 2003 : Show by Roch