Ariane Moffatt
| Ariane Moffatt | |
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 Ariane Moffatt in Paris, 2006 |
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| Born | 26 April 1979 Saint-Romuald, Quebec, Canada |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar, drums, synthesizer |
| Labels | Audiogram |
| Website | arianemoffatt.com |
Ariane Moffatt (born 26 April 1979 Saint-Romuald, Quebec) is a Canadian francophone singer-songwriter based in Quebec. She has won Félix and Juno Awards and has performed and collaborated with many artists such as Daniel Bélanger and Marc Déry.
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[edit] Career
She released her debut album, Aquanaute, in 2002 on the Audiogram label. The album was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association in April 2005.[1] The album became available in Europe under the EMI/Virgin label in October 2005. In 2003, the album won three of eleven nominations for ADISQ's Felix Awards: Revelation of the Year, Pop-Rock Album of the Year, and Record Producer of the Year (with co-producers Francis Collard and Joseph Marchand).
Moffatt's first music DVD, Ariane Moffatt à la Station C, was produced in May 2005, and received a 2006 Juno Award nomination for Music DVD of the Year. Later in 2005, her second album, Le cœur dans la tête, was released. 2008's album Tous les sens won a 2009 Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year.[2]
She contributed vocals to the song "Sweet Light" on Tales from the City, the second album from Mobile in 2008.[3]
Moffatt's album Trauma has now reached gold status in Canada.[4]
[edit] Discography
- 2002: Aquanaute
- 2005: À la Station C
- November 2005: Le cœur dans la tête
- 22 April 2008: Tous les sens
- 2009: Tous les sens remix
- 2010: TRAUMA_SERIE TV
[edit] Videography
- 2002: "Point de mire"
- 2003: "La Barricade"
- 2003: "Poussière d'ange"
- 2004: "Fracture du crâne"
- 2005: "Hasard"
- 2005: À la station C (DVD)
- 2006: "Montréal"
- 2008: "Réverbère"
- 2009: "Jeudi, 17 mai"
- 2009: "Je veux tout"
[edit] References
- ^ "Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 2009-07-22. Search for artist name "Ariane Moffatt".
- ^ "Juno Awards Database". junoawards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://junoawards.ca/awards/artist-summary/?artist_name=Ariane+Moffatt&submit=Search. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Mobile biography". Maple Music. http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/mob/bio.asp. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Gold Platinum Database » Displaying Search Results for: » Title: TRAUMA » To: January, 2012". musiccanada.com. Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=TRAUMA&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ariane Moffatt |
- (French) Ariane Moffatt official site
- (French) Audiogram artist page
- (French) Ariane Moffatt on MySpace
- (French) Espace Mo'Fan, fan page
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