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Les Louanges is a Canadian indie pop act from Quebec, that consists of Vincent Roberge.[1] His debut album, La nuit est une panthère, was a shortlisted nominee for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize,[2] and won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[3]

Originally from Lévis, Roberge released his first EP Le Mercure in 2016.[4] He participated in the Francouvertes competition in 2017, finishing as a top three finalist behind winner Lydia Képinski.[5]

La nuit est une panthère was released in 2018.[4] In addition to his Polaris Prize nomination, he received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in the French division for his song "Tercel".[6] He won the Prix Félix-Leclerc at the 2019 edition of Les Francos de Montréal,[7] and the Prix Espoir FEQ at the Festival d'été de Québec,[8] and the single "Attends-moi pas" was shortlisted for the 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.[9]

He composed music for Anne Émond's 2019 film Young Juliette (Jeune Juliette).[10]

His 2022 album Crash won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Les Louanges: par la grande porte". Le Journal de Montréal, June 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dominique Fils-Aimé, Les Louanges et Elisapie nommés sur la courte liste du prix Polaris". Voir, July 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Shakiel Mahjouri, "2020 Juno Awards Winners List: Find Out Who Came Out On Top". ET Canada, June 29, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "«La nuit est une panthère»: tout est de la chanson". Le Devoir, September 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "Prise de son: les Francouvertes et Pop Montréal en Europe". La Presse, May 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Les Louanges remporte le prix Félix-Leclerc de la chanson". Ici Radio-Canada, June 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Les Louanges, l’espoir du Festival d’été de Québec". Le Journal de Québec, July 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Allie Gregory, "SOCAN Announces 2020 Songwriting Prize Finalists". Exclaim!, July 16, 2020.
  10. ^ Véronique Lauzon, "Jeune Juliette: une trame sonore signée Les Louanges". La Presse, April 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
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