Laurence Nerbonne Explained

Laurence Nerbonne
Birth Date:24 March 1985
Birth Place:Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Genre:Pop, electropop
Occupation:Singer, singer-songwriter
Label:Coyote Records
Website:http://www.laurencenerbonne.com

Laurence Nerbonne (born 24 March 1985) is a Canadian pop singer and artist from Quebec based in Montreal.

Life and career

Originally from Gatineau, Quebec,[1] Nerbonne performed with the band Hôtel Morphée before releasing XO, her debut album, in 2016.[2]

She won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for her album XO.[3]

In addition to her Juno Award win, she won the 2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize in the French-language division for the song "Rêves d’été".[4]

Nerbonne is also a celebrated artist, using acrylics and primarily focussing on the human face. Nerbonne states "the face carries the mark of the soul that it hides."[5]

In 2022, her music was used in the theatrical film Niagara.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/a-tribe-called-red-laurence-nerbonne-win-junos-1.4052274 "A Tribe Called Red, Laurence Nerbonne win big at 2017 Juno Awards"
  2. https://voir.ca/musique/2016/03/17/laurence-nerbonne-sans-demi-mesure/ "Laurence Nerbonne: Sans demi-mesure"
  3. http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1025758/laurence-nerbonne-recompensee-juno "Laurence Nerbonne est récompensée aux Junos"
  4. http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/07/12/le-prix-de-la-chanson-socan-a-laurence-nerbonne-pour-reves-dete "Le Prix de la chanson SOCAN à Laurence Nerbonne pour «Rêves d’été»"
  5. Web site: Thompson Landry Gallery. Thompson Landry Gallery – Laurence Nerbonne.
  6. Émilie Côté, "Un road trip qui part dans trop de directions". La Presse, September 15, 2022.