Les Louanges Explained
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]
Notes and References
- https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/06/15/par-la-grande-porte "Les Louanges: par la grande porte"
- https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2019/07/16/dominique-fils-aime-nommee-sur-la-courte-liste-du-prix-polaris/ "Dominique Fils-Aimé, Les Louanges et Elisapie nommés sur la courte liste du prix Polaris"
- Shakiel Mahjouri, "2020 Juno Awards Winners List: Find Out Who Came Out On Top". ET Canada, June 29, 2020.
- https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/537351/les-louanges-lance-la-nuit-est-une-panthere-tout-est-de-la-chanson "«La nuit est une panthère»: tout est de la chanson"
- https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/201705/04/01-5094724-prise-de-son-les-francouvertes-et-pop-montreal-en-europe.php "Prise de son: les Francouvertes et Pop Montréal en Europe"
- http://exclaim.ca/music/article/socan_songwriting_prize_unveils_2019_finalists "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists"
- https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1193862/les-louanges-prix-felix-leclerc-chanson-francos-2019 "Les Louanges remporte le prix Félix-Leclerc de la chanson"
- https://www.journaldequebec.com/2019/07/06/les-louanges-lespoir-du-festival-dete "Les Louanges, l’espoir du Festival d’été de Québec"
- Allie Gregory, "SOCAN Announces 2020 Songwriting Prize Finalists". Exclaim!, July 16, 2020.
- Véronique Lauzon, "Jeune Juliette: une trame sonore signée Les Louanges". La Presse, April 17, 2019.
- Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
