Les Louanges

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 Jeune Juliette.[10]

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. "«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.
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