Lisa LeBlanc

Lisa LeBlanc (born August 13, 1990), is a Canadian singer-songwriter and banjoist, known for her enthusiastic "trash folk" performances.[1]

Lisa LeBlanc
Lisa LeBlanc during the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in 2012
Background information
Born (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990
Rosaireville, New Brunswick, Canada
GenresFolk, rock, trash-folk
Years active2004–present
LabelsBonsound

Early life

LeBlanc was born in Rosaireville, New Brunswick. She is of Acadian heritage,[2] and comes from a family of music lovers.

Musical career

LeBlanc composed her first pieces around the age of fourteen. She was playing at local events and Miramichi's O'Donaghues bar, with her mother watching her because she was underage. LeBlanc was recognized as an outstanding guitarist and a promising singer-songwriter when she won the Festival international de la chanson de Granby in September 2010. This juried award brought her to the attention of the country's francophone media. She has also played at the 2011 Coup de cœur francophone, at the FrancoFolies of Montreal and at the Festival d'été de Québec.

The majority of LeBlanc's first album was written in Rosaireville, in Granby during her studies at l'École nationale de la chanson as well as in Montreal, where she was living. Released in March on Bonsound Records, the album was recorded by Louis-Jean Cormier of Karkwa at Studio Piccolo.

LeBlanc's self-titled album Lisa LeBlanc was released in 2012. It has been certified platinum by Music Canada for shipping 80,000 copies.[3][4] The album became best known for the single "Aujourd'hui ma vie c'est d'la marde" ("Today My Life Is Shit").[5]

In 2014, LeBlanc released Highways, Heartaches and Time Well Wasted, an English EP, which debuted at number seven on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 3,400 copies.[6][7]

Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?, LeBlanc's third album, which includes both French and English titles including a thrash-folk cover of Motörhead's classic heavy metal song "Ace of Spades",[8] was released on September 30, 2016.[9] The album was shortlisted for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize.[10]

In 2020, under the pseudonym Belinda, LeBlanc released It’s Not a Game, It’s a Lifestyle, a five-song EP of disco songs about bingo.[11]

Discography
Year Album Peak positions Certification
CAN FR
[12]
2013 Lisa LeBlanc 8 101
2014 Highways, Heartaches and Time Well Wasted EP 7 —
2016 Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen? 8 —

References
  1. "Le Devoir – Lisa LeBlanc, les chansons à vif d'une fille en vie".
  2. "What You Need to Know About Folk-Trash Queen Lisa LeBlanc". Exclaim!, By Sarah Greene. October 6, 2016
  3. "Canadian album certifications – Lisa LeBlanc – Lisa LeBlanc". Music Canada.
  4. Brendan Kelly, "Lisa LeBlanc returns with her first full-length English album". Montreal Gazette, October 3, 2016.
  5. Étienne Paré, "Logement abordable: une campagne publicitaire provocatrice". Le Journal de Montréal, December 9, 2019.
  6. http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-12-november-2014/
  7. "Lisa LeBlanc la culottée ****". La Presse, October 12, 2016.
  8. Thierry Côté, "Lisa LeBlanc: Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?". Exclaim!, September 28, 2016.
  9. Ben Rayner, "Breakup album, with a dose of good humour". Toronto Star, October 13, 2016.
  10. "Polaris Music Prize shortlist includes Leonard Cohen, Gord Downie". The Globe and Mail, July 13, 2017.
  11. Josée Lapointe, "Lisa LeBlanc et son alter ego disco-bingo". La Presse, June 14, 2020.
  12. "Lisa LeBlanc discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
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