Valaire (band)

Valaire, formerly known as Misteur Valaire, are a French Canadian electropop group based in Sherbrooke, Quebec and later Montreal.[1]

Valaire
Performing at Traumzeit Festival 2013 in Duisburg, Germany
Background information
OriginSherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
GenresPop, Electro, Electro-jazz, Hip hop
Years active2005-Present
LabelsIndica Records
Associated actsMilk & Bone, Heems, Jamie Lidell
Websitewww.mv.mu
MembersFrançois-Simon Déziel
Jonathan Drouin
Julien Harbec
Thomas Hébert
Louis-Pierre Phaneuf

History

The five members of Misteur Valaire met in elementary school. They all had classic jazz musical training before becoming interested in electronic music. In CEGEP, in 2003, the group participated in the local Vocational Schools Final performing at Cégep de Sherbrooke. They formed the band Misteur Valaire in 2005, and recorded an album, Mr. Brian. A second album, Friterday Night was released in 2007.

Misteur Valaire performed regularly in Montreal and toured around Quebec.[2] The band released an album, Golden Bombay in 2010, with several guest singers.[3][4] The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize,[5] and the band were shortlisted for the Juno Award for New Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011.[6]

In 2013 the band release an album, Bellevue.[3] By 2016 the band had changed its name to Valaire.[7]

In 2018 Valaire performed at the Emerging Music Festival in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and also released a video for their single "The Coast".[8]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Mr. Brian, 2005, CD, Music download, Mr. Label, 8+1 tracks
  • Friterday Night, 2007, CD, Music download, Mr. Label, 11 tracks
  • Golden Bombay, 2010, CD, LP, Music download, Mr. Label, 11 tracks
  • Bellevue, 2013, CD, LP, Music download, Mr. Label, 11+1 tracks
  • Oobopopop, 2016, CD, LP, Music download

Live albums
  • Misteur Valaire Live @ Montreal, 2012, Music download, Mr. Label, 12 tracks

References
  1. "Misteur Valaire : Mystérieux personnages". Voir, Élise Giguère 13 avril 2006
  2. "Misteur Valaire : Les rois de Sherbrooklyn". Voir, Matthieu Petit, 4 September 2008
  3. "Misteur Valaire’s new album a true team effort". Montreal Gazette, Erik Leijon, 09.10.2013
  4. "Misteur Valaire à hauteur d'homme". Le Devoir, Philippe Papineau, 14 May 2010
  5. "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list". The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2010.
  6. "The complete list of 2011 Juno nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 1, 2011.
  7. "Valaire: Fresh Start". Words & Music, by Nicolas Tittley | September 21, 2016
  8. "Des nouvelles de Valaire au Qualité Motel". Metro Journal, 9 September 2018 by Benoit Valois Nadeau
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