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 for 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]
He composed music for Anne Émond's 2019 film Jeune Juliette.[9]
References
- "Les Louanges: par la grande porte". Le Journal de Montréal, June 15, 2019.
- "Dominique Fils-Aimé, Les Louanges et Elisapie nommés sur la courte liste du prix Polaris". Voir, July 16, 2019.
- Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
- "«La nuit est une panthère»: tout est de la chanson". Le Devoir, September 21, 2018.
- "Prise de son: les Francouvertes et Pop Montréal en Europe". La Presse, May 4, 2017.
- "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 3, 2019.
- "Les Louanges remporte le prix Félix-Leclerc de la chanson". Ici Radio-Canada, June 20, 2019.
- "Les Louanges, l’espoir du Festival d’été de Québec". Le Journal de Québec, July 6, 2019.
- Véronique Lauzon, "Jeune Juliette: une trame sonore signée Les Louanges". La Presse, April 17, 2019.