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Laurence-Anne

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Laurence-Anne, during the shooting of the video for her song "Tempête", in March 2021, in Montreal.

Laurence-Anne Charest Gagné is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec,[1] whose debut album Première apparition was a longlisted nominee for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.[2]

Originally from Saint-Pascal in the Kamouraska RCM of Quebec, Gagné was a finalist in the 2017 edition of the Francouvertes music competition.[3] Première apparition was released independently in February 2019;[4] and Laurence-Anne supported the album with a summer tour of Quebec.[5] In addition to her Polaris nomination, she received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2020 for the song "Instant zéro".[6]

She subsequently signed to Bonsound, which released her follow-up EP Accident in August 2020.[7]

In addition to her solo career, she also performs as a member of the dance-punk band La Sécurité.[8]

Discography

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  • 2019 - Première Apparition (Duprince)
  • 2020 - Accident (Ep) (Bonsound)
  • 2021 - Musivision (Bonsound)

References

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  1. ^ Sylvain Cormier, "La singularité grégaire de Laurence-Anne". Le Devoir, June 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Holly Gordon, "Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Laurence-Anne passe en finale des Francouvertes". Infodimanche, April 25, 2017.
  4. ^ Charles-Éric Blais-Poulin, "Laurence-Anne: curieux paysages". La Presse, February 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Valérie Thérien, "Laurence-Anne et ses amis sur les routes du Québec". Voir, July 3, 2019.
  6. ^ Allie Gregory, "SOCAN Announces 2020 Songwriting Prize Finalists". Exclaim!, July 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Laurence-Anne lance un nouvel EP : Accident". Le Canal Auditif, August 14, 2020.
  8. ^ Steven Loftin, "On the rise: La Sécurité". The Line of Best Fit, May 9, 2024.