Louis-Jean Cormier (born May 26, 1980, in Sept-Îles, Quebec) is a Canadian indie rock singer and songwriter. Formerly associated with the band Karkwa,[1] since that band went on hiatus in 2012 he has recorded and performed as a solo artist[1] and was a judge on the second season of the television singing competition La Voix.
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| Background information | |
| Born | May 26, 1980 |
| Origin | Sept-Îles, Quebec |
| Genres | indie rock |
| Website | louisjeancormier.com |
While Cormier was with Karkwa, the band's fourth album Les Chemins de verre won the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, being the first French-language work to win the award.
His 2012 album Le Treizième étage was a longlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize,[2] and won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2013.[3] His 2015 album Les Grandes artères was a longlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.[4]
In early 2015, a group of 125 Québécois musicians and media personalities recorded a charity rendition of Cormier's single "Tout le monde en même temps" as a promotion for a public relations campaign to protect the Société Radio-Canada from funding cuts.[5]
In 2016, he appeared as a duet vocalist on "J'aurai cent ans", the debut single by singer-songwriter Beyries.[6]
In 2018, Cormier collaborated with Serge Fiori on Seul ensemble, a theatrical show comprising new rerecordings of Fiori's classic songs.[7] The show had its theatrical debut in 2019.[8]
Le Ciel est au plancher was a Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.[9]
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- ^ a b "Great Expectations; Louis-Jean Cormier reclaims his own identity with his second solo album". Montreal Gazette, March 24, 2015.
- ^ "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2013 Long List" Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, June 13, 2012.
- ^ "La première oeuvre solo de Louis-Jean Cormier est recompensee aux Junos". Canadian Press, April 20, 2013.
- ^ "Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List". Exclaim!, June 16, 2015.
- ^ "«Tout le monde en même temps»: les artistes chantent pour Radio-Canada". Huffington Post, February 16, 2015.
- ^ "J'aurai cent ans: un superbe duo de Beyries et Louis-Jean Cormier". Ici Musique, October 30, 2016.
- ^ Yan Lauzon, "Serge Fiori et Louis-Jean Cormier: la magie opère en studio". Le Journal de Montréal, December 6, 2018.
- ^ Josée Lapointe, "Les chansons d'Harmonium en HD". La Presse, March 12, 2019.
- ^ Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.
- ^ "The Weeknd Has This Week's No.1 Album". FYIMusicNews. March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Louis-Jean Cormier annonce son nouvel album : Le ciel est au plancher". Le Canal auditif, March 19, 2021.