Nuance was a Canadian rock band from Gatineau, Quebec, best known for their hit single "Vivre dans la nuit".[1]
Nuance | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | pop rock |
| Years active | 1975-aft. 1988 |
| Past members | Sandra Dorion Denis Lalonde Mario Dubé Mario Laniel Daniel King |
History edit
Formed in 1975 by guitarist Denis Lalonde, keyboardist Mario Dubé, bassist Mario Laniel and drummer Daniel King,[2] the band began achieving wider success after singer Sandra Dorion joined in 1983.[2] They had their first significant hit with "Amour sans romance" in 1985, and "Vivre dans la nuit", their most successful single, was its followup.[2][3] Both singles were featured on the album Vivre dans la nuit (1986).[2]
The band received two Juno Award nominations at the Juno Awards of 1987, for Most Promising Group and Single of the Year for "Vivre dans la nuit".[4] They also won two Prix Félix in the same era, for Discovery of the Year in 1986[5][6] and Best-Selling Single of the Year for "Vivre dans la nuit" in 1987.[2]
They followed up with À suivre, an album of covers of Quebec pop and rock classics by Offenbach, Beau Dommage, Robert Charlebois, Michel Pagliaro and Serge Fiori, in 1987.[2] The album was credited to Nuance & Sandra.[2] Their third and final album, Journal intime, was released in 1988.[2]
Following the band's breakup, Luc Plamondon solicited Dorion to appear in a production of Starmania, and Cirque du Soleil invited her to sing the theme song for Alegría, although she refused both offers.[7] She released her debut solo album, Telle quelle, in 2011.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Nuance band just ordinary folks - with extraordinary success". Montreal Gazette, April 25, 1987.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Nuance at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ "«J’ai dit non à Starmania et Alegria»". Journal de Montreal, Raphaël Gendron-Martin, 10 June 2017
- ^ "The 1987 Juno Award nominees". Toronto Star, October 30, 1987.
- ^ "4 Felixes Go to St. Clair". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 15 November 1986. p. 78. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Le Group Nuance à Mathieu-Martin". L Front, March 30, 1987. page 8 by Andrée Laurier
- ^ a b "Sandra Dorion ne vit plus «dans la nuit»". La Presse, November 24, 2011.