Hubert Lenoir (born August 14, 1994) is the stage name of Hubert Chiasson, a

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, singer, musician and actor from

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."Découvrez qui est Hubert Lenoir, l’artiste au look androgyne que vous avez découvert à «La Voix»"
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'', May 6, 2018. His debut solo album ''Darlène'' was a shortlisted finalist for the

2018 Polaris Music Prize The 2018 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 17, 2018.

."Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2018 Short List"
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'', July 17, 2018.

Career

Originally from

, Chiasson and his older brother Julien released an album in 2015 under the band name The Seasons."Meet Hubert Lenoir, the Iconoclastic Young Quebecois Songwriter Behind the Polaris Music Prize-Nominated 'Darlène'"
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'', July 10, 2018. ''Darlène'', a concept album about a love affair between a young woman from Quebec and a suicidal American tourist, was released concurrently with a novel of the same name by Chiasson's partner, writer Noémie D. Leclerc. The album incorporates

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and

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influences. The album did not receive wide notice at first, but broke through to wider attention when he was invited to perform the single "Fille de personne II" on the sixth season finale of ''

La Voix ''La Voix'' is a francophone Canadian reality talent show as part of the international television series franchise ''The Voice'', based on the original Dutch version of the program created by John de Mol. The series is part of ''The Voice' ...

'' in May 2018. The Polaris nomination, in turn, resulted in media attention in both English Canada and the United States, markets where francophone artists from Quebec rarely break through without adding English material to their repertoires. He won three

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at the Gala de l'ADISQ in 2018, for Album of the Year (''Darlène''), Single of the Year ("Fille de personne II") and New Artist of the Year. At the

Juno Awards of 2019 The Juno Awards of 2019, honouring Canadian music achievements, were presented in London, Ontario during the weekend of 16–17 March 2019. The primary telecast ceremonies were held at Budweiser Gardens, preceded by numerous Juno Week events from ...

, ''Darlène'' received three nominations, for

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, Pop Album of the Year and Francophone Album of the Year. He had his first acting role in Jesse Noah Klein's 2021 film ''

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''. In 2022 he won the

SOCAN Songwriting Prize The SOCAN Songwriting Prize, formerly known as the ECHO Songwriting Prize, is an annual competition recognizing the best in Canadian emerging music, both anglophone and francophone. Established in 2006, the competition was designed to recognize som ...

for his song "Secret".Allie Gregory
"Emily Steinwall and Hubert Lenoir Win 2022 SOCAN Songwriting Prize"
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'', June 15, 2022. His 2021 album ''PICTURA DE IPSE: Musique directe'' was a Juno nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the

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Awards and nominations

* Winner « Révélation of the Year », Gala

ADISQ ADISQ (french: Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video; eng, Québec Association for the Recording, Concert and Video Industries, link=yes) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the indepen ...

(2018) * Winner« Album of the Year - Pop » for the album ''Darlène'', Gala ADISQ (2018) * Winner « Song of the Year » for the song ''Fille de personne II'', Gala ADISQ (2018) * Winner « Album of the Year - Critics Choice » for the ''Darlène'', Gala ADISQ (2018) * Nomination « Male Artist of the Year », Gala ADISQ (2018) * Nomination « Composer of the Year » for the album ''Darlène'', Gala ADISQ (2018) * Nomination « Producer of the Year » for the album ''Darlène'', Gala ADISQ (2018) * «Révélation» Prize, SOCAN Gala (2018) * Eval-Maginat Prize for emerging talent, SPACQ Gala (2018) * Finalist for the

Polaris Music Prize The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label. The award was established in 2006 with a $20,000 cash prize; the prize was incr ...

''Darlène'' (2018) * Winner « Prix Espoir FEQ »,« Les lauréats du FEQ »
''Festival d'été de Québec'', Québec, 12 février 2019. Festival d’été de Québec (2018) * Winner « Prix Félix-Leclerc de la Chanson », Fondation Félix-Leclerc (2018)

References

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