Laurence-Anne Charest Gagné is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec, whose debut album ''Première apparition'' was a longlisted nominee for the

2019 Polaris Music Prize The 2019 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 16, 2019.

. Originally from Saint-Pascal in the Kamouraska RCM of

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Gagné was a finalist in the 2017 edition of the

Francouvertes Francouvertes is an annual music festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which spotlights emerging francophone musical artists from Quebec. At the end of each year's festival, three finalists are named, following which a jury presents an award of $1 ...

music competition. ''Première apparition'' was released independently in February 2019; and Laurence-Anne supported the album with a summer tour of Quebec. In addition to her Polaris nomination, she received a

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 ...

nomination in 2020 for the song "Instant zéro".Allie Gregory
"SOCAN Announces 2020 Songwriting Prize Finalists"
''

Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...

'', July 16, 2020. She subsequently signed to

Bonsound Bonsound is a music company founded in 2004 and based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bonsound is an artist management company, a record label, a booking agency, a concert promoter and a promotion & publicity agency. Bonsound also operate two subsidia ...

, which released her follow-up EP ''Accident'' in August 2020.Louis-Philippe Labrèche
"Laurence-Anne lance un nouvel EP : Accident"
''Le Canal Auditif'', August 14, 2020.

Discography

*2019 - ''Première Apparition'' ( Duprince) *2020 - ''Accident'' ( Ep) (

) *2021 - ''Musivision'' (Bonsound)

References

Canadian women pop singers French-language singers of Canada French Quebecers Singers from Quebec People from Bas-Saint-Laurent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-singer-stub