Lenni-Kim Lalande (born September 8, 2001) is a Canadian singer.

Biography

Early life

Lenni-Kim Lalande was born on September 8, 2001, in

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, Canada. He is the only son of Guy Lalande and Myriam Landry. From an early age, he imitated the singers he saw on television. At age eight, Lenni-Kim entered an

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and then began to shoot advertisements and films in

Career

In 2015, Lenni-Kim Lalande became known by participating in the second season of

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'', where he chose French singer

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as coach, but was eliminated from the battles. He then posted on the Internet several cover songs, including " Something Big" by

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and " Love Me Like You Do" by

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in duet with Phoebe Koyabe. To mark

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, he launched the song "Pourquoi tout perdre", with a clip directed by

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and starring several actors including Marianne Verville,

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, Michaël Girard and Marc-François Blondi. In 2017, he signed a contract with

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, which produced his album ''Les autres'', released in June 2017. His clips, ''Yolo'' and ''Don't Stop'' have reached thirty-eight million views together, ''Don't Stop'' having recently reached twenty-four million views and ''Yolo'' reached fourteen million views. He sang in duet with French singer

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the French credits of the second season of the series '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir''. Lenni-Kim

In the autumn of 2017 he participated in the eighth season of the French TV show '' Danse avec les stars'' on

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, and finished second in the competition. Being sixteen years old at the time, he is the youngest candidate in the history of the show, all seasons combined. He was nominated for the

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in the ''Francophone Breakthrough of the Year'' category. He participated in the '' Génération Enfoirés'' album (released on December 1, 2017) and at the '' Enfoirés Kids'' concert, recorded on November 19, 2017, and broadcast on December 1, 2017. On February 16, 2018, he released a new clip for his song "Juste toi et moi", which reached six million views on YouTube In 2018, he starred in five episodes of the French TV series ''

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'' on

, playing the role of Zac, a

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for the Moreno twins. On September 1, 2018, he participated in the French program Fort Boyard, presented by

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, alongside singer Tal, journalist Isabelle Morini-Bosc, presenter Guillaume Pley, actress Isabelle Vitari and comedian Jeanfi Janssens, for the French association ''Asperger Amitié.'' On July 13, 2019, he participated for the second time in the French program Fort Boyard, for the association Les Bonnes Fées, alongside the Miss France 2019

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, the general manager of the Society

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, the actress and humorist

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, singer

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and columnist Pierre-Jean Chalençon. On May 24, 2019, he released the lead single ''Minuit'', which reached 7,6 Million views on YouTube, for his first EP ''18'', which was released on September 13, 2019. The second single, ''18-Unplugged'' was released on September 8, 2019, Lenni Kim’s 18th birthday. He organized a series of tours in 2018–2019, in France, Belgium, Switzerland,

(Canada) and Russia. On March 5, 2020, he released his single called ''BAD BUZZ'' which was originally for his second album which was scrapped due to the pandemic. In 2021 he released his single ''mélancolie'' and a Symphonic version for it as well, both videoclips together reached over a million views on YouTube. Lenni Kim is planning to release a second EP in 2023 which will include 6 new songs.

Discography

Album

*2017: ''Les autres'' (

)

EP

*2019: ''18'' (

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)

Singles

*2015: ''Pourquoi tout perdre'' *2017: ''Don't Stop'' *2017: ''Yolo'' *2017: ''Maylin'' *2017: ''Miraculous'', with

*2018: ''Juste toi et moi'' *2018: ''Still Waiting For You'' *2019: ''Minuit'' *2019: ''18 - Unplugged'' *2019: ''Ce mur qui nous sépare'', with

*2020: ''Bad Buzz'' *2021: ''mélancolie'' *2021: ''mélancolie (Symphonique)''

Tour

*2018-2019: ''LK'' Tournée

Filmography

Short film

*2015: ''Pourquoi tout perdre'', by

: the boy

Movie

*2016: (Le Pacte des anges)'', by Richard Angers: William *2022: ''

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'', by Sarah Watts & Mark Slutsky: Simon *2022: ''Snow Day: The Musical'': Dancer (Paramount+)

TV series

*2013: ', on

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: young Martin Matte *2015-2016: ', on

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: Jérôme *2018: ''

(Demain nous appartient)'', on

: Zac,

for the Moreno twins *2020: ', on

(season 7, episodes 1- 2): Lucas *2021: ''

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'', on

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(1 episode): Hunter Cool Kid #1 *2022: '' Transplant'', on CTV (season 2, episode 1): Lucas *2023: ''

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'' (season 1, episode 5): Zander

TV shows

*2015: ''

'' (season 2), on

: candidate *2017: '' Danse avec les stars'' (

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), on

: candidate *2017: ''Enfoirés Kids'' concert, on

: participating singer *2018: '' Fort Boyard'', on

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: candidate *2018: ''Vendredi tout est permis avec Arthur'', on

: guest *2018: ''Baby-sitter : star incognito'', on

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*2019: '' Fort Boyard'', on

: candidate *2019: '' Danse avec les stars'' ( season 10), on

: guest

Web shows

*2022 : ''Lou et Sophie'' (Season 1): Will *2022 : ''Detox'' (Season 1, Episode 6): James

Clips

*2014 : ''Aimer les monstres'', Émile Proux-Cloutier *2015: ''Pourquoi tout perdre'' *2015: '' All I Want for Christmas Is You'', cover of

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's song *2017: ''Don't Stop'' *2017: ''Yolo'' *2017: ''Miraculous'', with

*2018: ''Juste toi et moi'' *2019: ''Minuit'' *2019: ''Ce mur qui nous sépare'', with

*2020: ''Bad Buzz'' *2021: ''mélancolie'' *2021: ''mélancolie - Symphonic Version''

Nominations

* 2017:

: Francophone Breakthrough of the Year. * 2019:

: Francophone Breakthrough of the Year. * 2019: Olympia Awards: Music Breakthrough of the Year.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lenni-Kim 2001 births Living people Canadian child singers Canadian contemporary R&B singers Canadian Internet celebrities Canadian pop singers Child pop musicians Danse avec les stars French-language singers of Canada Pop rock singers Quebecers of French descent Singers from Montreal 21st-century Canadian male singers