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Les Louanges is a Canadian indie pop act from
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 ...
, that consists of Vincent Roberge. His debut album, ''La nuit est une panthère'', was a shortlisted nominee for the
2019 Polaris Music Prize The 2019 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 16, 2019.
, and won the
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for Francophone Album of the Year at the
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. Originally from Lévis, Roberge released his first EP ''Le Mercure'' in 2016."«La nuit est une panthère»: tout est de la chanson"
''
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'', September 21, 2018.
He participated in 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 ...
competition in 2017, finishing as a top three finalist behind winner Lydia Képinski. ''La nuit est une panthère'' was released in 2018. In addition to his Polaris Prize nomination, he 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 the French division for his song "Tercel". He won the Prix Félix-Leclerc at the 2019 edition of Les Francos de Montréal, and the Prix Espoir FEQ at the
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, and the single "Attends-moi pas" was shortlisted for the 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize. He composed music for
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's 2019 film '' Young Juliette (Jeune Juliette)''. His 2022 album ''Crash'' was a Juno nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the
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, January 31, 2023.


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