''Pour déjouer l'ennui'' ( ''To thwart boredom'') is the tenth studio album by Canadian singer

Pierre Lapointe Pierre Lapointe (born 23 May 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows in the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a "popular singer", he has built an egocentric pe ...

, released through

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and Columbia Records France on October 18, 2019. It is the final entry in a trilogy of albums for Lapointe, and was produced by Albin de la Simone. The album was debuted in a live performance at

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on October 15. The album received two Juno Award nominations at the

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, for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year and Francophone Album of the Year.

Background

Lapointe told

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that he wanted to "recreate the concept of a campfire" and make an album that was "a bit softer, with no piano, just string instruments, some percussion—but not that much". He also called the album a "collection of lullabies for kids who have grown up". The album was also considered to be one that sounds as if it does not belong to a particular period of time.

Track listing

Charts

References

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