Kaïn is a

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group from

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, Quebec, Canada."Kaïn : Pop culture"
''Voir''. Francis Hébert 24 January 2008 The group of four is made up of Steve Veilleux (vocals, electric and acoustic guitar), Yannick Blanchette (drums and vocals), Patrick Lemieux (electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica and vocals) and Éric Maheu (bass guitar). Their style is a blend of rock and roll with Quebec folk music.

History

The group formed in 1999. The founding members were Veilleux, Planchette, Lemieux and guitarist Pascal Tessier."Kaïn fête ses dix ans"
''La Presse'', 07 novembre 2012. Marie-Josée Montminy. They first signed a contract with Les Disques Passeport in 2003. They released their first album, ''Pop Culture'', in 2004 from the recording company Les Disques Passeport, a small company in

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, Quebec. The band's second album, ''Nulle part ailleurs'', was released in 2005."Kaïn : Bêtes de scène"
''Voir'', Karine Gélinas 2 February 2006 Tessier left the band at about this time and bassist Éric Maheu joined. The album spent over 100 weeks in the top twenty in the francophone top 100 chart. After the band's fourth album, ''Le Vrai Monde'', was released in 2011, the band went on a tour of festivals and theatres.

Members

Veilleux, whose father played the accordion and the violin, himself started playing guitar and writing music at a young age. Blanchette also came from a family of musicians; he had in 1990 co-founded the metal music band Subversion. Lemieux studied blues and rock music at

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in Drummondville. Maheu, formerly of the band

La Chicane La Chicane is a Canadian francophone rock band based in Val-d'Or, Quebec. Their sound is described as "jazz-rock" or "lounge rock". History La Chicane was formed in 1993 in Val-d'Or, Quebec by Boom Desjardins, Alain Villeneuve, Suzanne Dufour, ...

, started with a solo career, and recorded commercials for Burger King.

Discography

Studio albums

*2004: ''Pop Culture'' *2005: ''Nulle part ailleurs'' *2007: ''Les saisons s'tassent'' No. 3 CAN *2011: ''Le vrai monde'' No. 7 CAN *2013: ''Pleurer pour rire'' No. 15 CAN *2017: ''Welcome bonheur'' No. 22 CAN *2019: ''Je viens d'ici'' - 20 years anniversary album - Label; Disques Musicor - Released; Octobre 4, 2019 *2023: ''EL GRANDE TORPEDO''

DVDs

*2006: On Dormira Demain

Singles

*2003: "Parle-moi d'toi" *2004: "Comme une étoile" *2004: "Autour de l'ombre" *2005: "Embarque ma belle" *2006: "Adam et Ève" *2006: "Comme dans le temps" *2006: "Mexico" *2007: "L'amour du jour" *2008: "On dormira demain" *2008: "La maison est grande"

Other contributions

*2008: '' Groupes de Pamplemousse'' - "Comme un cave"

Awards

*Best group at the 2006

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awards. *Received two

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awards in 2006 for the songs "Mexico" and "Comme dans le Temps" in the category of most played.

References

External links

Kaïn
Official site (French)
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(French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kain Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups from Quebec Canadian folk rock groups