Laurence Nerbonne (born 24 March 1985) is a Canadian pop singer and artist from Quebec based in Montreal.
Life and career Originally from Gatineau, Quebec,"A Tribe Called Red, Laurence Nerbonne win big at 2017 Juno Awards". CBC News Ottawa, 3 April 2017. Nerbonne performed with the band Hôtel Morphée before releasing XO, her debut album, in 2016."Laurence Nerbonne: Sans demi-mesure". Voir, 17 March 2016.
She won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for her album XO."Laurence Nerbonne est récompensée aux Junos". Ici Radio-Canada, 1 April 2017.
In addition to her Juno Award win, she won the 2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize in the French-language division for the song "Rêves d’été"."Le Prix de la chanson SOCAN à Laurence Nerbonne pour «Rêves d’été»". Le Journal de Montréal, 12 July 2016.
Nerbonne is also a celebrated artist, using acrylics and primarily focusing on the human face. Nerbonne states "the face carries the mark of the soul that it hides."
In 2022, her music was used in the theatrical film Niagara.Émilie Côté, "Un road trip qui part dans trop de directions". La Presse, September 15, 2022.
In 2023, Nerbonne collaborated with Mitsou on "Cowgirl", a song which contained lyrical allusions to Mitsou's 1988 hit "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy".Mélissa Pelletier, "«Bye bye / J’ai pas besoin d’un cowboy», chantent Mitsou et Laurence Nerbonne dans leur nouvelle chanson «Cowgirl»". Le Journal de Montréal, October 27, 2023.
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