Laurence-Anne Charest Gagné is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec,Sylvain Cormier, "La singularité grégaire de Laurence-Anne". Le Devoir, June 17, 2020. whose debut album Première apparition was a longlisted nominee for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.Holly Gordon, "Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 20, 2019.
Originally from Saint-Pascal in the Kamouraska RCM of Quebec, Gagné was a finalist in the 2017 edition of the Francouvertes music competition."Laurence-Anne passe en finale des Francouvertes". Infodimanche, April 25, 2017. Première apparition was released independently in February 2019;Charles-Éric Blais-Poulin, "Laurence-Anne: curieux paysages". La Presse, February 27, 2019. and Laurence-Anne supported the album with a summer tour of Quebec.Valérie Thérien, "Laurence-Anne et ses amis sur les routes du Québec". Voir, July 3, 2019. In addition to her Polaris nomination, she received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2020 for the song "Instant zéro".Allie Gregory, "SOCAN Announces 2020 Songwriting Prize Finalists". Exclaim!, July 16, 2020.
She subsequently signed to Bonsound, which released her follow-up EP Accident in August 2020.Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Laurence-Anne lance un nouvel EP : Accident". Le Canal Auditif, August 14, 2020.
In addition to her solo career, she also performs as a member of the dance-punk band La Sécurité.Steven Loftin, "On the rise: La Sécurité". The Line of Best Fit, May 9, 2024.
Discography 2019 - Première Apparition (Duprince) 2020 - Accident (Ep) (Bonsound) 2021 - Musivision (Bonsound)
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