Martin Léon (born April 26, 1966) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and composer from Quebec,Sarah Lévesque, "Martin Léon: Clothing the Invisible". Words & Music, September 9, 2016. most noted as a three-time winner of the Prix Jutra/Iris for Best Original Music.
Background Originally from the Saint-Roch quarter of Quebec City,"La musique, trame de fond de la vie du compositeur Martin Léon". Ici Radio-Canada Première, November 10, 2017. he studied contemporary music at the Université de Montréal, and subsequently had a seven-week apprenticeship under Ennio Morricone in 1995.Christophe Huss, "L’immortel Morricone". Le Devoir, July 7, 2020.
With Geneviève Bilodeau he formed the jazz-pop duo Ann Victor, who won CKOI-FM's L’empire des futures stars competition in 1997 and were nominated in several categories at the 21st Félix Awards in 1999 for their album Ciné-parc.
Following the band's breakup, he then released four albums as a solo artist between 2002 and 2010, as well as composing music for a number of documentary projects, before turning actively to film composition with Aurelie Laflamme's Diary (Le Journal d'Aurélie Laflamme).
Discography Ciné-parc - 1998, with Ann Victor Kiki BBQ - 2002 Le facteur vent - 2007 Moon Grill - 2009 Les Atomes - 2010
Filmography
Awards Award Year Category Work Result Ref(s) Genie Awards 2012 Best Original Score Monsieur Lazhar "2012 Genie Nominations". CBC Television, January 17, 2012. Canadian Screen Awards 2016 Best Original Song "Red and Yellow" from Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers) Chris Jancelewicz, "2016 Canadian Screen Awards nominees: ‘Rookie Blue,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Big Brother Canada’ nominated". Global News, January 19, 2016. Jutra/Iris Awards 2011 Best Original Music Aurelie Laflamme's Diary (Le Journal d'Aurélie Laflamme) "Les finalistes pour les prix Jutra". Ici Radio-Canada, February 9, 2011. 2012 Monsieur Lazhar "Monsieur Lazhar grand gagnant de la soirée des Jutra". Ici Radio-Canada, March 11, 2012. 2016 My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) Maxime Demers, "La passion d’Augustine triomphe". Le Journal de Montréal, March 20, 2016. 2017 Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes) "Duel en vue entre Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear au Gala du cinéma québécois". Ici Radio-Canada, April 5, 2017. 2021 My Salinger Year (Mon année Salinger) "La déesse des mouches à feu se distingue au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 3, 2021. 2023 You Will Remember Me (Tu te souviendras de moi) "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
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