Jorane

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Jorane
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Background information
Birth nameJorane Pelletier
Born (1975-10-12) October 12, 1975 (age 47)
Origin Quebec, Canada
Genres cello rock, experimental
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Cello, vocals, 6-string bass, cs80, piano, bonhomme disto, pieds, classical guitar
Years active1999–present
LabelsTaca, Avalanche, Aquarius, Six Degrees Records, L-A be
Website jorane.com

Jorane Pelletier (born October 12, 1975), [1] known professionally as Jorane, is a French-Canadian singer/cellist, who performs pop and alternative music style on the cello, a typically classical instrument, while singing at the same time. [2] She has released eight full-length studio albums to date.

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Career

Jorane worked with Sarah McLachlan for her record Afterglow . In 2004, the press also reported that Jorane would appear on a Halloween special of the television series ZeD to perform a "witchy acid cello". [3] That year she released her first album in English, The You and the Now; [4] she toured across Canada as well as in the United States and Europe in support of the album. [5]

Jorane released an album of music with French lyrics, Vers à soi, in 2007. [5] In July that year she performed an improvised piece to accompany the images she was presented with on a large screen, in Montréal as part of "Montréal Terre", a sister concert of the Live Earth concerts. [6]

Jorane's 2011 album Une sorcière comme les autres included consisted of cover songs, and the arrangements included ukulele and glockenspiel. [7] The next summer she performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival. [8]

Jorane composed the film score for films including Kamataki (2005) and Louis Cyr (2013), [9] and for the play Le journal d'Anne Frank. [10] In 2019 she performed as part of the festival Santa Teresa near Montreal. [11] She received two Jutra Award nominations for Best Original Music at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007 for her work on Kamataki and A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche à Kigali), winning the award for the latter film. [12]

Discography

Awards and nominations

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References

  1. ↑ Source: Correction requested by Jorane.
  2. ↑ "Jorane: The You and the Now". Pop Matters, Tim O'Neil, July 18, 2005
  3. ↑ Alex Strachan, "Frightful Halloween behaviour," The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec: October 31, 2004, pg. B.4.
  4. ↑ Larry LeBlanc (September 25, 2004). "Jorane Delivers Now" – Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 68. ISSN   0006-2510.
  5. 1 2 "Jorane tisse un album tout en français". Ici Radio Canada, October 23, 2007
  6. ↑ La fondation SEDNA
  7. ↑ "Jorane devant Vigneault, Desjardins, Cohen et les autres". Le Devoir, Yves Bernard, January 26, 2011
  8. ↑ "Montreal International Jazz Festival 2012: Jorane at Maison Symphonique; June 30, 2012". The Gazette (Montreal), July 1, 2012
  9. ↑ "La musique de Jorane couplée à la force de Louis Cyr". La Presse , May 31, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Le journal d’Anne Frank, Jorane". Le Devoir, Geneviève Tremblay, January 30, 2015
  11. ↑ Philippe Rezzonico, "Santa Teresa : MGMT, Jorane et Hubert Lenoir au tableau d’honneur". Ici Radio Canada, May 19, 2019.
  12. ↑ Adele Weder, "Top prize for 'Congorama' at Quebec's Jutra honors". The Hollywood Reporter , February 20, 2007.
  13. 1 2 3 "Artistique 2000". Gala ADISQ Archives. Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo (ADISQ). Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Jorane (Awards and Nominations)". The JUNO Awards. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  15. ↑ Larry LeBlanc (February 12, 2000). "Morissette leads Canada's Juno nomination list". Billboard. pp. 45–. ISSN   0006-2510.
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