Yoan | |
---|---|
Birth name | Yoan Garneau |
Born | Ferme-Neuve, Quebec [1] | May 10, 1995
Genres | Pop, rock, country |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 2014–present |
Website | www.yoan.mu/en |
Yoan Garneau, also known as Yoan, (born May 10, 1995) is a Canadian pop, rock and country singer from Ferme-Neuve, Quebec. [2] The winner of Season 2 of the reality television series La Voix in 2014, [3] he released his self-titled debut album in 2015. [2]
Garneau's father Sylvain is a country musician. [4] Before his original audition for La Voix, Garneau had difficulty deciding whether to audition with an original song or a cover of Billy Joe Shaver's "Live Forever", [5] deciding only at the last minute to go with the Shaver cover. [5]
His debut album Yoan, released on March 25, 2015, features duets with Isabelle Boulay, his coach on La Voix, and country singer Brett Kissel. [6] The album features material in both English and French, mixing both original compositions and covers; [4] its lead single is a cover of Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me to Do". [4]
The album debuted at #1 on Billboard 's Canadian Albums Chart for the week of April 11, 2015, [7] retaining that spot for the weeks of April 18 and April 25. In its first two months of release, the album sold approximately 90,000 copies. [4]
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certification | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|
CAN [8] | ||||
Yoan |
| 1 |
| |
Depuis longtemps |
| 11 |
Year | Association | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Canadian Country Music Association | Top Selling Canadian Album — Yoan | Won |
GrimSkunk is a rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with punk, rock, progressive and world music influences. Its style is self-described as "world punk" It is regarded as being part of the foundation of the Quebec alternative scene, having influenced many young musicians and bands.
D'eux is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her tenth French-language album. It was released by Sony Music on 30 March 1995 in Canada and on 3 April 1995 in France. It was issued in other countries in the following months. In the United States, it was released under the title The French Album. D'eux was preceded by the lead hit single, "Pour que tu m'aimes encore". The album was mainly written and produced by French singer-songwriter, Jean-Jacques Goldman. It garnered favorable reviews from music critics and became the best-selling album in France, the best-selling French-language album, and the best-selling non-English language album by a female artist of all time, with sales of over twelve million copies worldwide.
Pierre Lapointe is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows in the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a "popular singer", he has built an egocentric persona of a dandy onstage, but says he does this mostly to deflect attention from himself. His records have found critical and commercial success in Canada. His regular tours in France ensured him a growing popularity as well as critical recognition.
Ariane Moffatt is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Known for working across multiple musical genres, Moffatt's music combines elements of electronica, jazz, folk, and pop. A francophone, she is bilingual and has recorded tracks in both French and English. Her 2002 debut album Aquanaute went platinum in Quebec, earning 11 nominations at the 2003 ADISQ Awards and winning three Félix awards. She is known in Quebec for two well-received singles from Aquanaute: "La barricade" and "Dans un océan".
Marie-Mai is a Canadian singer from Montreal. She was initially known as one of the finalists of the first season of the Quebec reality show Star Académie.
Louis-Jean Cormier is a Canadian indie rock singer and songwriter. Formerly associated with the band Karkwa, since that band went on hiatus in 2012 he has recorded and performed as a solo artist and was a judge on the second season of the television singing competition La Voix.
This is a summary of the year 2015 in the Canadian music industry.
Christian de la Cortina Castaneda is a Canadian actor, film producer, writer, and director.
La Voix is the French Canadian version of The Voice. Season 2 of La Voix was broadcast from 19 January 2014 to 13 April 2014 on TVA and was hosted for a second consecutive season by Charles Lafortune. Only Marc Dupré of season 1 judges returned, whereas first season winning judge Ariane Moffatt, and other judges Jean-Pierre Ferland and Marie-Mai were replaced by Louis-Jean Cormier, Éric Lapointe and Isabelle Boulay.
Kevin Bazinet is a Canadian pop singer, who won the third season of the reality television series La Voix in 2015.
Rosa Laricchiuta is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec. She gained recognition for her contributions to the music industry. She is currently the lead singer of the female hard rock band Vixen.
Encore un soir is the twenty-sixth studio album and fifteenth French-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 26 August 2016. Encore un soir features songs produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman, Jacques Veneruso, Zaho, Silvio Lisbonne, Humberto Gatica and Scott Price. The first single from the album, also titled "Encore un soir", was released on 24 May 2016 and topped the charts in Francophone countries.
Charlotte Cardin is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has been nominated for 14 Juno Awards. In 2022, she received four awards for Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for her song "Meaningless", Pop Album of the Year and Album of the Year for her 2021 debut album Phoenix. Her second album, 99 Nights, was released in 2023.
Matt Holubowski is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Hudson, Quebec. A fluently bilingual performer of mixed Polish and Québécois descent, he writes and sings material in both English and French.
Alexe Gaudreault is a Canadian pop singer from Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec. She gained recognition in 2013 as a participant in the first season of La Voix as a member of Marc Dupré's team. She became the first independent artist in fifteen years to reach number one on the BDS chart with her 2015 song "Placebo".
Alex Burger is a Canadian country singer-songwriter, based in Quebec. He released his first EP, À m’ment donné, in 2018, followed by Sweet Montérégie in 2021.
Mélissa Ouimet is a Franco-Ontarian singer and songwriter.
Roxane Bruneau is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter from Delson, Quebec. She is most noted as the winner of the Felix Award for Female Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021.
Jeanick Fournier is a Canadian singer from Saguenay, Quebec, most noted as the winner of the second season of Canada's Got Talent.