Jorane

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Jorane

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.[2] She has released eight full-length studio albums to date.

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Jorane in 2007
Background information
Birth nameJorane Pelletier
Born (1975-10-12) October 12, 1975 (age 49)
OriginQuebec, Canada
GenresCello rock, experimental rock
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
SpouseÉloi Painchaud
Websitejorane.com
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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

  • Vent fou (1999)
  • 16mm (2000)
  • Live au Spectrum (2002)
  • Evapore (2003)
  • The You and the Now (2004)
  • Canvas or Canvass (internet project) (2007)
  • Vers à soi (2007)
  • Dix (2008)
  • Une sorcière comme les autres (2011)
  • L'Instant aimé (2012)
  • Mélopée (2014)
  • Hemenetset Pt.1 – EP (2019)

Awards and nominations

  • Album de l'année – Rock, Vent fou, Trophée Félix (Gala de l'ADISQ 2000) (Nominated)[13]
  • Interprète féminine de l'année, Trophée Félix (Gala de l'ADISQ 2000) (Nominated)[13]
  • Révélation de l'année, Trophée Félix (Gala de l'ADISQ 2000) (Nominated)[13]
  • Best New Solo Artist, JUNO Awards 2000 (Nominated)[14][15]
  • Francophone Album of the Year, Vers à soi, JUNO Awards 2008 (Nominated)[14]

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