Laurence-Anne
{{short description|Canadian pop singer from Quebec}}
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Laurence-Anne Charest Gagné is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec,Sylvain Cormier, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/556868/la-singularite-gregaire-de-laurence-anne "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, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/find-out-who-made-the-2019-polaris-music-prize-long-list-1.5182683 "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.[https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/culture/311394/laurence-anne-passe-en-finale-des-francouvertes "Laurence-Anne passe en finale des Francouvertes"]. Infodimanche, April 25, 2017. Première apparition was released independently in February 2019;Charles-Éric Blais-Poulin, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/critiques-cd/201902/27/01-5216337-laurence-anne-curieux-paysages-12.php "Laurence-Anne: curieux paysages"]. La Presse, February 27, 2019. and Laurence-Anne supported the album with a summer tour of Quebec.Valérie Thérien, [https://voir.ca/musique/2019/07/03/laurence-anne-et-ses-amis-sur-les-routes-du-quebec/ "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, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/socan_announces_2020_songwriting_prize_finalists "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, [https://lecanalauditif.ca/actualites/laurence-anne-lance-un-nouvel-ep-accident/ "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, [https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/la-securite-on-the-rise "On the rise: La Sécurité"]. The Line of Best Fit, May 9, 2024.