Louis-Jean Cormier (born May 26, 1980, in Sept-Îles,

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) is a Canadian

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singer and songwriter. Formerly associated with the band

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,"Great Expectations; Louis-Jean Cormier reclaims his own identity with his second solo album". ''

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'', March 24, 2015. 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 ''

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''. While Cormier was with Karkwa, the band's fourth album ''

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'' won the

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,"Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2013 Long List"
. ''

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'', June 13, 2012. and won the

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for Francophone Album of the Year at the

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. His 2015 album ''Les Grandes artères'' was a longlisted nominee for the

2015 Polaris Music Prize The 2015 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2015 at The Carlu event theatre in Toronto, Ontario.

."Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List"
''

'', June 16, 2015. In early 2015, a group of 125 Québécois musicians and media personalities recorded a charity rendition of Cormier's single "Tout le monde en même temps" as a promotion for a public relations campaign to protect the

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from funding cuts. In 2016, he appeared as a duet vocalist on "J'aurai cent ans", the debut single by singer-songwriter Beyries. In 2018, Cormier collaborated with

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on ''Seul ensemble'', a theatrical show comprising new rerecordings of Fiori's classic songs. The show had its theatrical debut in 2019. ''Le Ciel est au plancher'' was a Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the

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Personal life

He has been in a relationship with broadcaster Rebecca Makonnen since the late 2010s. They keep their relationship relatively private, although she was the inspiration for some of the songs on his 2020 album ''Quand la nuit tombe''. He was previously married to Krista Simoneau, a music manager and agent with whom he still has an active professional relationship despite the end of their marriage.

Discography

*''Le Treizième étage'' (2012) *''Les Grandes artères'' (2015) *''Quand la nuit tombe'' (2020) (debuted at No. 24 in Canada) *''Le ciel est au plancher'' (2021)Louis-Philippe Labrèche
"Louis-Jean Cormier annonce son nouvel album : Le ciel est au plancher"
''Le Canal auditif'', March 19, 2021.

References

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