Dear Criminals are a

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electronic music group from

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, consisting of Frannie Holder, Vincent Legault and Charles Lavoie. They are most noted as the winners of the

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for Best Original Music at the

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in 2017 for their work on the 2016 film ''

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''. Holder and Legault formed the band as a side project from their work as members of Random Recipe, initially to work on composing music for film, theatre and dance projects."Jazz festival: Dear Criminals evolves well beyond side project"
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'', June 30, 2014. Lavoie, formerly of Lack of Sleep and Betalovers, joined as a second vocalist alongside Holder. They have described their sound as a mixture of "electro-porn" and "haunted folk". Around the same time as ''Nelly'', they also composed music for the television series ''Fatale-Station'', as well as for stage shows. In addition to their composing work, the band have released a number of albums and

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, beginning with ''Weapons'' in 2013, and have performed live concerts in collaboration with orchestras and choirs. The band members have also done composing work as individuals outside of the band. Holder's credits include the films ''

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'', ''

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(Noémit dit oui)'', '' North of Albany (Au nord d'Albany)'' and '' 7 Beats per Minute'', while Lavoie received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Original Music at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2024 for the film ''

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''.Éric Lavallée
"Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms"
''Ioncinema'', October 9, 2024.

Discography

*''Weapons'' - 2013 *''Crave'' - 2014 *''WOMAN'' - 2014 *''Strip'' - 2015 *''Another Picture'' - 2016 *''Live (avec le Choeur JFP)'' - 2016 *''

'' - 2017 *''Fatale'' - 2017 *''Lullaby'' - 2018 *''Live avec orchestre de chambre'' - 2020

References

External links

*{{official, https://www.dearcriminals.com/ Canadian electronic music groups Musical groups from Montreal