Ariane Moffatt
Encyclopedia
Ariane Moffatt is a Canadian francophone
singer-songwriter
based in Quebec
. She has won Félix
and Juno Award
s and has performed and collaborated with many artists such as Daniel Bélanger
and Marc Déry
.
. The album was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association
in April 2005. The album became available in Europe under the EMI/Virgin label in October 2005. In 2003, the album won three of eleven nominations for ADISQ
's Felix Awards: Revelation of the Year, Pop-Rock Album of the Year, and Record Producer of the Year (with co-producers Francis Collard and Joseph Marchand).
Moffatt's first music DVD, Ariane Moffatt à la Station C, was produced in May 2005, and received a 2006 Juno Award
nomination for Music DVD of the Year. Later in 2005, her second album, Le cœur dans la tête, was released. 2008's album Tous les sens won a 2009 Juno Award
for Francophone Album of the Year
.
She contributed vocals to the song "Sweet Light" on Tales from the City
, the second album from Mobile
in 2008.
Moffatt's album Trauma has now reached gold status in Canada.
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
based in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. She has won Félix
Félix Award
The Félix Award is a music award, given on an annual basis to artists in the Canadian province of Quebec.The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979, by the Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois...
and Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
s and has performed and collaborated with many artists such as Daniel Bélanger
Daniel Bélanger
Daniel Bélanger is a musician/singer/songwriter. He is considered one of the best Québécois songwriters and singers to emerge in the past 15 years...
and Marc Déry
Marc Déry
Marc Déry in Mascouche, Québec. He is a French Canadian singer and guitarist who was part of the band Zébulon. As of 1998 Déry began a solo career and has released three albums...
.
Career
She released her debut album, Aquanaute, in 2002 on the Audiogram labelAudiogram (label)
Audiogram is an independent record label founded in Quebec in the 1980s. The label represents performers who have contributed to and have marked Quebec's cultural scene. In the 1990s, Audiogram became home to many of the top local French artists and in 1993 expanded into the English-speaking...
. The album was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association
Canadian Recording Industry Association
Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada...
in April 2005. The album became available in Europe under the EMI/Virgin label in October 2005. In 2003, the album won three of eleven nominations for ADISQ
ADISQ
The ADISQ is a nonprofit organization with the mission to help the music industry in Quebec. It was created in 1978....
's Felix Awards: Revelation of the Year, Pop-Rock Album of the Year, and Record Producer of the Year (with co-producers Francis Collard and Joseph Marchand).
Moffatt's first music DVD, Ariane Moffatt à la Station C, was produced in May 2005, and received a 2006 Juno Award
Juno Awards of 2006
The Juno Awards of 2006 were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the weekend of 31 March to 2 April 2006. These ceremonies honour music industry achievements in Canada during the previous year....
nomination for Music DVD of the Year. Later in 2005, her second album, Le cœur dans la tête, was released. 2008's album Tous les sens won a 2009 Juno Award
Juno Awards of 2009
The Juno Awards of 2009 honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2007 and in most of 2008. These ceremonies were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during the weekend ending 29 March 2009....
for Francophone Album of the Year
Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year
The Juno Award for "Francophone Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1992, as recognition each year for the best Francophone album in Canada.-Best Selling Francophone Album :*1992 - Luc de Larochellière, Sauvez mon âme...
.
She contributed vocals to the song "Sweet Light" on Tales from the City
Tales from the City
Tales from the City is the second studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Mobile. It was released on October 7, 2008, in Canada . The debut single from the album, "The Killer", was released on July 1, 2008....
, the second album from Mobile
Mobile (band)
Mobile were a Canadian Alternative Rock band from Montreal initially composed of Mathieu Joly , Christian Brais , Pierre-Marc Hamelin , Dominic Viola and Frank Williamson . Their debut album, Tomorrow Starts Today, was released in 2006. The band was nominated for two Juno Awards in 2007 and went...
in 2008.
Moffatt's album Trauma has now reached gold status in Canada.
Discography
- 2002: Aquanaute
- 2005: À la Station C
- November 2005: Le cœur dans la tête
- 22 April 2008: Tous les sens
- 2009: Tous les sens remix
- 2010: TRAUMA_SERIE TV
Videography
- 2002: "Point de mire"
- 2003: "La Barricade"
- 2003: "Poussière d'ange"
- 2004: "Fracture du crâne"
- 2005: "Hasard"
- 2005: À la station C (DVD)
- 2006: "Montréal"
- 2008: "Réverbère"
- 2009: "Jeudi, 17 mai"
- 2009: "Je veux tout"