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Jorane

b. 1975

Canadian musician

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Born 1975. Jorane is a Canadian singer, composer, songwriter, musician and singer-songwriter.

Jorane Pelletier (born October 12, 1975), known professionally as Jorane, is a French-Canadian singer/cellist, who performs pop and alternative music style on the cello. She has released eight full-length studio albums to date.

Career

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". That year she released her first album in English, The You and the Now; she toured across Canada as well as in the United States and Europe in support of the album.

Jorane released an album of music with French lyrics, Vers à soi, in 2007.

Jorane's 2011 album Une sorcière comme les autres included consisted of cover songs, and the arrangements included ukulele and glockenspiel. The next summer she performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

Jorane composed the film score for films including Kamataki (2005) and Louis Cyr (2013), and for the play Le journal d'Anne Frank. In 2019 she performed as part of the festival Santa Teresa near Montreal. 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.

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) Interprète féminine de l'année, Trophée Félix (Gala de l'ADISQ 2000) (Nominated) Francophone Album of the Year, Vers à soi, JUNO Awards 2008 (Nominated)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jorane?

Canadian musician

When was Jorane born?

Jorane was born on 12 October 1975 in Charlesbourg.

What is Jorane's occupation?

Jorane is a singer, composer, songwriter, musician and singer-songwriter.

What nationality is Jorane?

Jorane is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jorane

· Wikidata: Q468714

· DBpedia: Jorane

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