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Philémon Cimon

Philémon Cimon

Canadian singer-songwriter

Philémon Cimon is the stage name of Philémon Bergeron-Langlois, a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.[1] He is most noted as a two-time SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee, receiving nominations in 2014 for his own song "Soleil blanc"[2] and in 2019 for "Ça va ça va", which was performed by Lou-Adriane Cassidy.[3]

He released his first two recordings, the mini-album EP 2008 (2008) and the full-length album Les Sessions cubaines (2010), under the name Philémon Chante.[4] His first album as Philémon Cimon, L'Été, was released in 2014 and included "Soleil blanc".[5] He released Les femmes comme des montagnes the following year,[6] followed by the four-song EP Psychanalysez-vous avec Philémon Cimon in 2016.[7]

Pays, his fourth full-length album, was released in 2019.[8] The album, inspired by his childhood experiences visiting his grandmother in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, was recorded to four-track tape in the church at Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, and he cited Pierre Perrault's documentary film Pour la suite du monde as a key influence on the songwriting.[9]

He released the EP Philédouche in 2020.[10]

Discography

  • EP 2008 (2008)
  • Les Sessions cubaines (2010)
  • L'Été (2014)
  • Les femmes comme des montagnes (2015)
  • Psychanalysez-vous avec Philémon Cimon (2016)
  • Pays (2019)
  • Philédouche (2020)
  • L'Amour (2021)

References

  1. [1]
    Josée Lapointe, "Le pays intime de Philémon Cimon". La Presse, May 21, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Prix de la chanson: la SOCAN dévoile les finalistes". La Presse, June 3, 2014.
  3. [3]
    Marie-Ève Lambert, "Ça va pour Lou-Adriane Cassidy". La Voix de l'Est, July 23, 2018.
  4. [4]
    Olivier Lalande, "Philémon chante: Les Sessions cubaines". Voir, May 27, 2010.
  5. [5]
    Ariane Cipriani, "Philémon Cimon: l'été en plein coeur de l'hiver". Ici Musique, May 22, 2014.
  6. [6]
    Marie-Hélène Poitras, "Philémon Cimon: Moving Mountains"[permanent dead link]. Words and Music, October 15, 2015.
  7. [7]
    Abigail Aïnouz, "Interview de Philemon Cimon, monsieur Bovary de la pop québecoise". Les Inrockuptibles, February 25, 2016.
  8. [8]
    Gabriel Beauchemin, "L’album «Pays» de Philémon Cimon: retour aux sources". Le Journal de Montréal, May 26, 2019.
  9. [9]
    Philippe Renaud, "Philémon Cimon’s unnamed country". Words and Music, May 30, 2019.
  10. [10]
    Léa Martin, "Philémon Cimon: quand l’amour rime trop souvent avec violence". Le Soleil, May 31, 2020.
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