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