{{Infobox musical artist | name = Hubert Lenoir | image = Festival des Vieilles Charrues 2019 - Hubert Lenoir - 012.jpg | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Hubert Alexis Chiasson | alias = | birth_place = Quebec City, Quebec | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|8|14|mf=yes}} | origin = | instrument = Vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass | genre = {{hlist|art pop|rock|experimental}} | occupation = singer-songwriter | years_active = 2012-present | label = Simone Records Terrible Records | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|darlenedarling.com}} }} '''Hubert Lenoir''' (born August 14, 1994) is the stage name of '''Hubert Chiasson''', a French Canadian, singer, musician and actor from Quebec City, Quebec.<ref name=decouvert>[http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/05/02/decouvrez-qui-est-hubert-lenoir-lartiste-au-look-androgyne-que-vous-avez-decouvert-a-la-voix "Découvrez qui est Hubert Lenoir, l’artiste au look androgyne que vous avez découvert à «La Voix»"]. ''Le Journal de Montréal'', May 6, 2018.</ref> His debut solo album ''Darlène'' was a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.<ref name=shortlist>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/polaris_music_prize_reveals_2018_short_list "Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2018 Short List"]. ''Exclaim!'', July 17, 2018.</ref>
==Career== Originally from Quebec City,<ref name=decouvert/> Chiasson and his older brother Julien released an album in 2015 under the band name The Seasons.<ref name=exclaim>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/meet_hubert_lenoir_the_iconoclastic_young_quebecois_songwriter_behind_the_polaris_music_prize-nominated_darl_ne "Meet Hubert Lenoir, the Iconoclastic Young Quebecois Songwriter Behind the Polaris Music Prize-Nominated 'Darlène'"]. ''Exclaim!'', July 10, 2018.</ref>
''Darlène'', a concept album about a love affair between a young woman from Quebec and a suicidal American tourist, was released concurrently with a novel of the same name by Chiasson's partner, writer Noémie D. Leclerc.<ref name=exclaim/> The album incorporates glam rock, psychedelic rock and chanson influences.<ref name=exclaim/> The album did not receive wide notice at first, but broke through to wider attention when he was invited to perform the single "Fille de personne II" on the sixth season finale of ''La Voix'' in May 2018.<ref>[http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/05/12/electron-libre-et-assume "Hubert Lenoir, un électron libre et assumé qui ne laisse personne indifférent"]. ''Le Journal de Montréal'', May 12, 2018.</ref> The Polaris nomination, in turn, resulted in media attention in both English Canada and the United States, markets where francophone artists from Quebec rarely break through without adding English material to their repertoires.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2018/09/17/quebecs-hubert-lenoir-breaks-through-with-genre-bending-album-darlne.html "Quebec’s Hubert Lenoir breaks through with genre-bending album Darlène"]. ''Toronto Star'', September 17, 2018.</ref>
He won three Prix Félix at the Gala de l'ADISQ in 2018, for Album of the Year (''Darlène''), Single of the Year ("Fille de personne II") and New Artist of the Year.<ref>[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/10/28/en-direct-les-gagnants-du-40e-gala-de-ladisq "ADISQ: les jeunes font la loi, Hubert Lenoir remporte trois Félix"]. ''Le Journal de Montréal'', October 28, 2018.</ref>
At the Juno Awards of 2019, ''Darlène'' received three nominations, for Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year and Francophone Album of the Year.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/shawn-mendes-and-the-weeknd-lead-the-2019-juno-nominations-1.4992669 "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations"]. CBC Music, January 29, 2019.</ref>
He had his first acting role in Jesse Noah Klein's 2021 film ''Like a House on Fire''.<ref>Jared Mobarak, [https://thefilmstage.com/tiff-review-like-a-house-on-fire-is-a-nuanced-emotional-story-of-a-family-reconnecting/ "TIFF Review: Like a House on Fire is a Nuanced, Emotional Story of a Family Reconnecting"]. ''The Film Stage'', September 22, 2020.</ref>
In 2022 he won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize for his song "Secret".<ref name=steinwall>Allie Gregory, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/emily_steinwall_and_hubert_lenoir_win_2022_socan_songwriting_prize "Emily Steinwall and Hubert Lenoir Win 2022 SOCAN Songwriting Prize"]. ''Exclaim!'', June 15, 2022.</ref>
His 2021 album ''PICTURA DE IPSE: Musique directe'' was a Juno nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/here-are-all-the-2023-juno-nominees-1.6724343 "Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees"]. CBC Music, January 31, 2023.</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== *2018: ''Darlène'' *2021: ''PICTURA DE IPSE: Musique directe''
===Singles=== *2018: "Fille de personne II" *2018: "Recommencer" *2019: "hunny bunny (feat. Kirin J Callinan)" *2021: "uber lenoir, c'est confirmé" *2021: "SECRET" *2021: "DIMANCHE SOIR" *2021: "OCTEMBRE (feat. Bonnie Banane)<nowiki>''</nowiki>
== Awards and nominations == * Winner « Révélation of the Year », Gala ADISQ (2018) * Winner« Album of the Year - Pop » for the album ''Darlène'', Gala ADISQ (2018) * Winner « Song of the Year » for the song ''Fille de personne II'', Gala ADISQ (2018) * Winner « Album of the Year - Critics Choice » for the ''Darlène'', Gala ADISQ (2018) * Nomination « Male Artist of the Year », Gala ADISQ (2018) * Nomination « Composer of the Year » for the album ''Darlène'', Gala ADISQ (2018) * Nomination « Producer of the Year » for the album ''Darlène'', Gala ADISQ (2018) * «Révélation» Prize, SOCAN Gala (2018) * Eval-Maginat Prize for emerging talent, SPACQ Gala (2018) * Finalist for the Polaris Music Prize ''Darlène'' (2018) * Winner « Prix Espoir FEQ »,<ref>[https://www.feq.ca/FEQ/Les-laureats-du-FEQ « Les lauréats du FEQ »], ''Festival d'été de Québec'', Québec, 12 février 2019.</ref> Festival d’été de Québec (2018) * Winner « Prix Félix-Leclerc de la Chanson », Fondation Félix-Leclerc (2018) * Nomination « Best Low Budget » for song A REQUEST TO KANYE WEST, Berlin Music Video Awards (2019)
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