Les Hay Babies | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
Genres | Indie folk [1] |
Years active | 2011–present [1] |
Labels | Simone Records |
Members | Julie Aubé Katrine Noël Vivianne Roy |
Website |
leshaybabies |
Les Hay Babies is an indie folk trio from New Brunswick, Canada. Its members—Julie Aubé ( banjo), ( guitar), Katrine Noël ( ukulele), ( bass) and Vivianne Roy ( guitar)—each grew up in a small Acadian village. [1] The group has seen success in Canada and in Europe. Their accolades include a Canadian Folk Music Award and four East Coast Music Awards.
The members first met while performing as solo artists at "Accros de la chanson", a music competition sponsored by the province of New Brunswick. [1] In 2009 and 2010, each member was a prize winner. [2]
The trio met again at another music contest, "le Gala de la chanson de Caraquet", and in November 2011, Les Hay Babies formed. [1]
At the East Coast Music Awards in Moncton in 2012, Les Hay Babies surprised guests by performing in elevators. [1]
Les Hay Babies began performing in The Maritimes and Québec. [2] After performing at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in France, they were described as "an instant hit in Europe", [1] which led to three continental tours where they performed in Switzerland, Germany, France and Belgium. [1]
In May 2013, Les Hay Babies won the Francouvertes. [2] In 2014 they performed in the Francophone Festival at Harbourfront in Toronto. [3]
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Francouvertes | Themselves | Won | ||
2014 | East Coast Music Awards | Francophone Recording | Le Folio | Won | [6] |
Group Recording | Nominated | ||||
Félix Award | Révélation de l'année | Themselves | Nominated | [7] | |
Record Producer | François Lafontaine (Mon Homesick Heart) | Nominated | |||
Folk Album | Mon Homesick Heart | Nominated | |||
Canadian Folk Music Awards | French Songwriter | Won | [8] | ||
2015 | East Coast Music Awards | Folk Recording | Nominated | [9] | |
Francophone Recording | Won | ||||
SOCAN Songwriting Prize | Francophone | "Néguac and Back" [a] | Nominated | ||
2017 | Canadian Folk Music Awards | French Songwriter | La 4ième dimension (version longue) | Nominated | [10] |
Félix Awards | Alternative Album | Nominated | [11] | ||
2020 | Félix Awards | Interpretive Album | Viens avec moi (Live) [b] | Nominated | [12] |
Folk Album | Boîte aux lettres | Nominated | |||
Critics Choice Album | Nominated | ||||
2021 | East Coast Music Awards | Group Recording | Won | [13] | |
Francophone Recording | Won |