Laurence-Anne Charest Gagné is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec,[1] whose debut album Première apparition was a longlisted nominee for the
2019 Polaris Music Prize.[2]
Originally from
Saint-Pascal in the
Kamouraska RCM of
Quebec, Gagné was a finalist in the 2017 edition of the
Francouvertes music competition.[3]Première apparition was released independently in February 2019;[4] and Laurence-Anne supported the album with a summer tour of Quebec.[5] In addition to her Polaris nomination, she received a
SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2020 for the song "Instant zéro".[6]
She subsequently signed to
Bonsound, which released her follow-up EP Accident in August 2020.[7]