Nuance (Canadian band)

Nuance was a Canadian rock band from Gatineau, Quebec, best known for their hit single "Vivre dans la nuit".[1]

Nuance
OriginGatineau, Quebec, Canada
Genrespop rock
Years active1975-aft. 1988
Past membersSandra Dorion
Denis Lalonde
Mario Dubé
Mario Laniel
Daniel King

History

Formed in 1975 by guitarist Denis Lalonde, keyboardist Mario Dubé, bassist Mario Laniel and drummer Daniel King,[2] the band began achieving wider success after singer Sandra Dorion joined in 1983.[2] They had their first significant hit with "Amour sans romance" in 1985, and "Vivre dans la nuit", their most successful single, was its followup.[2][3] Both singles were featured on the album Vivre dans la nuit (1986).[2]

The band received two Juno Award nominations at the Juno Awards of 1987, for Most Promising Group and Single of the Year for "Vivre dans la nuit".[4] They also won two Prix Félix in the same era, for Discovery of the Year in 1986[5][6] and Best-Selling Single of the Year for "Vivre dans la nuit" in 1987.[2]

They followed up with À suivre, an album of covers of Quebec pop and rock classics by Offenbach, Beau Dommage, Robert Charlebois, Michel Pagliaro and Serge Fiori, in 1987.[2] The album was credited to Nuance & Sandra.[2] Their third and final album, Journal intime, was released in 1988.[2]

Following the band's breakup, Luc Plamondon solicited Dorion to appear in a production of Starmania, and Cirque du Soleil invited her to sing the theme song for Alegría, although she refused both offers.[7] She released her debut solo album, Telle quelle, in 2011.[7]

References
  1. "Nuance band just ordinary folks - with extraordinary success". Montreal Gazette, April 25, 1987.
  2. Nuance at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  3. "«J’ai dit non à Starmania et Alegria»". Journal de Montreal, Raphaël Gendron-Martin, 10 June 2017
  4. "The 1987 Juno Award nominees". Toronto Star, October 30, 1987.
  5. 4 Felixes Go to St. Clair. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 15 November 1986. p. 78. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. "Le Group Nuance à Mathieu-Martin". L Front, March 30, 1987. page 8 by Andrée Laurier
  7. "Sandra Dorion ne vit plus «dans la nuit»". La Presse, November 24, 2011.
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