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Jorane Pelletier (born October 12, 1975),[1] known professionally as Jorane, is a French-Canadian singer/cellist, who performs pop and alternative music style on the cello.[2] She has released eight full-length studio albums to date.

Career

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Jorane worked with Sarah McLachlan for her record Afterglow. In 2004, the press also reported that Jorane would appear on a Halloween special of the television series ZeD to perform a "witchy acid cello".[3] That year she released her first album in English, The You and the Now;[4] she toured across Canada as well as in the United States and Europe in support of the album.[5]

Jorane released an album of music with French lyrics, Vers à soi, in 2007.[5] In July that year she performed an improvised piece to accompany the images she was presented with on a large screen, in Montréal as part of "Montréal Terre", a sister concert of the Live Earth concerts.[6]

Jorane's 2011 album Une sorcière comme les autres included consisted of cover songs, and the arrangements included ukulele and glockenspiel.[7] The next summer she performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival.[8]

Jorane composed the film score for films including Kamataki (2005) and Louis Cyr (2013),[9] and for the play Le journal d'Anne Frank.[10] In 2019 she performed as part of the festival Santa Teresa near Montreal.[11] She received two Jutra Award nominations for Best Original Music at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007 for her work on Kamataki and A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche à Kigali), winning the award for the latter film.[12]

Discography

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  • Vent fou (1999)
  • 16mm (2000)
  • Live au Spectrum (2002)
  • Evapore (2003)
  • The You and the Now (2004)
  • Canvas or Canvass (internet project) (2007)
  • Vers à soi (2007)
  • Dix (2008)
  • Une sorcière comme les autres (2011)
  • L'Instant aimé (2012)
  • Mélopée (2014)
  • Hemenetset Pt.1 – EP (2019)

Awards and nominations

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  • Album de l'année – Rock, Vent fou, Trophée Félix (Gala de l'ADISQ 2000) (Nominated)[13]
  • Interprète féminine de l'année, Trophée Félix (Gala de l'ADISQ 2000) (Nominated)[13]
  • Révélation de l'année, Trophée Félix (Gala de l'ADISQ 2000) (Nominated)[13]
  • Best New Solo Artist, JUNO Awards 2000 (Nominated)[14][15]
  • Francophone Album of the Year, Vers à soi, JUNO Awards 2008 (Nominated)[14]

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Jorane is a Canadian cellist, vocalist, and composer known for her innovative fusion of classical cello with layered vocals, looping techniques, and experimental soundscapes. Born Johanne Pelletier on October 12, 1975, in Charlesbourg, Quebec, she adopted her stage name Jorane during a trip to Haiti and has built a distinctive career as one of the few musicians to simultaneously play cello and sing in performance. Her breakthrough came with the debut album Vent fou in 1999, followed by acclaimed releases such as 16mm in 2001 and the two-part project Evapore and The You and the Now in 2004, which featured collaborations with artists including Daniel Lanois and Lisa Germano. Over more than two decades, Jorane has released around a dozen albums, including Vers à Soi (2007) and the recent Hemenetset, while performing internationally and earning Juno Award nominations along with other honors such as the Prix André Gagnon from SPACQ in 2015. Beyond solo work, she has composed music for film, theater, and television, notably earning a Jutra Award for her soundtrack to Un dimanche à Kigali (2006) and contributing to projects including Unfaithful (2002). Jorane has collaborated with prominent figures such as Sarah McLachlan, Bobby McFerrin, and ensembles like the Orchestre symphonique du Québec, establishing her as a versatile sonic explorer across genres and mediums.

Early life

Early life and background

Jorane was born Johanne Pelletier on October 12, 1975, in Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada. As a French-Canadian artist from Quebec, she grew up within the province's distinct cultural and linguistic environment. She adopted her professional name "Jorane" in 1996 during a humanitarian cooperation trip to Haiti, where she helped finish constructing a school in the village of Chansolm near Port-de-Paix. Local children there gave her the name Jorane, and upon returning to Canada, she chose to keep it permanently. This marked the transition to her public identity as she began emerging in Quebec's music scene in the late 1990s.

Music career

Musical style and major works

Jorane is known for her distinctive musical style as a singer-cellist, frequently performing vocals simultaneously with cello bowing, an approach that sets her apart in the pop and alternative music scenes. Her work blends alternative pop/rock with cello rock, chamber music elements, experimental textures, and avant-garde influences, creating a sound that emphasizes emotional depth and instrumental virtuosity. She plays multiple instruments including cello, vocals, 6-string bass, Yamaha CS80 synthesizer, piano, and classical guitar, often layering these in her compositions and live performances to produce rich, atmospheric arrangements. Her debut album Vent fou (1999) established her as a prominent figure in Quebec's music scene with its innovative cello-driven songs. This was followed by 16mm (2000), which further explored her signature style. In 2004, she released The You and the Now, her first primarily English-language album, marking a shift toward broader international appeal while maintaining her core cello and vocal techniques. She returned to French lyrics with Vers à soi (2007), and later released Une sorcière comme les autres (2011), an album of covers reinterpreted through her unique arrangements. Subsequent works include L'Instant aimé (2012), Mélopée (2014), the Hemenetset Pt.1 EP (2019), and the full-length album Hemenetset (2021). Jorane received multiple nominations for her early work, including ADISQ awards in 2000 for Album de l'année – Rock (Vent fou), Interprète féminine, and Révélation, as well as a Juno Award nomination for Best New Solo Artist in 2000. She has also collaborated with artists such as Sarah McLachlan, contributing to the album Afterglow. Her style has occasionally crossed into film scoring, where her cello and vocal approach enhances cinematic works.

Film and television career

Composing and music contributions

Jorane has established herself as a versatile composer for film, television, and theater, frequently incorporating her distinctive cello techniques and vocal innovations into original scores that enhance narrative depth in visual media. Her work spans feature films, documentaries, television series, shorts, and music videos, often blending atmospheric soundscapes with emotive performances drawn from her alternative music background. Among her most acclaimed contributions is the original score for the drama A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche à Kigali, 2006), which earned her the Jutra Award for Best Original Music in 2007. She also composed for the films Kamataki (2005), Louis Cyr (2013), Snowtime! (2015), Chasse-Galerie (2016), and Vu du pont (2017), in the latter additionally providing cello, piano, and music programming. In television and streaming formats, Jorane composed the music for the series Snowsnaps (2018) and the mini-series Space Explorers: Blue Marble (2023), as well as contributing additional scoring and cello to Most Wanted (2020). She featured as a vocalist on the soundtrack for Unfaithful (2002). Her recent projects include the score for the short film Those Who Love Me Will Follow Me (2024). Jorane has also created music for theater productions such as Le Journal d'Anne Frank, which received the Gascon-Roux Award, and for music videos including Céline Dion's "Hymn" (2015).

Acting career

Television appearances

Jorane made a brief foray into acting with her appearance in the Quebec television series 2 frères. She played a character named Jorane in two episodes of the show, which originally aired from 1999 to 2001. This marked her only listed credit as an actress in scripted television, a minor role during the early phase of her music career. No further on-screen acting credits in television series or other formats are documented.

Awards and nominations

Awards and recognition

Jorane has received recognition for her contributions to music and film scoring, including a major award and multiple nominations at prominent Canadian ceremonies. She won the Jutra Award for Best Original Music for her score in the film Un dimanche à Kigali (A Sunday in Kigali) in 2007. In 2000, Jorane earned three nominations at the Gala de l'ADISQ: Album de l'année – Rock for Vent fou, Interprète féminine de l'année, and Révélation de l'année. That same year, she was nominated for Best New Solo Artist at the Juno Awards. She later received another Juno nomination for Francophone Album of the Year for Vers à soi in 2008. In 2015, she received the Prix André Gagnon from SPACQ. She was also nominated for Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year in 2022.

Personal life

Jorane has generally maintained discretion regarding her private life, rarely discussing personal matters in interviews. However, in November 2024, she publicly revealed for the first time that her son Manolo (who turned 18 that year) was born with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy. She shared this on social media for his birthday and in an interview to express gratitude to the organization Le Phare, Enfants et Familles (which supported her family for 14 years) and to encourage other parents facing similar diagnoses. Her long-term partner is the musician Éloi Painchaud, a songwriter and producer who is also a member of the group Salebarbes. Painchaud is frequently described as her supportive partner. The couple's relationship is characterized by mutual artistic support and collaboration, while they have kept most family details private.
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