Charlotte Cardin-Goyer (; born November 9, 1994) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has been nominated for 14 Juno Awards. In 2022, she received four awards for Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for her song "Meaningless", Pop Album of the Year and Album of the Year for her 2021 debut album Phoenix. Her second album, 99 Nights, was released in 2023 and won the 2024 Junos for Pop Album of the Year and Album of the Year.
Career
Cardin began her career as a model at the age of 15, where she appeared in advertising campaigns, including Barilà."CANDIDATE À LA VOIX – Charlotte : mannequin". Le Journal de Montréal, March 7, 2013. She was a Top 4 finalist in the first season of the TVA singing competition La Voix in 2013,"Charlotte Cardin Talks Life After Reality TV and Trusting Her Instincts on New 'Big Boy EP'". Exclaim!, July 22, 2016. later the same year she was featured on Garou's album Au milieu de ma vie as a duet vocalist on the single "Du vent, des mots"."Garou recrute Charlotte pour son nouvel album". Le Journal de Montréal, October 19, 2013. On March 1, 2014, she appeared on the sister series The Voice: la plus belle voix in France to perform the song with Garou, a judge on that edition."The Voice 3 : Revivez le duo de Garou et Charlotte Cardin, finaliste de The Voice Canada lors des Battles VIDEO" . Cosmopolitan (France), March 2, 2014.
She released her solo debut EP, Big Boy, in 2016 on Cult Nation Records."Charlotte Cardin: Big Boy EP". Exclaim!, July 13, 2016. The EP featured songs in both English and French,"La passion de Charlotte Cardin". Le Journal de Québec, July 16, 2016. and included rapper Nate Husser as a featured artist on "Like It Doesn't Hurt".Matt Joycey, "Love and Death Are Intertwined in Charlotte Cardin's Video for 'Like It Doesn't Hurt'". Noisey, July 29, 2016. She was a shortlisted SOCAN Songwriting Prize finalist in the French division for her song "Les échardes",. chartattack.com, June 9, 2016. and the title track "Big Boy" was playlisted on CBC Radio 2 and charted on the Radio 2 Top 20."Radio 2 Top 20, Sept. 30: Frank Ocean & Charlotte Cardin debut, Kings of Leon #1". CBC Music, October 4, 2016. She made an appearance on the talk show Tout le monde en parle"ÉPISODE DU DIMANCHE 6 NOVEMBRE 2016". ICI Radio-Canada Télé, November 6, 2016. to discuss her mini-album in November 2016."LE MONDE DE CHARLOTTE". ICI Radio-Canada Télé, November 6, 2016.
For the 2017 SOCAN Songwriting Prize, she was a nominee in the English category for "Big Boy" and in the French category for "Faufile", becoming the first artist in the history of the award to be nominated in both categories in the same year.Alan Cross, "Music Fans: Cast Your Votes for the 2017 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". A Journal of Musical Things, June 17, 2017. In 2017, she released her second EP, Main Girl."Big curtain about to rise for Montreal's Charlotte Cardin". The Globe and Mail, September 21, 2017.
She received two Juno Award nominations at the Juno Awards of 2018, for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for "Main Girl", "Paradise Motion" and "The Kids"."Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, February 6, 2018. In 2018, she received another SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for "Main Girl"."2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Nominees Revealed". Exclaim!, May 24, 2018.
In 2019, Cardin and producer CRi collaborated on a cover of Daniel Bélanger's "Fous n'importe où","Charlotte Cardin et CRi reprennent Daniel Bélanger". Voir, January 16, 2019. and Cardin appeared on Loud's album Tout ça pour ça as a duet vocalist on the track "Sometimes, All the Time"."Tout ça pour ça : Loud revient avec un deuxième album à la pop assumée". Ici Radio-Canada, May 10, 2019. In 2020 she released the singles "Passive Aggressive"Calum Slingerland, "Charlotte Cardin Returns with New Song 'Passive Aggressive'". Exclaim!, September 18, 2020. and "Daddy"; both tracks were recorded for her full-length debut album Phoenix, which was released on April 23, 2021.Calum Slingerland, "Charlotte Cardin Readies Debut Album 'Phoenix'". Exclaim!, February 12, 2021. Phoenix is co-written with Cardin's longtime manager Jason Brando of Cult Nation.
In 2021, Her debut album Phoenix won the Felix Award for Anglophone Album of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards. Cardin also won the awards for Anglophone Concert of the Year and Most Successful Artist Outside Quebec.Valérie Marcoux, "Gala de l’ADISQ: une année riche en Félix pour Klô Pelgag". Le Soleil, November 7, 2021. Cardin was the most-nominated artist at the Juno Awards of 2022, receiving nods for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Phoenix, Pop Album of the Year for Phoenix, Single of the Year and Video of the Year for "Meaningless", and the Fan Choice Award.Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.
In 2022, Cardin and Pierre Lapointe performed Daniel Lavoie's "Ils s'aiment" at the ceremony inducting Lavoie into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.Cindy Caron, "Alanis Morissette, Bryan Adams, Daniel Lavoie au Panthéon des auteurs et compositeurs canadiens". L'Express, September 27, 2022.
In April 2023, she released "Confetti", the first single from her second album 99 Nights.Louis Pavlakos, "Charlotte Cardin Releases New Song "Confetti," Teases New Album 99 Nights". Complex, April 12, 2023. In June she announced that the album would be released on August 25, 2023.Kaelen Bell, "Charlotte Cardin Announces Sophomore Album '99 Nights,' Shares Title Track". Exclaim!, June 9, 2023.
After the release of the album, she created an EP, Une semaine à Paris, containing four songs: "Real Love", made with artist Laylow, the French version of "Confetti" which had already been released with Confetti and the piano version of the song, "Feel Good", and "Un peu trop". She then released a new EP, A Week in Nashville, containing three songs: "Lonely with Our Love", "I Came Here to Leave You" and "Did Life Work Out for You?".
99 Nights won the Juno Awards for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024, and was shortlisted for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.David Friend, "Calgary rock project Cindy Lee among acts shortlisted for Polaris Music Prize". Global News, July 12, 2024.
In February 2026, she won Female Artist of the Year at the Victoires de la musique in France, joining other previously notable Québecois winners such as Céline Dion, Garou and Isabelle Boulay.
Personal life
Cardin grew up in the Town of Mount Royal on the island of Montreal.Un premier extrait Cardin has been in a relationship with French-Canadian actor and singer-songwriter Aliocha Schneider since 2016. She can be heard on Schneider's song "Avant elle", where she provides supporting vocals. In 2024, the couple also began performing a duet version of the song "Ensemble".
Band members Benjamin Courcy – drums"L’expérience Charlotte Cardin". Le Journal de Montréal, April 30, 2021. Mathieu Sénéchal – bass guitar, musical director and co-writer of "Daddy" "From Austin to Montreal: Les Deuxluxes and Charlotte Cardin perform at SXSW". The Concordian, March 24, 2017.
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications CAN BEL(WA) FRA SWI Phoenix Released: April 23, 2021 Label: Atlantic/Cult Nation Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 23 26 30 MC: 2× Platinum SNEP: Gold 99 Nights Released: August 25, 2023 Label: Atlantic/Cult Nation Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 3 59 33 — MC: Platinum SNEP: Platinum
Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications CAN FRA Big Boy Released: July 15, 2016 Label: Cult Nation Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 12 — MC: Gold Main Girl Released: September 6, 2017 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 12 36 MC: Gold Une semaine à Paris Released: November 17, 2023 Label: Cult Nation Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — A Week in Nashville Released: May 17, 2024 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — —
Charted singles As lead artist + List of charted singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN CAN AC CAN CHR CAN HAC CAN Rock BEL(WA) FRA USAdult "Main Girl" 2017 98 19 — 34 — — — — — — MC: 2× Platinum SNEP: Gold Main Girl "Passive Aggressive" 2020 47 — 49 29 — — — — — — MC: Platinum Phoenix "Daddy" 2021 64 — — — — — — — — — MC: Platinum "Meaningless" 30 33 39 45 — — — — — — MC: 2× Platinum "Anyone Who Loves Me" 33 — — — — — — — — — MC: Platinum SNEP: Gold "Phoenix" 68 — — — — — — — — — MC: 2× Platinum "Confetti" 2023 10 18 5 4 30 — — — — 20 MC: 4× Platinum SNEP: Gold 99 Nights "99 Nights" 74 12 14 9 — — — — — — MC: Platinum "Jim Carrey" 88 29 — — 34 — — — — — MC: Platinum "Feel Good" 94 18 — — — 3 5 — — — MC: Platinum SNEP: Diamond Une semaine à Paris "Tant pis pour elle" 2025 89 26 — — — 11 30 — — — SNEP: Platinum rowspan="2" "The Way We Touch" 2026 31 7 8 5 — 6 — 1 10 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of charted singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album BEL(WA) FRA "Du vent, des mots" 2014 — 131 Au milieu de ma vie "Ensemble"(with Aliocha Schneider) 2024 — 37 Aliocha Schneider "Gordon in the Willows"(with Patrick Watson) 2025 — — Uh Oh
Other charted and certified songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CANCAN AC FRA "Like It Doesn't Hurt" 2016 — — — MC: Gold Big Boy "Dirty Dirty" — — — MC: Platinum "Les échardes" — 45 — MC: Gold "Faufile" — — — MC: Platinum "California" 2018 — 46 — rowspan="3" "Doubleshifts" — 46 — MC: Gold "Fous n'importe où" 2019 — 38 — "Sometimes, All the Time" 72 — — MC: GoldTout ça pour ça "Sex to Me" 2021 — — — MC: Gold Phoenix "Good Girl" 94 — — "Sad Girl" 60 — — "Memento Interlude" — — 155 Stamina, Memento "Puppy" 2023 77 — — MC: Gold 99 Nights "Next to You" 81 — —
Awards and nominations OrganizationYearWorkAwardResultBillboard Canada Women in Music2024HerselfWoman of the YearFélix Award2017"Les échardes"Song of the Year 2018"Faufile" 2021PhoenixAnglophone Album of the Year The Phoenix ExperienceAnglophone Concert of the Year HerselfMost Successful Artist Outside Quebec Juno Awards2018HerselfSongwriter of the Year HerselfBreakthrough Artist of the Year2022HerselfFan Choice"Meaningless"Single of the YearVideo of the YearPhoenixAlbum of the YearPop Album of the YearHerselfArtist of the Year2024HerselfFan Choice"Confetti"Single of the Year99 NightsPop Album of the YearAlbum of the YearHerselfArtist of the YearHerselfSongwriter of the YearMTV Europe Music Awards2023HerselfBest Canadian ActSOCAN Songwriting Prize2016"Les Échardes"French category2017"Big Boy"English category"Faufile"French category2018"Main Girl"English category
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