Soleil Launière is an Innu writer, actress, performance artist and musician from Canada, who was the first Indigenous Canadian artist ever to win the Francouvertes competition for emerging musicians from Quebec.Amélie Revert, "Soleil Launière wins the Francouvertes: 'It means a lot to me as an Indigenous artist'. Billboard, May 17, 2024.
A member of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation from Mashteuiatsh, Quebec,Eric Parazelli, "Francouvertes 2024: Soleil Launière wins the final". Words & Music, May 14, 2024. she is the daughter of an Innu father and a québécoise mother, and her work is often themed in part on her status as an indigenous woman who can often pass for white."Soleil Launière, longtemps écartelée entre ses identités innue et québécoise". Ici Radio-Canada, October 1, 2021. She launched the production company Auen Productions in 2019 to produce theatrical and performance work.Amelia H. Clark, "Soleil Launière: Montreal’s Must-See Multi-Disciplinary Artist". McGill Daily, November 4, 2024.
Her stage play Akuteu was a Governor General's Award nominee for French-language drama at the 2023 Governor General's Awards.Chantal Fontaine, "Le Conseil des arts du Canada a dévoilé les finalistes des Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général". Les Libraires, October 25, 2023. It won the Indigenous Voices Award for French Poetry or Drama,Cassandra Drudi, "Alicia Elliott, Brandi Bird among 2024 IVA recipients". Quill & Quire, June 21, 2024. and the awards for Poetry/Drama and Discovery at the 2024 Salon du livre du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.Marc-Antoine Côté, "Un doublé littéraire pour Soleil Launière au Salon du livre". Le Quotidien, September 26, 2024.
In 2023 she released the album Taueu, which features songs performed in English, French and Innu-aimun.Josée Lapointe, "Habité et enraciné". La Presse, October 13, 2023. In addition to her victory at the Francouvertes, she received Félix Award nominations for Indigenous Artist of the Year and Indigenous Language Album of the Year at the 46th Félix Awards in 2024.Camille Dehaene, "Les nominations du Gala de l'ADISQ 2024 dévoilées". Atuvu, September 18, 2024. In the same year, she acted in the short film Katshinau (Les Mains sales).
She identifies as two-spirit.Joshua Janke, "Innu artist Soleil Launière debuts her Taueu album". Nation News, November 13, 2023.
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