Chic Gamine is a Canadian musical group from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] Formed in 2007 by vocalists Ariane Jean, Alexa Dirks, Andrina Turenne, Annick Bremault and drummer Sacha Daoud,[2] they began with a vocal pop style backed only by drums, but later evolved to add more instrumentation.[1] Jean, Turenne and Bremault had previously been members of the larger vocal group Madrigaïa.[3]
Chic Gamine | |
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| Origin | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genres | Folk, pop |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Members | Alexa Dirks Andrina Turenne Annick Bremault Sacha Daoud Benoit Morier |
| Past members | Ariane Jean |
The band released its self-titled debut album in 2008.[4] They received two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations at the 4th Canadian Folk Music Awards that year for Best Vocal Group and Best New Artist.[5] and the album won the Juno Award for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year - Group at the Juno Awards of 2009.[6]
They followed up with City City in 2010,[7] receiving another Juno Award nomination for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year - Group at the Juno Awards of 2011.[8] In 2013 they released Closer, a compilation of tracks from their first two albums released as their introduction to the United States market.[9]
Jean left the band in 2014,[10] and was replaced by Benoit Morier on bass guitar.[11] The band released a Christmas EP in 2014,[12] before following up in 2015 with their third studio album, Light a Match.[13]
Dirks also performs as a solo artist under the stage name Begonia.[14]
Discography
- Chic Gamine (2008)
- City City (2010)
- Closer (2013)
- Christmas, Vol. 1 (2014)
- Light a Match (2015)