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Jorane
Person · female · Canada · Charlesbourg · born 1975 · recording since 1999
Canadian musician
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Also known as Joanne Pelletier · Jorane Pelletier · 乔伦
Timeline
13 events▣ Album 11◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Vent fou
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography252 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1379347003
Biography
Jorane Pelletier (born October 12, 1975), known professionally as Jorane, is a French-Canadian singer/cellist, who performs pop and alternative music style on the cello. She has released eight full-length studio albums to date.
Career
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". That year she released her first album in English, The You and the Now
The You And the NowSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Cucaracha3:422Evapore5:193Cornelia3:484Help2:435Film IV2:556Pour ton sourire3:167French Worries4:09Disc 21Stay2:502Fragile4:503Blue Planet6:584The Cave3:555I Feel Love3:546Roll The Stars4:457Good Luck4:098Red Mountains5:319Come Back Again4:4210Am I The Sky ?5:59; she toured across Canada as well as in the United States and Europe in support of the album.
Jorane released an album of music with French lyrics, Vers à soi
Vers à soiSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Le Venin5:322Sauve‐moi3:433Parade3:314Rose velours5:485Le Feu4:046Repos5:227Arriver à3:518Lumière6:299Éléphant blanc2:4710Le Secret1:4611Hors d’haleine4:06, in 2007. 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.
Jorane's 2011 album Une sorcière comme les autres
Une sorcière comme les autresSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1En pleine face4:432Marilyn et John3:423Le Baiser4:234Les Gens qui doutent3:415Une sorcière comme les autres8:276Pendant que les champs brûlent3:557Départ3:508Suzanne4:439L’Engeôlière2:5210Je te laisserai des mots1:46 included consisted of cover songs, and the arrangements included ukulele and glockenspiel. The next summer she performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
Jorane composed the film score for films including Kamataki (2005) and Louis Cyr (2013), and for the play Le journal d'Anne Frank. In 2019 she performed as part of the festival Santa Teresa near Montreal. 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.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 22 | 87.8th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (22 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:15
1Ineffable3:482Juré6:253Candeur3:304Sous‐marin Marion5:005Comme avant4:176Vent fou1:217Dit‐elle4:138Hier nuit3:399Monsieur Piment3:1110Jinx3:3011Coda1:4312Elmita2:5213Machaut8:462000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:09:01
1Ghost2:392By Foot From…5:013Pour Gabrielle4:054Hello5:325Film I2:126Film II1:367Intro0:478Battayum 25:169Film III5:2410Work#38:1711CB/Vox3:1612MipMo1:0213Chouette3:4814Battayum2:1015Nouvelle4:5216My Little Luck13:042003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 53:58
1Prière3:492Film III5:253Pour Gabrielle4:034Comme avant4:155Machaut3:536Film I2:137Film II1:368Monsieur Piment3:059My Little Luck2:0310Battayum 25:1611Ineffable3:5312Film III (live)5:2313Groove (live)5:1014Dina ("I am Dina" OST)3:542004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:13:25
Disc 11Cucaracha3:422Evapore5:193Cornelia3:484Help2:435Film IV2:556Pour ton sourire3:167French Worries4:09Disc 21Stay2:502Fragile4:503Blue Planet6:584The Cave3:555I Feel Love3:546Roll The Stars4:457Good Luck4:098Red Mountains5:319Come Back Again4:4210Am I The Sky ?5:592007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 28:51
1Laïka5:092Laluz4:083Loopita5:184Vendetta1:495San Andreas3:286Spanish Fly4:087Gold Rush (Gratuite À L'Achat Des 6 Précédentes)4:512007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 46:59
1Le Venin5:322Sauve‐moi3:433Parade3:314Rose velours5:485Le Feu4:046Repos5:227Arriver à3:518Lumière6:299Éléphant blanc2:4710Le Secret1:4611Hors d’haleine4:062011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:02
1En pleine face4:432Marilyn et John3:423Le Baiser4:234Les Gens qui doutent3:415Une sorcière comme les autres8:276Pendant que les champs brûlent3:557Départ3:508Suzanne4:439L’Engeôlière2:5210Je te laisserai des mots1:462012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 52:30
1Allégeance5:102Film V7:243J' ai demandé à la lune5:234Bouquet au coeur5:555L'instant aimé5:366J' ai recontré l'homme de ma vie3:167Ghost II3:268Ma chambre3:169Farfadet5:5110Mille miroirs2:3411Monsieur Piment4:392012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 59:48
1Allégeance5:092Film V7:233J'ai demandé à la lune5:234Bouquet au cœur5:555L'instant aimé5:366J'ai rencontré l'homme de ma vie3:157Ghost II3:258Ma chambre3:169Farfadet5:5010Mille miroirs2:3311Monsieur piment4:3912Une bouteille à la mer3:3113Pendant que les champs brûlent3:532014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 42:14
1La Promise1:422Sirènes5:203Mélopée III3:064Vague de fond3:075Petite dérive2:046Film VII5:067Mandala i5:428Haïku II1:319Mélopée i3:2810Mélopée II4:1411Mélopée IV6:542021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:19:42
1Nébuleuse I15:152Les tectoniques9:513Fem III11:284Nouvelle novembre10:455Nébuleuse II10:156Errance5:107Fem IV7:388La beauté sauvage de la féminitude9:20
Album · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:13:251Intro2:54 2Film III5:17 3Pour Gabrielle4:40 4Jam 34:00 5By Foot From…5:01 6Hello5:49 7Groove7:34 8CB / Vox3:06 9Battayum7:41 10Ratchakay2:38 11Sacre6:28 12Dit‐elle5:56 13Dina’s Lullaby3:14 14Desert Road4:43 15Silence4:24 | Live | 22 October 2002 | |
| 2004 | Je n’aime que toiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 57:371Ouverture2:20 2Scène 22:31 3Scène 32:02 4Scène 44:02 5Scène 52:18 6Scène 62:08 7Scène 76:10 8Scène 81:19 9Scène 91:14 10Scène 102:26 11Scène 110:46 12Scène 122:54 13Scène 131:21 14Scène 142:21 15Scène 151:58 16Scène 166:43 17Scène 171:02 18Scène 181:34 19Scène 194:05 20Scène 201:10 21Scène 212:18 22Scène 221:16 23Je reviendrai3:39 | Soundtrack | February 2004 | |
| 2005 | Jorane LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:19:561Pour ton sourire5:00 2Irish4:26 3Worries4:40 4Stay2:47 5Good Luck5:00 6Dina5:50 7Blue Planet6:09 8I Feel Love3:49 9Le Sacre6:08 10Groove4:46 11Film III8:20 12Vent fou1:53 13Comme avant6:45 14Dit-elle5:25 15Pour Gabrielle4:36 16Ineffable4:22 | Live | 18 April 2005 | |
| 2008 | X : DixSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 33:351Ouverture pour Québec (Infiniment Québec)3:12 2Générique (Infiniment Québec)2:36 3Le Chant du cygne (Mesrine : L’Instinct de mort)5:25 4She Said (I Am Dina)3:07 5Kamataki Song (Kamataki)2:10 6Mother Hope (Un dimanche à Kigali)2:10 7Pean (Cirque du Soleil: Lovesick)2:45 8Eternity (Cirque du Soleil: Lovesick)3:12 9Small Illusion (Cirque du Soleil: Lovesick)4:20 10Poco de viento (The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada)4:38 | Compilation | 25 November 2008 | |
| 2015 | Snowtime! / La guerre des tuques 3DSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 48:061Je suis le vent2:38 2Liberté2:26 3Les héros2:18 4Amour d'hiver2:18 5L'hymne3:03 6L'amour a pris son temps4:19 7I Am The Wind2:38 8Liberty2:26 9The Heroes1:49 10You're My Sweater2:18 11Hymn3:02 12Le village1:00 13L'école0:38 14Les Minis0:48 15La bande à Sophie0:20 16Général Luc0:46 17Le fort0:43 18C'est un piège1:16 19Le baiser1:15 20Dernière bataille4:27 21Cléo3:28 22Le bugel2:25 23Éveil1:45 | Soundtrack | 2015 | |
| 2015 | Le journal d’Anne FrankSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 42:361Berceuse pour Anne Frank (Version quatuor)3:14 2Le train et la mort des filles2:16 3Le rêve d’Anne1:14 4Le temps file sur Otto Frank1:02 5Fuite vers l’annexe0:49 6Les statues de cire1:38 7Des nouvelles de l’extérieur1:41 8L’angoisse d’Anne2:05 9L’arrestation0:51 10Désolation1:50 11Berceuse pour Anne Frank (Version solo)1:20 12Les camps21:59 13Berceuse pour Anne Frank (Version voix/violoncelle)2:37 | Soundtrack | 13 January 2015 | |
| — | 2003-07-04: Rudolstadt, GermanySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks1Prière 2Film III 3Worries 4Jam III 5Dina 6Sacre 7Irish 8Blue Planet 9Cello Picking Girl | Live | — |
EP · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ÉvaporeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 21:411Cucaracha3:42 2Evapore5:18 3Cornelia3:49 4Help2:43 5Film IV2:51 6Pour ton sourire3:18 | February 2004 | ||
| 2005 | PrefaceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 26:541Stay2:46 2Film III (live)5:18 3Help2:45 4Cornelia3:49 5Jorane epk8:41 6Pour ton sourire3:35 | 2005 | ||
| 2019 | Hemenetset Pt. 01Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 23:551Ghost 3: à la frontière4:32 2In motion3:55 3À ma rivière5:29 4Réalité et rêve9:59 | 3 March 2019 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Jorane 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:481Innefable3:48 | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jorane head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 22 | 87.8th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cfead26a-e32f-4778-b790-18d2f533999fdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cfead26a-e32f-4778-b790-18d2f533999fcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q468714seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joranebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Why this artist is in the database
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Image: Christopher Chan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q468714 · MusicBrainz: cfead26a-e32f-4778-b790-18d2f533999f
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